B’ham > Cosford

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 38.79 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 217 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 282 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 220 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 83 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.410763° / W 1.955999°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.64754° / W 2.29468°
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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.
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(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. 154 m
  2. 1 : km 0.06 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Pensford Road
  3. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Wychall Road
  4. 3 : km 0.56 - alt. 161 m - Turn slight left onto Norman Road
  5. 4 : km 0.63 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left
  6. 5 : km 0.64 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.82 - alt. 168 m - Turn slight right onto Rectory Road
  8. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 1.03 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  10. 9 : km 1.03 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  11. 10 : km 1.07 - alt. 166 m - Keep right
  12. 11 : km 1.07 - alt. 166 m - Keep right
  13. 12 : km 1.12 - alt. 167 m - Keep right
  14. 13 : km 1.21 - alt. 170 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 1.22 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road
  16. 15 : km 1.57 - alt. 179 m - Keep left onto Bell Lane
  17. 16 : km 1.64 - alt. 177 m - Keep left onto Bell Hill
  18. 17 : km 1.66 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 1.66 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 1.68 - alt. 176 m - Turn right onto Ulwine Drive
  21. 20 : km 1.69 - alt. 176 m - Turn left onto Saxon Wood Close
  22. 21 : km 1.73 - alt. 174 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 3 - alt. 200 m - Turn right onto Fourlands Road
  24. 23 : km 3 - alt. 199 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 3.13 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Genners Lane
  26. 25 : km 4.09 - alt. 185 m - Keep left onto Genners Lane
  27. 26 : km 5.59 - alt. 189 m - Turn slight right onto Woodgate Lane
  28. 27 : km 6.12 - alt. 185 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Carters Lane
  29. 28 : km 7.42 - alt. 192 m - Keep right onto Carters Lane
  30. 29 : km 7.5 - alt. 195 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kent Road
  31. 30 : km 7.91 - alt. 206 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kent Road
  32. 31 : km 8.4 - alt. 205 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Long Lane
  33. 32 : km 9.48 - alt. 181 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Long Lane
  34. 33 : km 10.17 - alt. 178 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Birmingham Road
  35. 34 : km 10.27 - alt. 178 m - Keep right onto Birmingham Road
  36. 35 : km 10.29 - alt. 178 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Birmingham Road
  37. 36 : km 11.03 - alt. 201 m - Keep left onto Rowley Village
  38. 37 : km 11.06 - alt. 203 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Rowley Village
  39. 38 : km 14.33 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight right onto Buffery Road
  40. 39 : km 15.2 - alt. 205 m - Turn left onto King Street
  41. 40 : km 15.21 - alt. 205 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 41 : km 15.35 - alt. 203 m - Turn right onto High Street
  43. 42 : km 15.35 - alt. 203 m - Keep left onto High Street
  44. 43 : km 15.37 - alt. 202 m - Turn left onto New Street
  45. 44 : km 15.65 - alt. 192 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Priory Road
  46. 45 : km 15.95 - alt. 181 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Priory Road
  47. 46 : km 17.49 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight left onto Birmingham New Road
  48. 47 : km 20.24 - alt. 150 m - Keep left onto Birmingham New Road
  49. 48 : km 23.78 - alt. 160 m - Keep right onto Birmingham New Road
  50. 49 : km 24.11 - alt. 160 m - Keep left onto Birmingham New Road
  51. 50 : km 24.16 - alt. 161 m - Keep left onto Birmingham New Road
  52. 51 : km 24.18 - alt. 161 m - Keep left
  53. 52 : km 24.6 - alt. 147 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Ring Road St Marks
  54. 53 : km 24.89 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 24.94 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  56. 55 : km 25.08 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Raglan Street
  57. 56 : km 25.1 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left onto Raglan Street
  58. 57 : km 25.18 - alt. 136 m - Keep left
  59. 58 : km 25.21 - alt. 136 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Mark's Road
  60. 59 : km 25.21 - alt. 136 m - Keep right onto Saint Mark's Road
  61. 60 : km 25.23 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto A41
  62. 61 : km 25.43 - alt. 133 m - Keep right onto Chapel Ash
  63. 62 : km 35.58 - alt. 109 m - Keep left onto Albrighton By-Pass
  64. 63 : km 38.25 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Newport Road
  65. 64 : km 38.55 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  66. 65 : km 38.62 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left onto Worcester Road
  67. 66 : km 38.71 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Victoria Road
  68. 67 : km 38.78 - alt. 83 m - Make a U-turn onto Victoria Road
  69. E : km 38.79 - alt. 83 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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