Birmingham Canal

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.83 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 10 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 10 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 144 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 132 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.492566° / W 1.930771°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 134 m - Start on Navigation Way
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 134 m - Tournez à gauche sur Waterside Drive
  3. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 136 m - Restez sur la droite sur Waterside Drive
  4. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 137 m - Tournez à gauche
  5. 5 : km 0.19 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à gauche
  6. 6 : km 0.2 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à gauche
  7. 7 : km 0.7 - alt. 140 m - Restez sur la droite
  8. 8 : km 2.65 - alt. 137 m - Restez sur la droite
  9. 9 : km 2.74 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à gauche
  10. 10 : km 2.76 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à droite
  11. 11 : km 2.82 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à gauche
  12. 12 : km 2.89 - alt. 142 m - Tournez légèrement à droite sur Cambridge Street
  13. 13 : km 2.99 - alt. 144 m - Restez sur la droite
  14. 14 : km 3.04 - alt. 144 m - Au rond-point, prenez la 2 sortie vers Cambridge Street
  15. 15 : km 3.26 - alt. 140 m - Tournez à droite
  16. 16 : km 3.35 - alt. 140 m - Tournez fort à droite
  17. 17 : km 3.56 - alt. 143 m - Restez sur la droite sur King Alfred's Place
  18. 18 : km 3.65 - alt. 144 m - Au rond-point, prenez la 1 sortie
  19. 19 : km 3.81 - alt. 142 m - Restez sur la gauche
  20. 20 : km 3.89 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à droite
  21. 21 : km 3.94 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à gauche
  22. 22 : km 3.96 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à droite
  23. 23 : km 4 - alt. 137 m - Tournez à droite
  24. 24 : km 4.01 - alt. 137 m - Tournez légèrement à droite sur Turnover Bridge No 1
  25. 25 : km 4.03 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à droite
  26. 26 : km 4.18 - alt. 138 m - Restez sur la droite
  27. 27 : km 5.34 - alt. 139 m - Restez sur la droite
  28. 28 : km 6.53 - alt. 140 m - Restez sur la gauche
  29. 29 : km 6.57 - alt. 139 m - Tournez à droite
  30. 30 : km 6.6 - alt. 139 m - Restez sur la droite
  31. 31 : km 7.72 - alt. 140 m - Restez sur la droite
  32. 32 : km 7.85 - alt. 139 m - Tournez fort à droite
  33. 33 : km 9.32 - alt. 138 m - Tournez à droite
  34. 34 : km 9.34 - alt. 137 m - Tournez à gauche
  35. 35 : km 9.36 - alt. 138 m - Tournez fort à droite
  36. 36 : km 9.38 - alt. 138 m - Tournez fort à gauche
  37. 37 : km 9.51 - alt. 133 m - Tournez fort à droite
  38. 38 : km 9.52 - alt. 133 m - Restez sur la gauche
  39. 39 : km 9.67 - alt. 132 m - Tournez à droite
  40. S/E : km 9.83 - alt. 134 m

Useful Information

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