Birmingham And Worcester Canal Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 30.59 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 14h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 253 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 636 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 617 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 43 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 453 ft - Start near Waterside House, 46 Gas St, Birmingham B1 2JT, UK
  2. 1 : mi 0.31 - alt. 453 ft - Head southwest
  3. 2 : mi 0.43 - alt. 459 ft - Continue straight
  4. 3 : mi 0.53 - alt. 453 ft - Head southwest
  5. 4 : mi 0.62 - alt. 449 ft - Head southwest
  6. 5 : mi 0.71 - alt. 456 ft - Head southwest
  7. 6 : mi 0.79 - alt. 453 ft - Head southwest
  8. 7 : mi 0.88 - alt. 449 ft - Head southwest
  9. 8 : mi 1.03 - alt. 456 ft - Head southwest
  10. 9 : mi 1.19 - alt. 469 ft - Head southwest
  11. 10 : mi 1.31 - alt. 453 ft - Head southwest
  12. 11 : mi 1.38 - alt. 453 ft - Turn left
  13. 12 : mi 1.61 - alt. 453 ft - Head south
  14. 13 : mi 1.68 - alt. 453 ft - Head south
  15. 14 : mi 1.85 - alt. 456 ft - Head southwest
  16. 15 : mi 2.29 - alt. 453 ft - Head southwest
  17. 16 : mi 2.39 - alt. 456 ft - Continue onto Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  18. 17 : mi 2.88 - alt. 453 ft - Head south on Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  19. 18 : mi 3.11 - alt. 456 ft - Head southeast on Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  20. 19 : mi 3.33 - alt. 459 ft - Head southeast on Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  21. 20 : mi 3.53 - alt. 456 ft - Head southeast on Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  22. 21 : mi 3.81 - alt. 453 ft - Head south on Worcester and Birmingham Canal
  23. 22 : mi 4.15 - alt. 453 ft - Head south
  24. 23 : mi 4.17 - alt. 453 ft - Slight right
  25. 24 : mi 4.42 - alt. 453 ft - Head southeast
  26. 25 : mi 4.52 - alt. 449 ft - Head southeast
  27. 26 : mi 4.67 - alt. 456 ft - Head southeast
  28. 27 : mi 4.69 - alt. 456 ft - Turn right
  29. 28 : mi 4.81 - alt. 456 ft - Head south
  30. 29 : mi 5.07 - alt. 456 ft - Head south
  31. 30 : mi 5.08 - alt. 456 ft - Turn right
  32. 31 : mi 5.09 - alt. 456 ft - Slight left at Lifford Ln
  33. 32 : mi 5.16 - alt. 453 ft - Head southwest
  34. 33 : mi 5.43 - alt. 449 ft - Head south
  35. 34 : mi 5.79 - alt. 453 ft - Head southwest
  36. 35 : mi 6.09 - alt. 459 ft - Head southwest
  37. 36 : mi 6.18 - alt. 463 ft - Head southwest
  38. 37 : mi 6.2 - alt. 463 ft - Slight left
  39. 38 : mi 6.27 - alt. 466 ft - Head southwest
  40. 39 : mi 6.9 - alt. 515 ft - Turn left onto Old Portway
  41. 40 : mi 6.91 - alt. 515 ft - Turn sharp right onto Bargehorse Walk
  42. 41 : mi 7.09 - alt. 535 ft - Turn sharp right
  43. 42 : mi 7.12 - alt. 538 ft - Turn left onto Thatchway Gardens
  44. 43 : mi 7.13 - alt. 541 ft - Turn right onto Longdales Road
  45. 44 : mi 7.31 - alt. 568 ft - Turn left onto Bracken Way
  46. 45 : mi 7.42 - alt. 574 ft - Turn right onto Redhill Road
  47. 46 : mi 7.48 - alt. 587 ft - Turn left onto Wasthill Lane
  48. 47 : mi 7.89 - alt. 600 ft - Turn right
  49. 48 : mi 8.2 - alt. 505 ft - Turn right onto Wasthill Lane
  50. 49 : mi 8.23 - alt. 492 ft - Turn right
  51. 50 : mi 13.7 - alt. 459 ft - Turn left onto Wharf Lane
  52. 51 : mi 13.8 - alt. 459 ft - Turn left onto Brockhill Lane
  53. 52 : mi 13.8 - alt. 459 ft - Continue
  54. 53 : mi 13.81 - alt. 459 ft - Continue onto Brockhill Lane
  55. 54 : mi 13.82 - alt. 459 ft - Turn right
  56. 55 : mi 14.1 - alt. 505 ft - Turn left onto Hewell Lane, B4096
  57. 56 : mi 14.1 - alt. 505 ft - Turn right
  58. 57 : mi 14.28 - alt. 469 ft - Turn left onto Alcester Road, B4184
  59. 58 : mi 14.31 - alt. 472 ft - Turn right
  60. 59 : mi 29.29 - alt. 75 ft - Turn slight left onto Westbury Street
  61. 60 : mi 29.32 - alt. 72 ft - Turn left
  62. 61 : mi 29.61 - alt. 75 ft - Turn left onto George Street
  63. 62 : mi 29.63 - alt. 75 ft - Turn right
  64. E : mi 30.59 - alt. 43 ft

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