Midlands Tops 3

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.48 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 662 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 661 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 315 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 157 m
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 249 m - Start on Warren Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 248 m - Turn left onto Warren Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.34 - alt. 261 m - Keep right onto Warren Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.41 - alt. 264 m - Turn left onto Rose Hill, B4096
  5. 5 : km 0.48 - alt. 269 m - Turn right onto Monument Lane
  6. 6 : km 0.61 - alt. 277 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.81 - alt. 277 m - Turn left onto Monument Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.83 - alt. 286 m - Turn right onto Beacon Hill
  9. 9 : km 2.3 - alt. 258 m - Keep left onto Donkey path
  10. 10 : km 2.96 - alt. 224 m - Turn left onto Whetty Bridge Road
  11. 11 : km 3.08 - alt. 224 m - Turn left onto Holywell Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.15 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.23 - alt. 226 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 3.41 - alt. 244 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.61 - alt. 256 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 3.64 - alt. 259 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 4 - alt. 274 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.56 - alt. 284 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 4.91 - alt. 250 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 4.97 - alt. 249 m - Turn left onto Gannow Green Lane
  21. 21 : km 5.41 - alt. 250 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 5.77 - alt. 250 m - Turn right onto Putney Lane
  23. 23 : km 5.94 - alt. 254 m - Turn right onto Bromsgrove Road, B4551
  24. 24 : km 6.13 - alt. 269 m - Keep left onto Romsley Hill
  25. 25 : km 6.24 - alt. 275 m - Turn slight left onto Farley Lane
  26. 26 : km 6.69 - alt. 275 m - Keep right onto Winwood Heath Road
  27. 27 : km 7.82 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Shut Mill Lane
  28. 28 : km 7.86 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 8.21 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 9.38 - alt. 292 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 9.43 - alt. 296 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 9.74 - alt. 315 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 10.17 - alt. 275 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 10.38 - alt. 262 m - Turn left onto Walton Hill Road
  35. 35 : km 10.75 - alt. 257 m - Turn left onto St Kenelms Pass
  36. 36 : km 10.83 - alt. 252 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 11.45 - alt. 298 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 11.53 - alt. 298 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 11.59 - alt. 295 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 11.7 - alt. 284 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 12.54 - alt. 205 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 12.82 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp right onto St Kenelms Pass
  43. 43 : km 13.24 - alt. 163 m - Turn left onto Walton Pool Lane
  44. 44 : km 13.89 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 14.26 - alt. 171 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 14.62 - alt. 181 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 15.32 - alt. 218 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 15.54 - alt. 226 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 16 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight left onto Munches Lane
  50. 50 : km 16.08 - alt. 162 m - Keep right onto Woodfield Lane
  51. 51 : km 16.14 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Woodfield Lane
  52. 52 : km 16.85 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto Farley Lane
  53. 53 : km 16.86 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp left onto Quantry Lane
  54. 54 : km 18.15 - alt. 220 m - Turn left onto Bromsgrove Road, B4551
  55. 55 : km 18.2 - alt. 220 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 18.3 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 18.59 - alt. 240 m - Turn left onto Chapmans Hill
  58. 58 : km 18.6 - alt. 240 m - Turn slight left
  59. 59 : km 19.03 - alt. 218 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 19.52 - alt. 218 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 19.96 - alt. 204 m - Keep right
  62. 62 : km 20.22 - alt. 193 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 20.31 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto Redhill Lane
  64. 64 : km 20.63 - alt. 166 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 20.72 - alt. 169 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 20.93 - alt. 189 m - Turn right onto Birmingham Road
  67. 67 : km 20.94 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 21.78 - alt. 258 m - Turn left onto Beacon Lane
  69. 69 : km 22.3 - alt. 286 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 22.53 - alt. 297 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 22.69 - alt. 285 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 22.71 - alt. 285 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 22.94 - alt. 243 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 23.44 - alt. 228 m - Turn right onto Drovers Way
  75. 75 : km 23.63 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 23.72 - alt. 250 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 24.03 - alt. 237 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 24.15 - alt. 199 m - Turn right onto Rose Hill, B4096
  79. 79 : km 24.19 - alt. 199 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 24.48 - alt. 250 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 24.51 - alt. 251 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 25.06 - alt. 260 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 25.27 - alt. 255 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 25.36 - alt. 254 m - Turn slight left
  85. 85 : km 25.44 - alt. 252 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 25.47 - alt. 249 m - Keep right
  87. S/E : km 25.47 - alt. 249 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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