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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.23 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 84 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 74 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 184 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 125 m
  • ⚐
    District: Birmingham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.47118° / W 1.958689°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.473222° / W 1.959862°
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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.

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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. 171 m - Start on Meadow Road
  2. 2 : km 0.24 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto Hagley Road
  3. 3 : km 0.34 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.35 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto Hagley Road
  5. 5 : km 0.65 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.65 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Hagley Road
  7. 7 : km 0.78 - alt. 183 m - Keep left onto Hagley Road West
  8. 8 : km 0.87 - alt. 183 m - Turn left onto Lordswood Road
  9. 9 : km 1.34 - alt. 174 m - Turn left onto Knightlow Road
  10. 10 : km 1.35 - alt. 174 m - Turn left onto Lordswood Road
  11. 11 : km 1.74 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Croftdown Road
  12. 12 : km 2.05 - alt. 181 m - Turn right onto Fitz Roy Avenue
  13. 13 : km 2.05 - alt. 181 m - Turn right onto Croftdown Road
  14. 14 : km 2.43 - alt. 183 m - Keep left onto Croftdown Road
  15. 15 : km 2.48 - alt. 182 m - Turn left onto A4123
  16. 16 : km 3.38 - alt. 174 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lordswood Road
  17. 17 : km 3.7 - alt. 172 m - Enter roundabout
  18. 18 : km 3.87 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto Ravenhurst Road
  19. 19 : km 3.88 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto High Street
  20. 20 : km 5.95 - alt. 154 m - Keep right onto Harborne Road
  21. 21 : km 7.01 - alt. 154 m - Enter roundabout
  22. 22 : km 7.08 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 7.09 - alt. 155 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 7.13 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 7.26 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 7.33 - alt. 153 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 7.34 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight left onto Broad Street
  28. 28 : km 8.17 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 8.26 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.28 - alt. 143 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 8.39 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 8.39 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 8.4 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 8.48 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Cambridge Street
  35. 35 : km 8.56 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Paradise Circus
  36. 36 : km 8.59 - alt. 139 m - Keep left onto Summer Row
  37. 37 : km 8.69 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp right onto B4135
  38. 38 : km 9.03 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Clement Street
  39. 39 : km 9.04 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Sandpits
  40. 40 : km 9.55 - alt. 132 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ladywood Middleway
  41. 41 : km 10.52 - alt. 151 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Alston Street
  42. 42 : km 11.29 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Hagley Road
  43. E : km 13.23 - alt. 184 m

Useful Information

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