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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.31 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 32 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 34 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 149 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 107 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.457382° / W 1.925881°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 135 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Tennis Court
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Edgbaston Park Road
  4. 4 : km 0.99 - alt. 136 m - Keep left onto Edgbaston Park Road
  5. 5 : km 1.32 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.76 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.77 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road, A38
  8. 8 : km 1.92 - alt. 117 m - Continue onto Bristol Road, A38
  9. 9 : km 2.28 - alt. 121 m - Continue onto Bristol Road, A38
  10. 10 : km 2.36 - alt. 121 m - Continue onto Bristol Road, A38
  11. 11 : km 2.43 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.44 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road, A38
  13. 13 : km 2.72 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Priory Road, B4217
  14. 14 : km 2.88 - alt. 114 m - Continue onto Priory Road, B4217
  15. 15 : km 3.58 - alt. 114 m - Continue onto Edgbaston Road, B4217
  16. 16 : km 3.62 - alt. 115 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Willows Road
  17. 17 : km 4 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight left onto Hallam Street
  18. 18 : km 4.48 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left onto Court Road
  19. 19 : km 4.49 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Clevedon Road
  20. 20 : km 4.52 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 4.74 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 4.75 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Alexandra Road
  23. 23 : km 5.03 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Pershore Road, A441
  24. 24 : km 5.05 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Speedwell Road
  25. 25 : km 5.23 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.31 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Spey Close
  27. 27 : km 5.31 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road, A38
  28. 28 : km 5.69 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 5.7 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 5.73 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Sir Harrys Road
  31. 31 : km 6.3 - alt. 143 m - Keep left onto Sir Harry's Road
  32. 32 : km 6.37 - alt. 146 m - Keep left onto Priory Road
  33. 33 : km 6.42 - alt. 147 m - Enter roundabout
  34. 34 : km 6.6 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Edgbaston Park Road
  35. 35 : km 7.2 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 7.2 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 7.23 - alt. 133 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 7.25 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Tennis Court
  39. 39 : km 7.28 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  40. S/E : km 7.31 - alt. 134 m

Useful Information

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