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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.57 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 46 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 49 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 165 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 112 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.55248° / W 1.8954°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 154 m - Start near 1 Farrow Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B44 9HE, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 154 m - Walk south-east towards Shady Ln
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 153 m - Walk south-east towards Shady Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Shady Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.4 - alt. 148 m - Walk west on Kings Rd/B4149 towards Privet Cl
  6. 6 : km 0.87 - alt. 157 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Collingwood Dr
  7. 7 : km 1.27 - alt. 163 m - Slight right to stay on Collingwood Dr
  8. 8 : km 1.54 - alt. 157 m - Walk west on Collingwood Dr towards Linton Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.79 - alt. 149 m - Enter the roundabout
  10. 10 : km 1.82 - alt. 149 m - Walk south-east towards Beacon Rd/B4154
  11. 11 : km 1.83 - alt. 149 m - Exit the roundabout onto Beacon Rd/B4154
  12. 12 : km 2.39 - alt. 137 m - Walk south-east on Beacon Rd/B4154
  13. 13 : km 2.4 - alt. 136 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Aldridge Rd
  14. 14 : km 3.44 - alt. 140 m - Walk south on Aldridge Rd towards Malthouse Ln
  15. 15 : km 3.56 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Malthouse Ln
  16. 16 : km 3.69 - alt. 132 m - Continue onto Sandy Ln
  17. 17 : km 4.09 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Beeches Rd
  18. 18 : km 4.1 - alt. 117 m - Slight right to stay on Beeches Rd
  19. 19 : km 4.15 - alt. 118 m - Walk east on Beeches Rd towards Hassop Rd
  20. 20 : km 4.69 - alt. 118 m - Walk north-east on Beeches Rd towards Aldridge Rd
  21. 21 : km 4.7 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Aldridge Rd
  22. 22 : km 5.3 - alt. 113 m - Walk north on Aldridge Rd towards Greenholm Rd
  23. 23 : km 5.3 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Greenholm Rd
  24. 24 : km 5.88 - alt. 128 m - Walk north on Kingstanding Rd/B4138 towards Melverley Grove
  25. 25 : km 7.37 - alt. 137 m - Walk north on Kingstanding Rd/B4138 towards Harringay Rd
  26. 26 : km 7.67 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Dunedin Rd
  27. 27 : km 8.13 - alt. 144 m - Walk west on Dunedin Rd towards Beechdale Ave
  28. 28 : km 8.25 - alt. 146 m - Walk north-west on Dunedin Rd towards Shady Ln
  29. 29 : km 8.26 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Shady Ln
  30. 30 : km 8.5 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  31. S/E : km 8.57 - alt. 154 m

Useful Information

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