Vale 10

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.15 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 66 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 63 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 157 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 109 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.433367° / W 1.900797°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 154 m
  2. 1 : km 0.2 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  3. 2 : km 0.37 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight left
  4. 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Vicarage Road
  5. 4 : km 0.85 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Melstock Road
  6. 5 : km 1.77 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  7. 6 : km 1.79 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight right onto Rea Valley Route
  8. 7 : km 2.13 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 2.19 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Hunts Road
  10. 9 : km 2.52 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Pershore Road
  11. 10 : km 2.57 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Mary Vale Road
  12. 11 : km 2.84 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 2.9 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 2.91 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 4.37 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  16. 15 : km 4.92 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  17. 16 : km 6.69 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  18. 17 : km 7.36 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 7.39 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 7.39 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 7.41 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 7.42 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 7.44 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 23 : km 7.47 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 7.52 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto The Vale
  26. 25 : km 7.62 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 7.68 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 27 : km 7.75 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 7.79 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto The Vale
  30. 29 : km 7.82 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  31. 30 : km 8.19 - alt. 147 m - Keep right onto Church Road
  32. 31 : km 8.34 - alt. 149 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Priory Road
  33. 32 : km 9.06 - alt. 122 m - Keep left onto Priory Road
  34. 33 : km 9.1 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 9.11 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 35 : km 9.13 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 36 : km 9.14 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp left onto Priory Road
  38. 37 : km 9.31 - alt. 114 m - Keep right onto Priory Road
  39. 38 : km 9.73 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 39 : km 9.73 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 40 : km 9.92 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 9.94 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 10.11 - alt. 115 m - Keep left
  44. 43 : km 10.46 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 10.58 - alt. 117 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 10.74 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 11.4 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 11.54 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left
  49. 48 : km 11.57 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left
  50. 49 : km 11.95 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  51. 50 : km 12.2 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Cecil Road
  52. 51 : km 12.47 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left onto Dogpool Lane
  53. 52 : km 12.5 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  54. 53 : km 13.27 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Cartland Road
  55. 54 : km 14.19 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Vicarage Road
  56. 55 : km 14.8 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Avenue Road
  57. 56 : km 15.15 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  58. S/E : km 15.15 - alt. 154 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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