BHAM TO WORCS CANAL MARATHON

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 44.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 88 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 184 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 188 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.475466° / W 1.907166°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.209623° / W 2.196302°
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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. 138 m
  2. 1 : km 1.85 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  3. 2 : km 4.49 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 4.88 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  5. 4 : km 4.95 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  6. 5 : km 7.25 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 7.26 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 7.31 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Lifford Lane
  9. 8 : km 7.66 - alt. 142 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lifford Lane
  10. 9 : km 7.76 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left onto Rea Valley Route
  11. 10 : km 8.26 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 8.7 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 9.51 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 9.76 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 9.76 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 15 : km 9.84 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 9.94 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto Foyle Road
  18. 17 : km 9.94 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 9.98 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Shannon Road
  20. 19 : km 10.51 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Thistle Green
  21. 20 : km 10.52 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Shannon Road
  22. 21 : km 10.91 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Low Thatch
  23. 22 : km 10.94 - alt. 167 m - Keep left onto Pastures Walk
  24. 23 : km 10.97 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Pastures Walk
  25. 24 : km 11 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Pastures Walk
  26. 25 : km 11.02 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Pastures Walk
  27. 26 : km 11.04 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto West Mill Croft
  28. 27 : km 11.12 - alt. 168 m - Turn left onto Aldbourne Way
  29. 28 : km 11.16 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 11.23 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 11.24 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Longdales Road
  32. 31 : km 11.25 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Bracken Way
  33. 32 : km 11.43 - alt. 175 m - Turn left onto Redhill Road
  34. 33 : km 11.45 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 34 : km 11.59 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 11.63 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Wasthill Lane
  37. 36 : km 12.15 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  38. 37 : km 12.65 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Wasthill Lane
  39. 38 : km 12.87 - alt. 145 m - Keep right onto Wasthill Lane
  40. 39 : km 12.94 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 16.2 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  42. 41 : km 16.4 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  43. 42 : km 16.46 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 16.7 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  45. 44 : km 17.67 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 21.52 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Wharf Lane
  47. 46 : km 21.68 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Brockhill Lane
  48. 47 : km 21.71 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 22.16 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Hewell Lane, B4096
  50. 49 : km 22.16 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 22.46 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Alcester Road, B4184
  52. 51 : km 22.5 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 52 : km 26.6 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  54. 53 : km 29.14 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  55. 54 : km 29.88 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  56. 55 : km 30.69 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 33.35 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  58. 57 : km 33.72 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  59. 58 : km 35.59 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 35.84 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  61. 60 : km 36.17 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  62. 61 : km 39.09 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  63. 62 : km 41 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 41.02 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Offerton Lane
  65. 64 : km 41.44 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 41.45 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 43.34 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 43.37 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right onto Blackpole Road, B4550
  69. 68 : km 43.88 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Blackpole Road, B4550
  70. 69 : km 43.92 - alt. 32 m - Enter roundabout
  71. 70 : km 44.19 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Goldsmith Road
  72. 71 : km 44.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Goldsmith Road
  73. 72 : km 44.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Turners Close
  74. E : km 44.33 - alt. 43 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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