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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.12 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 21 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 140 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 119 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.481394° / W 1.899819°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 138 m
  2. 1 : km 0.04 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  3. 2 : km 0.16 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight left onto Church Street
  4. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Great Charles Street Queensway
  5. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  6. 5 : km 0.48 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.51 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Livery Street
  8. 7 : km 0.58 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Lionel Street
  9. 8 : km 0.87 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Newhall Street
  10. 9 : km 0.92 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Fleet Street
  11. 10 : km 1.07 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 1.08 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right
  13. 12 : km 1.1 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 1.57 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 1.66 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right
  16. 15 : km 1.75 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 1.79 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  18. 17 : km 2.94 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 3.01 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 3.04 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 20 : km 3.06 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 4.02 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 4.31 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 4.39 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 4.41 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  26. 25 : km 4.42 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 4.5 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  28. 27 : km 4.53 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  29. 28 : km 4.59 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 5.07 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 5.09 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight left
  32. 31 : km 5.09 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Fleet Street
  33. 32 : km 5.24 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Newhall Street
  34. 33 : km 5.29 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Lionel Street
  35. 34 : km 5.58 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Livery Street
  36. 35 : km 5.65 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 5.97 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight right onto Church Street
  38. 37 : km 6.09 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Colmore Row
  39. S/E : km 6.12 - alt. 138 m

Useful Information

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