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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.95 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 191 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 164 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 214 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 133 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.386484° / W 1.990456°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.384502° / W 2.002037°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 187 m - Start on Lowhill Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.26 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp left onto Groveley Lane, B4096
  3. 3 : km 1.97 - alt. 180 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 1.98 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 2.03 - alt. 179 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 2.04 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Longbridge Lane, B4096
  7. 7 : km 2.8 - alt. 187 m - Keep left onto Longbridge Lane, B4096
  8. 8 : km 2.83 - alt. 188 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Redditch Road, A441
  9. 9 : km 3.43 - alt. 184 m - Keep right onto Redditch Road, A441
  10. 10 : km 3.48 - alt. 182 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Redditch Road
  11. 11 : km 4.13 - alt. 179 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 4.14 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto Redditch Road, A441
  13. 13 : km 5.85 - alt. 151 m - Keep left onto Redditch Road, A441
  14. 14 : km 5.88 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Pershore Road South, A441
  15. 15 : km 6.37 - alt. 135 m - Keep right onto Pershore Road South, A441
  16. 16 : km 6.8 - alt. 157 m - Keep right onto Pershore Road South, A441
  17. 17 : km 6.83 - alt. 158 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pershore Road, A441
  18. 18 : km 6.88 - alt. 158 m - Keep right onto Pershore Road, A441
  19. 19 : km 6.9 - alt. 158 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pershore Road, A441
  20. 20 : km 7.76 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 7.77 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 8.39 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 8.4 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left onto Rea Valley Route
  24. 24 : km 8.9 - alt. 138 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  25. 25 : km 9.25 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 9.38 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Pershore Road South, A441
  27. 27 : km 9.39 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 9.41 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Pershore Road South, A441
  29. 29 : km 9.42 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 9.43 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 9.46 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 9.83 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 10.11 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 10.28 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 10.65 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  36. 36 : km 10.76 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  37. 37 : km 11.24 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left onto Popes Lane
  38. 38 : km 11.27 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  39. 39 : km 11.5 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Wychall Road
  40. 40 : km 11.52 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Rea Valley Route
  41. 41 : km 11.68 - alt. 145 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  42. 42 : km 11.99 - alt. 147 m - Keep right onto Rea Valley Route
  43. 43 : km 12.07 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Rea Valley Route
  44. 44 : km 12.36 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Middlemore Road
  45. 45 : km 12.74 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  46. 46 : km 13.35 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 13.54 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 13.55 - alt. 169 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road South, A38
  49. 49 : km 15.26 - alt. 172 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lickey Road, B4120
  50. 50 : km 15.34 - alt. 174 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 15.35 - alt. 173 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 15.61 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 15.61 - alt. 182 m - Turn left onto Lickey Road, B4120
  54. 54 : km 17.1 - alt. 197 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Barnt Green Road, B4120
  55. 55 : km 18.32 - alt. 185 m - Keep left onto Cofton Church Lane
  56. 56 : km 19.3 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 19.56 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Hackett Street
  58. 58 : km 19.57 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Arrow Drive
  59. 59 : km 19.62 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Newman Drive
  60. 60 : km 19.69 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Skylark Street
  61. 61 : km 19.9 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Fairey Street
  62. 62 : km 20.29 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto East Works Drive
  63. 63 : km 20.34 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Groveley Lane, B4096
  64. 64 : km 21.23 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 21.27 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 21.28 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight left onto Lickey Road, B4120
  67. E : km 21.94 - alt. 214 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 Whitlocks End to Shirley Railway Stations, Rail Trails

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