Meriden To Stone Using Canals

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 44.58 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 21h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 568 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 646 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 400 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 203 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 377 ft - Start on The Green
  2. 1 : mi 0.04 - alt. 377 ft - Keep right onto Main Road, B4104
  3. 2 : mi 0.05 - alt. 377 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Fillongley Road, B4102
  4. 3 : mi 0.08 - alt. 377 ft - Turn left onto Maxstoke Lane
  5. 4 : mi 0.48 - alt. 371 ft - Turn left
  6. 5 : mi 0.48 - alt. 371 ft - Turn right
  7. 6 : mi 0.76 - alt. 364 ft - Turn right onto Shepherds Lane
  8. 7 : mi 0.76 - alt. 364 ft - Turn left onto Maxstoke Lane
  9. 8 : mi 3.12 - alt. 328 ft - Turn left onto Church Lane
  10. 9 : mi 4.05 - alt. 292 ft - Turn left onto Fillongley Road
  11. 10 : mi 4.17 - alt. 285 ft - Turn right onto Castle Lane
  12. 11 : mi 5.95 - alt. 256 ft - Turn left onto Coleshill Road, B4114
  13. 12 : mi 6.28 - alt. 246 ft - Turn right onto Watery Lane
  14. 13 : mi 6.49 - alt. 243 ft - Turn right onto Station Road
  15. 14 : mi 9.11 - alt. 226 ft - Keep left onto Coton Road
  16. 15 : mi 9.14 - alt. 230 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Coton Road
  17. 16 : mi 9.38 - alt. 217 ft - Keep left onto Bodymoor Heath Road
  18. 17 : mi 10.41 - alt. 223 ft - Keep right
  19. 18 : mi 10.42 - alt. 223 ft - Turn right
  20. 19 : mi 11.07 - alt. 213 ft - Turn left
  21. 20 : mi 11.07 - alt. 213 ft - Turn left
  22. 21 : mi 12.08 - alt. 207 ft - Keep right
  23. 22 : mi 12.71 - alt. 207 ft - Keep left
  24. 23 : mi 13.3 - alt. 207 ft - Keep left
  25. 24 : mi 14.11 - alt. 207 ft - Turn sharp right
  26. 25 : mi 14.12 - alt. 210 ft - Turn right onto Watling Street, B5404
  27. 26 : mi 15.31 - alt. 269 ft - Keep right onto B5404
  28. 27 : mi 15.39 - alt. 279 ft - Turn sharp right onto Sutton Road, A453
  29. 28 : mi 15.64 - alt. 246 ft - Keep left onto Sutton Road, A453
  30. 29 : mi 15.66 - alt. 249 ft - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Plantation Lane, B5404
  31. 30 : mi 17.24 - alt. 289 ft - Turn left onto Hopwas Hill, A51
  32. 31 : mi 19.29 - alt. 331 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Tamworth Road, A51
  33. 32 : mi 20.54 - alt. 246 ft - Keep left onto A51
  34. 33 : mi 21.37 - alt. 276 ft - Keep right
  35. 34 : mi 22.04 - alt. 269 ft - Keep right onto St John Street
  36. 35 : mi 22.08 - alt. 272 ft - Turn slight left onto The Friary
  37. 36 : mi 22.09 - alt. 272 ft - Turn right onto Bird Street
  38. 37 : mi 23.17 - alt. 338 ft - Turn left
  39. 38 : mi 23.22 - alt. 344 ft - Turn right onto Western By-Pass, A51
  40. 39 : mi 23.71 - alt. 358 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stafford Road, A51
  41. 40 : mi 25.56 - alt. 325 ft - Keep left onto A51
  42. 41 : mi 27.93 - alt. 299 ft - Keep left onto Main Road, A51
  43. 42 : mi 27.96 - alt. 285 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Brereton Hill, A460
  44. 43 : mi 29.4 - alt. 256 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1
  45. 44 : mi 29.4 - alt. 256 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Horse Fair, A460
  46. 45 : mi 29.51 - alt. 253 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A460
  47. 46 : mi 29.74 - alt. 259 ft - Keep right onto A460
  48. 47 : mi 30.38 - alt. 246 ft - Keep left onto Western Springs Road, A460
  49. 48 : mi 30.4 - alt. 249 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Wolseley Road, A460
  50. 49 : mi 30.96 - alt. 236 ft - Keep left onto A460
  51. 50 : mi 31 - alt. 240 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A51
  52. 51 : mi 31.85 - alt. 236 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A51
  53. 52 : mi 31.89 - alt. 233 ft - Keep right onto A51
  54. 53 : mi 32.05 - alt. 233 ft - Turn left
  55. 54 : mi 32.06 - alt. 230 ft - Turn left
  56. 55 : mi 33.23 - alt. 240 ft - Keep right
  57. 56 : mi 34.25 - alt. 236 ft - Keep right
  58. 57 : mi 34.54 - alt. 240 ft - Keep right
  59. 58 : mi 43.29 - alt. 276 ft - Keep right
  60. 59 : mi 44.15 - alt. 276 ft - Keep right
  61. 60 : mi 44.53 - alt. 292 ft - Turn right
  62. E : mi 44.58 - alt. 299 ft

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