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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 36.26 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 157 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 182 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 206 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 108 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.396445° / W 1.939687°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.410709° / W 1.926221°
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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.

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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. 164 m - Start on Drybrook Close
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Drybrook Close
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight right onto Drybrook Close
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Green Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Shannon Road
  6. 6 : km 1.37 - alt. 184 m - Turn right onto Longdales Road
  7. 7 : km 1.68 - alt. 175 m - Keep left onto Longdales Road
  8. 8 : km 1.71 - alt. 174 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Branch Road
  9. 9 : km 1.81 - alt. 176 m - Turn slight left onto Redditch Road
  10. 10 : km 2.65 - alt. 181 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Redhill Road
  11. 11 : km 3.49 - alt. 175 m - Turn left onto Bracken Way
  12. 12 : km 3.66 - alt. 173 m - Turn right onto Longdales Road
  13. 13 : km 6.81 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Bells Lane
  14. 14 : km 7.05 - alt. 164 m - Keep right onto Bells Lane
  15. 15 : km 7.09 - alt. 164 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Broad Meadow Lane
  16. 16 : km 8.03 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 8.11 - alt. 142 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lifford Lane
  18. 18 : km 8.54 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Pershore Road
  19. 19 : km 9.24 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 9.26 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Pershore Road
  21. 21 : km 9.37 - alt. 158 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pershore Road
  22. 22 : km 9.43 - alt. 158 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Middleton Hall Road
  23. 23 : km 11.48 - alt. 169 m - Keep left onto Bunbury Road
  24. 24 : km 11.55 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 11.55 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 11.89 - alt. 167 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 11.9 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight left onto Great Stone Road
  28. 28 : km 12.35 - alt. 179 m - Keep left onto Great Stone Road
  29. 29 : km 12.36 - alt. 179 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 12.4 - alt. 180 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 12.41 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road South
  32. 32 : km 13.15 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 13.17 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road South
  34. 34 : km 13.19 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 13.2 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 13.23 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 13.23 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Bristol Road South
  38. 38 : km 14.51 - alt. 171 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 14.62 - alt. 172 m - Turn slight right onto Bristol Road South
  40. 40 : km 15.74 - alt. 189 m - Keep right onto Park Way
  41. 41 : km 15.91 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 15.92 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 16.02 - alt. 186 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 16.03 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto Park Way
  45. 45 : km 16.16 - alt. 183 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Park Way
  46. 46 : km 16.31 - alt. 182 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Park Way
  47. 47 : km 16.65 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Rubery Lane
  48. 48 : km 16.98 - alt. 182 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Tessall Lane
  49. 49 : km 17.88 - alt. 206 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Frankley Beeches Road
  50. 50 : km 19.45 - alt. 183 m - Keep left onto Frankley Beeches Road
  51. 51 : km 19.47 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 19.48 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 19.51 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 19.51 - alt. 183 m - Turn left onto Sir Herbert Austin Way
  55. 55 : km 23.36 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left onto Harborne Lane
  56. 56 : km 23.44 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 23.45 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Harborne Lane
  58. 58 : km 23.66 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left onto Chapel Lane
  59. 59 : km 23.72 - alt. 137 m - Keep right onto Harborne Lane
  60. 60 : km 23.76 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 23.76 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 23.91 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 23.96 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 24.01 - alt. 135 m - Turn slight right onto Aston Webb Boulevard
  65. 65 : km 24.28 - alt. 126 m - Keep right onto Aston Webb Boulevard
  66. 66 : km 24.33 - alt. 130 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Aston Webb Boulevard
  67. 67 : km 24.97 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 24.98 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 25.29 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 26.67 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Priory Road
  71. 71 : km 26.67 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road
  72. 72 : km 27.85 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 27.86 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 27.91 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight left
  75. 75 : km 28.08 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 28.25 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 28.28 - alt. 109 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pershore Road
  78. 78 : km 29.62 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 29.65 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Edgbaston Road
  80. 80 : km 30 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 81 : km 30.01 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left
  82. 82 : km 30.19 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 30.21 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 30.38 - alt. 115 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 30.73 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 30.85 - alt. 117 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 31.01 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 31.67 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 31.8 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 31.84 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left
  91. 91 : km 32.22 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  92. 92 : km 32.46 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Cecil Road
  93. 93 : km 32.74 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left onto Dogpool Lane
  94. 94 : km 32.77 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  95. 95 : km 33.56 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight right onto Rea Valley Route
  96. 96 : km 34.1 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Hazelwell Road
  97. 97 : km 34.13 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp left onto Rea Valley Route
  98. 98 : km 34.78 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Dacer Close
  99. 99 : km 34.9 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Dacer Close
  100. 100 : km 34.99 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left
  101. 101 : km 35.46 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  102. 102 : km 35.47 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left onto Rea Valley Route
  103. 103 : km 35.96 - alt. 138 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  104. E : km 36.26 - alt. 136 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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Association or club
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