The Crown Inn Alternative 8 Mile Chartists Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 132 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 125 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 175 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 86 m
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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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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 121 m - Start on Stourbridge Road, B4091
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Stourbridge Road, B4091
  4. 4 : km 0.58 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left
  5. 5 : km 0.59 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto B4091
  6. 6 : km 0.6 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1 - alt. 126 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.22 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Hinton Fields
  9. 9 : km 1.61 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Rocky Lane
  10. 10 : km 1.76 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 1.8 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 12 : km 2.07 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Valley Road
  13. 13 : km 2.23 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.91 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left onto Brimstone Lane
  15. 15 : km 3.26 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.51 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right onto Nibletts Hill
  17. 17 : km 3.52 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Whinfield Road
  18. 18 : km 4.06 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 4.06 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Whinfield Road
  20. 20 : km 4.29 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 4.3 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto Rose Lane
  22. 22 : km 4.45 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Priory Road
  23. 23 : km 4.47 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 4.52 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 4.84 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 4.84 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Woodland Road
  27. 27 : km 6.04 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 6.05 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 6.67 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.68 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 7.15 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Dordale Road
  32. 32 : km 7.16 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 7.2 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 8.57 - alt. 174 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 9.25 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Dordale Road
  36. 36 : km 9.26 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 9.75 - alt. 143 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 10.3 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 11.19 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Doctors Hill
  40. 40 : km 11.34 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Valley Road
  41. 41 : km 11.54 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 11.81 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 43 : km 11.85 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp right onto Rocky Lane
  44. 44 : km 12 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 12.26 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right onto Westfields
  46. 46 : km 12.28 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right onto Stourbridge Road, B4091
  47. S/E : km 12.35 - alt. 120 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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