33 K Kingfisher And Canal

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 33.81 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 122 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 82 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.454675° / W 1.791047°
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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

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 99 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.31 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.35 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.84 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left onto Church Road
  5. 5 : km 0.86 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.19 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.22 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.25 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.55 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.56 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.76 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 1.98 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.09 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.9 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 3.47 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 4.08 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right onto Chapelhouse Road
  17. 17 : km 4.4 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 4.46 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 4.47 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 4.68 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 4.7 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 5.01 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 5.05 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 5.09 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.14 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 5.24 - alt. 82 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 5.36 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 5.54 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 5.57 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 5.65 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 5.82 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 6.14 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 6.15 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 6.17 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 6.19 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 6.72 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 6.81 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Fordbridge Road
  38. 38 : km 7.6 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 7.85 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 7.93 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 8.67 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 9.77 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 12.57 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 12.6 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 13.18 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 13.85 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 13.87 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Cole Valley Route
  48. 48 : km 13.89 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Cole Valley Route
  49. 49 : km 16.04 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight left
  50. 50 : km 16.09 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 16.12 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Coventry Road, A45
  52. 52 : km 16.15 - alt. 106 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Small Heath Highway, A45
  53. 53 : km 16.43 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 16.45 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Millstream Way
  55. 55 : km 16.83 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 16.92 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 18.94 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 19.39 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 20.48 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 24.87 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 24.88 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 24.89 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Damson Parkway
  63. 63 : km 26.38 - alt. 120 m - Keep right onto Damson Parkway
  64. 64 : km 26.41 - alt. 121 m - Enter roundabout
  65. 65 : km 26.49 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 26.53 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 26.55 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 27.41 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  69. 69 : km 27.53 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 27.69 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 27.77 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 27.8 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 27.87 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 27.91 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left
  75. 75 : km 28.31 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 28.62 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 28.64 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 28.66 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 28.74 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 28.74 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 28.78 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 28.84 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 28.97 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 29.53 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right
  85. 85 : km 29.55 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 29.75 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Valley Road
  87. 87 : km 29.75 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 29.91 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  89. 89 : km 30.75 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 31.18 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight right
  91. 91 : km 31.47 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp right
  92. 92 : km 32.1 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  93. 93 : km 32.29 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 32.3 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 32.62 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left
  96. 96 : km 32.95 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  97. 97 : km 32.97 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp right
  98. 98 : km 33.46 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 33.5 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  100. S/E : km 33.81 - alt. 99 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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