Castle Vale - Babbs Mill 15miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 51 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 52 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 112 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 75 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.516113° / W 1.784355°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.518258° / W 1.796385°
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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. 83 m - Start on Avro Way
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Farnborough Road
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Wellington Way
  4. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.5 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Rough Coppice Walk
  6. 6 : km 0.52 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Farnborough Road
  7. 7 : km 0.59 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.68 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 0.7 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.92 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Avery Croft
  11. 11 : km 0.93 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Tangmere Drive
  12. 12 : km 1.06 - alt. 83 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Chester Road
  13. 13 : km 1.17 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.17 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.21 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 1.27 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 1.93 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Newport Road
  18. 18 : km 2.59 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 2.71 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 2.74 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Coleshill Road
  21. 21 : km 2.99 - alt. 101 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bradford Road
  22. 22 : km 3.07 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left onto Bradford Road
  23. 23 : km 3.09 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Bradford Road
  24. 24 : km 3.1 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 3.15 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Bradford Road
  26. 26 : km 3.2 - alt. 107 m - Keep right onto Heathland Avenue
  27. 27 : km 3.7 - alt. 97 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Buckland End
  28. 28 : km 3.97 - alt. 94 m - Enter roundabout
  29. 29 : km 4.27 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 4.5 - alt. 92 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 4.55 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.58 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 4.87 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 5.11 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 5.19 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 5.19 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 7.08 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 7.26 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 8.46 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 8.59 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 8.72 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 8.73 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Cooks Lane
  43. 43 : km 8.78 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 8.79 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 8.87 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 8.88 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 8.9 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right
  48. 48 : km 8.91 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 9.34 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.35 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Cooks Lane
  51. 51 : km 9.51 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 9.52 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 9.65 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 9.66 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 10.02 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 10.04 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Cooks Lane
  57. 57 : km 10.05 - alt. 97 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cooks Lane
  58. 58 : km 10.07 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 10.08 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Cooks Lane
  60. 60 : km 10.31 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right onto Gressel Lane
  61. 61 : km 10.67 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp left onto Downton Crescent
  62. 62 : km 10.69 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Gressel Lane
  63. 63 : km 10.98 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Hawkesford Road
  64. 64 : km 11 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Gressel Lane
  65. 65 : km 11.25 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 11.27 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Gressel Lane
  67. 67 : km 13.29 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 13.3 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 13.45 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 13.47 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Packington Avenue
  71. 71 : km 14.41 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp right
  72. 72 : km 14.41 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 14.42 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 14.43 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Hurst Lane North
  75. 75 : km 15.05 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  76. 76 : km 15.29 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 15.31 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 15.5 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 15.51 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  80. 80 : km 15.57 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 15.58 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 15.66 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Green Lane
  83. 83 : km 15.68 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Water Orton Road
  84. 84 : km 16.12 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Water Orton Road
  85. 85 : km 16.13 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Water Orton Road
  86. 86 : km 16.35 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 16.62 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 16.63 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Water Orton Road
  89. 89 : km 18.13 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Marsh Lane
  90. 90 : km 18.16 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Marsh Lane
  91. 91 : km 18.21 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Minworth Road
  92. 92 : km 18.48 - alt. 76 m - Keep left onto Water Orton Lane
  93. 93 : km 19.7 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Water Orton Lane
  94. 94 : km 19.73 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Minworth Parkway
  95. 95 : km 20.35 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 20.45 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Minworth Parkway
  97. 97 : km 20.47 - alt. 84 m - Keep left onto Minworth Parkway
  98. 98 : km 20.53 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left onto Kingsbury Road
  99. 99 : km 20.64 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Water Orton Lane
  100. 100 : km 20.77 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Old Kingsbury Road
  101. 101 : km 21.06 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 21.09 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp left
  103. 103 : km 21.98 - alt. 89 m - Keep right
  104. 104 : km 22.55 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  105. 105 : km 23.38 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  106. 106 : km 23.4 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left
  107. 107 : km 23.41 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp right
  108. 108 : km 23.42 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left onto Chester Road
  109. 109 : km 23.45 - alt. 92 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Chester Road
  110. 110 : km 23.52 - alt. 92 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kingsbury Road
  111. 111 : km 23.66 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 23.76 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Wagtail Walk
  113. 113 : km 23.77 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Wagtail Walk
  114. 114 : km 23.92 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right onto Yatesbury Avenue
  115. 115 : km 23.93 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right
  116. 116 : km 24 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right onto Yatesbury Avenue
  117. E : km 24.16 - alt. 82 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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