Rowheath Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.09 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 44 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 45 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 178 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 134 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.421797° / W 1.941024°
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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. 156 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Heath Road
  4. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 156 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.28 - alt. 154 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.44 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Teazel Avenue
  7. 7 : km 0.53 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.02 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.03 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 1.26 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.51 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Hole Lane
  12. 12 : km 1.54 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.54 - alt. 150 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.68 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 1.69 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.84 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 1.88 - alt. 155 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 2.1 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 2.33 - alt. 168 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 2.44 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.54 - alt. 175 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 2.56 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 2.6 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 2.62 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.66 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 2.66 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 2.66 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 2.67 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp right onto Bristol Road South
  29. 29 : km 2.69 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 2.79 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 2.83 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 2.85 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 2.87 - alt. 176 m - Turn left onto Ulwine Drive
  34. 34 : km 2.88 - alt. 176 m - Turn left onto Saxon Wood Close
  35. 35 : km 2.92 - alt. 174 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 3.38 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp left onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  37. 37 : km 3.39 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  38. 38 : km 3.93 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 3.94 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  40. 40 : km 3.95 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  41. 41 : km 4 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 4.01 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  43. 43 : km 4.1 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 4.47 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  45. 45 : km 4.59 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  46. 46 : km 4.89 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 4.89 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp right onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  48. 48 : km 4.97 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Manor House Drive
  49. 49 : km 5.04 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Manor House Drive
  50. 50 : km 5.08 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Woodbrooke Grove
  51. 51 : km 5.23 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  52. 52 : km 5.32 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  53. 53 : km 5.35 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Merritts Brook Greenway
  54. 54 : km 5.63 - alt. 135 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 5.66 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Cob Lane
  56. 56 : km 5.67 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 5.68 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 5.77 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 5.78 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Old Barn Road
  60. 60 : km 5.88 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Griffins Brook Lane
  61. 61 : km 6.16 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Hay Green Lane
  62. 62 : km 6.25 - alt. 135 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 6.3 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 6.48 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 6.57 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Teazel Avenue
  66. 66 : km 7.01 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Heath Road
  67. 67 : km 7.07 - alt. 157 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 7.09 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp left
  69. S/E : km 7.09 - alt. 156 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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Walking Shirley to The Lakes Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔7.85 km ↗+13 m ↘-4 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
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On this trail from Shirley you’ll follow the tranquil towpath of the Stratford- upon-Avon Canal, cross Christmas tree plantations, farmland and forests, and skirt Dickens Heath before reaching Earlswood Lakes.

Walking Wythall to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔4.47 km ↗+10 m ↘-21 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑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!
If spending a little time in Wythall, check out the extensive collections of buses and battery electric vehicles at the Transport Museum or explore the 37 acres of Wythall Park. On the trail you’ll pass the Berry Mound Iron Age Hill Fort and nearby Berry Mound Pastures, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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Walker
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↔7.50 km ↗+31 m ↘-30 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Birmingham (West Midlands Combined Authority)

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Walking Whitlocks End to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔2.64 km ↗+4 m ↘-10 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tidbury Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This trail is a short walk between the stations of Shirley and Whitlock’s End, passing by Dicken’s Heath. The route takes you through farmland, a Christmas Tree plantation and crosses the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.

Walking Clowes Wood and Terry's Pool from Wythall Station

Walker
↔8.82 km ↗+25 m ↘-21 m ◔2h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Wythall CP (Worcestershire)

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.

Walking Brindley Place & the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

Walker
↔3.80 km ↗+28 m ↘-24 m ◔1h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Birmingham (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This walk in Birmingham takes you through some modern redevelopment that is based around Birmingham's heritage before continuing to visit an area that has much heritage on offer but is still in use for its original purpose. The latter area is the Jewellery Quarter which even today is a fascinating place to explore.

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Walker
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