Cricket Ground, Stirchley, Harborne

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.57 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 76 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 81 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 175 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 109 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.473549° / W 1.940632°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 166 m
  2. 1 : km 0.37 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left onto Hagley Road
  3. 2 : km 0.64 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  4. 3 : km 0.66 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left
  5. 4 : km 0.69 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.7 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left onto Vicarage Road
  7. 6 : km 1.16 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Westbourne Road
  8. 7 : km 1.63 - alt. 153 m - Keep right onto Westbourne Road
  9. 8 : km 1.66 - alt. 153 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road
  10. 9 : km 2.44 - alt. 147 m - Keep right onto Church Road
  11. 10 : km 2.59 - alt. 149 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Priory Road
  12. 11 : km 3.3 - alt. 122 m - Keep left onto Priory Road
  13. 12 : km 4.13 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 4.17 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 4.21 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 4.37 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  17. 16 : km 4.53 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 4.56 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 4.91 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 4.92 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 5.02 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right
  22. 21 : km 5.56 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 6.51 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Moor Green Lane
  24. 23 : km 6.58 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  25. 24 : km 7.37 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight right onto Rea Valley Route
  26. 25 : km 7.91 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Hazelwell Road
  27. 26 : km 8.18 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp right onto Pershore Road
  28. 27 : km 8.3 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Mary Vale Road
  29. 28 : km 8.6 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 29 : km 8.67 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 8.67 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 10.13 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 10.68 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  34. 33 : km 11.53 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 11.54 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 11.56 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 11.57 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto West Gate
  38. 37 : km 11.6 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 11.61 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 11.64 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  41. 40 : km 11.65 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Vincent Drive
  42. 41 : km 11.67 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 11.81 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 11.88 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 12.04 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 12.09 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Metchley Park Road
  47. 46 : km 12.69 - alt. 155 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Somerset Road
  48. 47 : km 13 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Metchley Lane
  49. 48 : km 13.24 - alt. 151 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 13.34 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight left onto Park Hill Road
  51. 50 : km 13.56 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 13.63 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp left onto Harborne Walkway
  53. 52 : km 14.98 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight right onto Harborne Walkway
  54. 53 : km 16.11 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 16.17 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Selwyn Road
  56. 55 : km 16.28 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp left onto Gillott Road
  57. 56 : km 16.32 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 16.4 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 58 : km 17.01 - alt. 152 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 17.12 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Rotton Park Road
  61. 60 : km 17.24 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Portland Road
  62. S/E : km 17.57 - alt. 166 m

Useful Information

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