Fast Canal Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.32 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 108 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 111 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 224 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 134 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 164 m
  2. 1 : km 11.42 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  3. 2 : km 11.45 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 11.47 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 11.52 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 13.01 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  7. 6 : km 14 - alt. 143 m - Keep left
  8. 7 : km 14.08 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp left onto Birmingham and Black Country Canal Cycleway
  9. 8 : km 14.17 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right
  10. 9 : km 14.24 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Lath Lane
  11. 10 : km 14.32 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 11 : km 14.78 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 14.83 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 15.18 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 15.99 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 17.04 - alt. 156 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 17.84 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 17.87 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 18 : km 17.87 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp left onto Titford Road
  20. 19 : km 17.89 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight left onto Jarvis Bridge
  21. 20 : km 21.99 - alt. 183 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto West Boulevard
  22. 21 : km 22.4 - alt. 176 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto West Boulevard
  23. 22 : km 22.71 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 22.73 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right onto West Boulevard
  25. 24 : km 23.06 - alt. 171 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto West Boulevard
  26. 25 : km 23.89 - alt. 152 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto California Way
  27. 26 : km 24.4 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 24.4 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 24.46 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 24.66 - alt. 143 m - Keep left onto Bourn Brook Walkway
  31. 30 : km 25.24 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 31 : km 25.32 - alt. 135 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Reservoir Road
  33. 32 : km 25.52 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Nately Grove
  34. 33 : km 25.59 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Nately Grove
  35. 34 : km 25.62 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 25.67 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 25.72 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right
  38. 37 : km 25.76 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp left onto Corisande Road
  39. 38 : km 25.77 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 25.79 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Weoley Avenue
  41. S/E : km 26.32 - alt. 164 m

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