B'ham London Canal 2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 241.76 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 69h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 248 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 375 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.483021° / W 1.899333°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.499983° / W 0.126033°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 129 m - Start on Livery Street
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Edmund Street
  3. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.45 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Centenary Way
  5. 5 : km 0.57 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto New Street
  6. 6 : km 0.61 - alt. 135 m - Keep left onto New Street
  7. 7 : km 0.93 - alt. 128 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto New Street
  9. 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.16 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
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  14. 14 : km 1.27 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.3 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 1.31 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Moor Street
  17. 17 : km 1.42 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 1.42 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 1.44 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 1.44 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 1.56 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Allison Street
  22. 22 : km 1.67 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Bordesley Street
  23. 23 : km 1.76 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto New Canal Street
  24. 24 : km 1.95 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Fazeley Street
  25. 25 : km 2.1 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 2.13 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 2.24 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 2.44 - alt. 102 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 2.92 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 3.26 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left
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  37. 37 : km 20.29 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 23.44 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 23.46 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left
  40. 40 : km 26.44 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 34.57 - alt. 102 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 34.91 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 34.94 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 35.66 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right
  45. 45 : km 39.1 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
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  51. 51 : km 47.29 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 56.99 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 56.99 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Calias Lane
  54. 54 : km 57.33 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 57.33 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 59.01 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 63.83 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 69.43 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left
  59. 59 : km 69.62 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 70.78 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 70.82 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right
  62. 62 : km 73.61 - alt. 130 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 74.13 - alt. 116 m - Keep left onto Towpath
  64. 64 : km 76.95 - alt. 110 m - Keep right onto Towpath
  65. 65 : km 77.03 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 77.33 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 77.67 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
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  69. 69 : km 91.23 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 94.4 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 96.6 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 72 : km 96.63 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
  73. 73 : km 96.99 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 97.01 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  75. 75 : km 98.43 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
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  77. 77 : km 99.67 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right
  78. 78 : km 99.75 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 99.77 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 101.99 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 102.62 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
  82. 82 : km 103.24 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 104.11 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Northampton Road
  84. 84 : km 104.19 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 104.23 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 104.49 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 104.51 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 109.12 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  89. 89 : km 109.99 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 110.92 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  91. 91 : km 112.19 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
  92. 92 : km 112.22 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 113.41 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Bridge Road
  94. 94 : km 113.46 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  95. 95 : km 115.42 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  96. 96 : km 118.25 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
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  103. 103 : km 126.08 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 126.14 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  105. 105 : km 126.21 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 126.37 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 126.52 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Canal Broadwalk
  108. 108 : km 127.59 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 130.01 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  110. 110 : km 130.38 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 130.48 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Simpson Road
  112. 112 : km 130.92 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 130.94 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 131.96 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  115. 115 : km 137.86 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right
  116. 116 : km 137.88 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 137.9 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Towpath
  118. 118 : km 138.85 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  119. 119 : km 139.08 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  120. 120 : km 139.14 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Towpath
  121. 121 : km 141.5 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left
  122. 122 : km 141.52 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right onto Old Linslade Road
  123. 123 : km 141.7 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  124. 124 : km 142.46 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 142.49 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right
  126. 126 : km 143.12 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
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  128. 128 : km 144.57 - alt. 82 m - Keep right
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  130. 130 : km 147.66 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
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  135. 135 : km 157.31 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left
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  138. 138 : km 157.73 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  139. 139 : km 157.97 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  140. 140 : km 158.08 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight left
  141. 141 : km 159.47 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
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  147. 147 : km 164.95 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  148. 148 : km 166.15 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  149. 149 : km 168.49 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Castle Street
  150. 150 : km 168.52 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  151. 151 : km 168.83 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Gravel Path
  152. 152 : km 168.85 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Ellesmere Road
  153. 153 : km 169.32 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Ivy House Lane
  154. 154 : km 169.32 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Bank Mill
  155. 155 : km 169.55 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  156. 156 : km 171.14 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
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  158. 158 : km 173.97 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  159. 159 : km 174.63 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  160. 160 : km 176.03 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  161. 161 : km 176.27 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  162. 162 : km 176.82 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Grand Union Canal
  163. 163 : km 176.84 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Grand Union Canal
  164. 164 : km 177.57 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Red Lion Lane
  165. 165 : km 177.59 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Grand Union Canal
  166. 166 : km 179.11 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Grand Union Canal
  167. 167 : km 179.37 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Water Lane
  168. 168 : km 179.39 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left onto Grand Union Canal
  169. 169 : km 181.77 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Grand Union Canal
  170. 170 : km 183.5 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Grand Union Canal
  171. 171 : km 186.93 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  172. 172 : km 188.1 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  173. 173 : km 190.54 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
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  177. 177 : km 194.67 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
  178. 178 : km 195.53 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
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  180. 180 : km 199.41 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  181. 181 : km 200.35 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  182. 182 : km 201.56 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  183. 183 : km 202.98 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto Colne Valley Trail
  184. 184 : km 203.95 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Cowley Bridge
  185. 185 : km 203.97 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  186. 186 : km 204.5 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
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  190. 190 : km 215.76 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
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  192. 192 : km 220.01 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Commerce Road
  193. 193 : km 220.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  194. 194 : km 220.03 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  195. 195 : km 220.09 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  196. 196 : km 220.33 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto Thames Path - northern Bank
  197. 197 : km 220.51 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto The Ham
  198. 198 : km 220.67 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  199. 199 : km 220.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Brentford High Street
  200. 200 : km 220.83 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Catherine Wheel Road
  201. 201 : km 220.85 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Brentford High Street
  202. 202 : km 221 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Brentford High Street
  203. 203 : km 221.43 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Brentford High Street
  204. 204 : km 221.55 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Brentford High Street
  205. 205 : km 221.82 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  206. 206 : km 221.98 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Brentford High Street
  207. 207 : km 222.32 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Kew Bridge Road
  208. 208 : km 222.33 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Kew Road toward A315
  209. 209 : km 222.34 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Kew Bridge Road
  210. 210 : km 222.35 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  211. 211 : km 222.35 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  212. 212 : km 222.35 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  213. 213 : km 222.38 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Kew Road
  214. 214 : km 222.4 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  215. 215 : km 222.4 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  216. 216 : km 222.78 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  217. 217 : km 222.78 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Kew Green
  218. 218 : km 222.94 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Wattcombe Cottages
  219. 219 : km 223.09 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  220. 220 : km 224.7 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
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  225. 225 : km 224.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  226. 226 : km 224.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Thames Bank
  227. 227 : km 226.25 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  228. 228 : km 226.25 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto The Terrace
  229. 229 : km 226.4 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  230. 230 : km 226.41 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  231. 231 : km 226.41 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Small Profits Dock
  232. 232 : km 231.75 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Lower Richmond Road
  233. 233 : km 231.85 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  234. 234 : km 231.86 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Lower Richmond Road
  235. 235 : km 231.87 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Putney Bridge
  236. 236 : km 231.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Putney Bridge
  237. 237 : km 231.9 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  238. 238 : km 231.9 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Putney High Street
  239. 239 : km 231.94 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Church Square
  240. 240 : km 231.95 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  241. 241 : km 232.01 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  242. 242 : km 232.03 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Brewhouse Lane
  243. 243 : km 232.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  244. 244 : km 232.14 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Deodar Road
  245. 245 : km 232.15 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Deodar Road
  246. 246 : km 232.45 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left onto Deodar Road
  247. 247 : km 232.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Blade Mews
  248. 248 : km 232.51 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
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  254. 254 : km 233.33 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  255. 255 : km 233.45 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  256. 256 : km 233.47 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  257. 257 : km 233.54 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto The Causeway
  258. 258 : km 233.86 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Waterside Path
  259. 259 : km 234 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Nickols Walk
  260. 260 : km 234.23 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  261. 261 : km 234.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  262. 262 : km 234.43 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  263. 263 : km 234.66 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
  264. 264 : km 235.17 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  265. 265 : km 235.24 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto Bridges Court
  266. 266 : km 235.33 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
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  273. 273 : km 236.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  274. 274 : km 236.23 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  275. 275 : km 236.27 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  276. 276 : km 236.69 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  277. 277 : km 236.76 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Albion Riverside
  278. 278 : km 236.77 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Albion Riverside
  279. 279 : km 236.78 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Albion Riverside
  280. 280 : km 237.14 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  281. 281 : km 237.16 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  282. 282 : km 237.16 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  283. 283 : km 237.17 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Albert Bridge
  284. 284 : km 237.21 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  285. 285 : km 237.21 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  286. 286 : km 237.21 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  287. 287 : km 237.23 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Terrace Walk
  288. 288 : km 238.18 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  289. 289 : km 238.23 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Carriage Drive North
  290. 290 : km 238.38 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Carriage Drive North
  291. 291 : km 238.38 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  292. 292 : km 238.39 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  293. 293 : km 238.42 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  294. 294 : km 238.68 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto Chelsea Embankment
  295. 295 : km 238.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  296. 296 : km 239.6 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Grosvenor Road
  297. 297 : km 239.94 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Grosvenor Road
  298. 298 : km 240.03 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  299. 299 : km 240.03 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
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  305. 305 : km 241 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  306. 306 : km 241.17 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  307. E : km 241.76 - alt. 3 m

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↔9.09 km ↗+36 m ↘-42 m ◔2h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Bickenhill and Marston Green (West Midlands Combined Authority)

This circular trail from Marston Green Station takes you through two country parks, past the airport runway, through woodland, open parkland and lakes. Discover a different side of surburban life, with a trail packed with plane spotting, heritage and a surprising amount of green space!

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