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Activity: Walking
Distance: 9.08 km
Calculated time: 2h 40
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 40 m
Vertical drop: - 32 m
Highest point: 177 m
Lowest point: 135 m

District: Birmingham
Start/End: N 52.40616° / W 1.920596°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 148 m
1 : km 0.05 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Hawthorne Way
2 : km 0.21 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Parsons Hill
3 : km 0.39 - alt. 164 m - Keep left onto Parsons Hill
4 : km 0.42 - alt. 164 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Monyhull Hall Road
5 : km 1.42 - alt. 154 m - Keep left onto Monyhull Hall Road
6 : km 2.16 - alt. 166 m - Keep right onto Woodthorpe Road
7 : km 2.84 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Alcester Road South, A435
8 : km 3.85 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
9 : km 4.25 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Alcester Road South, A435
10 : km 4.56 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
11 : km 4.87 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Stotfold Road
12 : km 5.03 - alt. 159 m - Make a U-turn onto Stotfold Road
13 : km 5.2 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp left
14 : km 5.3 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
15 : km 5.31 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto Alcester Road South, A435
16 : km 5.34 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
17 : km 5.36 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto Alcester Road South, A435
18 : km 5.41 - alt. 166 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Hollywood By-Pass, A435
19 : km 6.1 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
20 : km 6.11 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Hollywood By-Pass, A435
21 : km 6.64 - alt. 177 m - Turn right onto Crabmill Lane
22 : km 6.73 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
23 : km 7.51 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp left onto Druids Lane
24 : km 7.9 - alt. 153 m - Keep right onto Druids Lane
25 : km 8.16 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
26 : km 8.2 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Bells Lane
27 : km 8.65 - alt. 164 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Parsons Hill
28 : km 8.86 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Hawthorn Way
29 : km 9.03 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Willow Croft
S/E : km 9.08 - alt. 148 m

Useful Information

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Departure from Wythall CP (Worcestershire)

This trail is a linear walk between the stations of Wythall and Shirley. A wander through the pasture and meadows around the outer Shirley suburbs of Major’s Green and Hollywood (once a wood with some holly in it – no connection with Los Angeles!). Eyes peeled for the Iron Age hillfort!
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A walk starting and returning to Wythall Station, with opportunities to explore further. Fifty species of birds breed here in the woods. Wildflowers to be seen include bluebell, lily of the valley, cow-wheat, and bilberry. The Earlswood Lakes were constructed in the 1820s to provide water to the Stratford upon Avon canal. The labour force included prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars.

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Departure from Tidbury Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

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Departure from Metropolitan Borough of Solihull (West Midlands Combined Authority)

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Easy to moderate loop along the lakes and into the woods, ideal for wildlife and train spotting. An alternative and easier route is available avoiding the woodland part.

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Departure from Stratford-on-Avon (Warwickshire)

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