Long Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 186 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 184 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 269 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 114 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 117 m - Start near 17 Bearhill Dr, Alvechurch, Birmingham B48, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 114 m - Head northwest on Red Lion St toward Meadow Ln
  3. 3 : km 0.2 - alt. 116 m - Continue onto Birmingham Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 120 m - Head northwest on Birmingham Rd toward Old Rectory Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.7 - alt. 123 m - Head north on Birmingham Rd toward Alvestan Cl
  6. 6 : km 1 - alt. 126 m - Head northwest on Birmingham Rd
  7. 7 : km 1.09 - alt. 126 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bittell Rd
  8. 8 : km 1.35 - alt. 129 m - Head northwest on Bittell Rd toward B4120
  9. 9 : km 2.03 - alt. 140 m - Head west on Bittell Rd/B4120 toward Bittell Farm Rd
  10. 10 : km 2.61 - alt. 146 m - Head west on Bittell Rd/B4120 toward Bittell Ln
  11. 11 : km 3.22 - alt. 162 m - Head northwest on Kendal End Rd/B4120 toward Cherry Hill Rd
  12. 12 : km 3.53 - alt. 164 m - Head north on Kendal End Rd/B4120 toward Kendal Dr
  13. 13 : km 3.85 - alt. 171 m - Head north on Kendal End Rd/B4120 toward Cofton Church Ln
  14. 14 : km 4.2 - alt. 196 m - Head northwest on Barnt Green Rd/B4120
  15. 15 : km 4.51 - alt. 207 m - Head north on Barnt Green Rd/B4120 toward Reservoir Rd
  16. 16 : km 4.83 - alt. 196 m - Head north on Barnt Green Rd/B4120 toward Ten Ashes Ln
  17. 17 : km 5.14 - alt. 198 m - Head north on Barnt Green Rd/B4120
  18. 18 : km 5.22 - alt. 196 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rose Hill/B4096
  19. 19 : km 5.66 - alt. 206 m - Head southwest on Rose Hill/B4096
  20. 20 : km 6.04 - alt. 239 m - Head south on Rose Hill/B4096 toward Warren Ln
  21. 21 : km 6.33 - alt. 269 m - Turn left onto Twatling Rd
  22. 22 : km 6.52 - alt. 262 m - Head south on Twatling Rd toward Lickey Square
  23. 23 : km 6.89 - alt. 241 m - Head southeast on Twatling Rd toward White House Dr
  24. 24 : km 7.26 - alt. 237 m - Head southeast on Twatling Rd toward Edgewood Dr
  25. 25 : km 7.61 - alt. 225 m - Head southeast on Twatling Rd toward Gorse Meadow Dr
  26. 26 : km 7.95 - alt. 213 m - Head south on Twatling Rd toward Cherry Hill Rd
  27. 27 : km 8.04 - alt. 208 m - Turn right onto Linthurst Rd
  28. 28 : km 8.12 - alt. 205 m - Head south on Linthurst Rd
  29. 29 : km 8.52 - alt. 200 m - Head southwest on Linthurst Rd toward Pike Hill
  30. 30 : km 8.99 - alt. 190 m - Head southwest on Linthurst Rd toward Pike Hill
  31. 31 : km 9.36 - alt. 185 m - Head southwest on Linthurst Rd toward St Catherine's Rd
  32. 32 : km 9.38 - alt. 185 m - Turn left onto St Catherine's Rd
  33. 33 : km 9.72 - alt. 176 m - Head south on St Catherine's Rd toward Woodcroft Cl
  34. 34 : km 9.85 - alt. 171 m - Continue onto Station Rd
  35. 35 : km 9.87 - alt. 171 m - Head northwest on Station Rd toward Linthurst Newtown
  36. 36 : km 9.88 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Linthurst Newtown
  37. 37 : km 10.81 - alt. 174 m - Head southeast on Linthurst Newtown toward Blackwell Rd
  38. 38 : km 10.92 - alt. 170 m - Head southwest on Blackwell Rd toward Wheeley Rd
  39. 39 : km 11.26 - alt. 164 m - Head south on Blackwell Rd toward Wheeley Rd
  40. 40 : km 11.57 - alt. 159 m - Head northeast on Blackwell Rd toward Wheeley Rd
  41. 41 : km 11.59 - alt. 160 m - Continue straight onto Wheeley Rd
  42. 42 : km 12.22 - alt. 175 m - Slight right onto Scarfield Hill
  43. 43 : km 12.7 - alt. 192 m - Head east on Scarfield Hill toward Cobley Hill
  44. 44 : km 12.8 - alt. 196 m - Head west on Scarfield Hill toward Foxhill Ln
  45. 45 : km 12.81 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto Foxhill Ln
  46. 46 : km 13.13 - alt. 196 m - Head north on Foxhill Ln toward Wheeley Rd
  47. 47 : km 13.42 - alt. 199 m - Turn right onto Coopers Hill
  48. 48 : km 13.42 - alt. 199 m - Head north on Coopers Hill toward Sandhills Green
  49. 49 : km 14.06 - alt. 178 m - Head east on Coopers Hill toward Sandhills Green
  50. 50 : km 14.28 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Sandhills Green
  51. 51 : km 14.43 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Aqueduct Ln
  52. 52 : km 14.46 - alt. 166 m - Head east on Aqueduct Ln
  53. 53 : km 15.1 - alt. 136 m - Head northeast on Aqueduct Ln toward Bittell Rd
  54. 54 : km 15.35 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Bittell Rd
  55. 55 : km 15.38 - alt. 127 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Birmingham Rd
  56. 56 : km 15.7 - alt. 124 m - Head south on Birmingham Rd toward Old Rectory Ln
  57. 57 : km 15.99 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 16 - alt. 123 m - Head east toward Birmingham Rd
  59. 59 : km 16.01 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Birmingham Rd
  60. 60 : km 16.41 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Tanyard Ln
  61. 61 : km 16.42 - alt. 115 m - Head northeast on Tanyard Ln toward Red Lion St
  62. 62 : km 16.43 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Red Lion St
  63. S/E : km 16.51 - alt. 114 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking Lickey & Waseley Hills

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Walking Earlswood to Wythall Railway Station, Rail Trails

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↔2.65 km ↗+6 m ↘-10 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
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This short linear trail passes through Kidpile Farm and Fulford Heath, crosses the River Cole and skirts the James Braid designed Fulford Golf Course into Wythall.

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↔8.82 km ↗+25 m ↘-21 m ◔2h 35 ▲Moderate
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A walk starting and returning to Wythall Station, with opportunities to explore further. Fifty species of birds breed here in the woods. Wildflowers to be seen include bluebell, lily of the valley, cow-wheat, and bilberry. The Earlswood Lakes were constructed in the 1820s to provide water to the Stratford upon Avon canal. The labour force included prisoners of war from the Napoleonic wars.

Walking Wythall to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔4.47 km ↗+10 m ↘-21 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Wythall CP (Worcestershire)

This trail is a linear walk between the stations of Wythall and Shirley. A wander through the pasture and meadows around the outer Shirley suburbs of Major’s Green and Hollywood (once a wood with some holly in it – no connection with Los Angeles!). Eyes peeled for the Iron Age hillfort!
If spending a little time in Wythall, check out the extensive collections of buses and battery electric vehicles at the Transport Museum or explore the 37 acres of Wythall Park. On the trail you’ll pass the Berry Mound Iron Age Hill Fort and nearby Berry Mound Pastures, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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Association or club
↔6.04 km ↗+17 m ↘-11 m ◔1h 45 ▲Easy
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Walking Wood End Railway Station, Rail Trails

Association or club
↔3.57 km ↗+61 m ↘-61 m ◔1h 10 ▲Easy
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⚠️ The railway crossing part is apparently completely blocked off currently 'for safety reasons', please read the reviews and if you have done the walk please let us know how it went to help the author.

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↔4.54 km ↗+10 m ↘-20 m ◔1h 20 ▲Moderate
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Association or club
↔2.64 km ↗+4 m ↘-10 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
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