Home To Town And Round The Ring Road And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 22.29 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 101 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 99 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.457971° / W 1.797587°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(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

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 121 m - Start on Coventry Road
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Coventry Road, A45
  3. 3 : km 2.99 - alt. 107 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Coventry Road
  4. 4 : km 5.32 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto Coventry Road, B4128
  5. 5 : km 5.45 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 5.56 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Kingston Road
  7. 7 : km 5.76 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Watery Lane Middleway, A4540
  8. 8 : km 5.81 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 5.84 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Watery Lane Middleway, A4540
  10. 10 : km 6.35 - alt. 100 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lawley Middleway, A4540
  11. 11 : km 6.84 - alt. 105 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lawley Middleway, A4540
  12. 12 : km 7.96 - alt. 112 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Newtown Middleway, A4540
  13. 13 : km 8.14 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 8.21 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto New John Street
  15. 15 : km 8.41 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Pritchett Street
  16. 16 : km 8.55 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto New Town Row, B4114
  17. 17 : km 8.61 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto New John Street West, A4540
  18. 18 : km 9.52 - alt. 120 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Boulton Middleway, A4540
  19. 19 : km 10.02 - alt. 121 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Icknield Street, A4540
  20. 20 : km 10.88 - alt. 132 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ladywood Middleway, A4540
  21. 21 : km 11.27 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 11.27 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 11.38 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 11.39 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 11.5 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp right onto Ledsam Street
  26. 26 : km 11.51 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Ladywood Middleway, A4540
  27. 27 : km 11.86 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 11.87 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Ladywood Middleway, A4540
  29. 29 : km 11.89 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ladywood Middleway, A4540
  30. 30 : km 12.57 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 12.57 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left onto Ladywood Middleway, A4540
  32. 32 : km 12.62 - alt. 154 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Islington Row Middleway, A4540
  33. 33 : km 13.7 - alt. 118 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 13.77 - alt. 117 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 13.94 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 14.24 - alt. 109 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Belgrave Middleway
  37. 37 : km 15.11 - alt. 119 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Highgate Middleway, A4540
  38. 38 : km 15.51 - alt. 128 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 15.53 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Highgate Middleway, A4540
  40. 40 : km 15.94 - alt. 126 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bordesley Middleway, A4540
  41. 41 : km 16.53 - alt. 110 m - Enter roundabout
  42. 42 : km 16.97 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right onto Coventry Road
  43. 43 : km 19.2 - alt. 108 m - Keep left onto Coventry Road
  44. 44 : km 19.25 - alt. 107 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Coventry Road, A45
  45. 45 : km 22.28 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Brays Road
  46. S/E : km 22.29 - alt. 121 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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