Great Birmingham Run Training – Week 4
10.5 Mile Route
- Route starts along Cycle Track, behind swimming baths, turn right on Wyndley Lane. Enter Park at gate and turn right. Follow road past Visitor Centre, past Playground and exit park at Town Gate.
- Turn right at roundabout onto Clifton Road (1 mile), run past Wyndley and then turn right onto Monmouth Drive.
- Follow Monmouth Drive to the end and turn right to enter park at Banners Gate (3 miles). Follow the road to crossroads at top of hill (4 miles). Turn left. (For shorter route 4.8 miles turn right here then take first left back to Wyndley.)
- For main route turn left at crossroads and follow road to Jamboree Memorial. Here take road sharp right (5 miles).
- Follow road past Keepers Pool and on to Visitor Centre. Here bear left downhill and exit park again at Town Gate.
- Turn left at roundabout up the steep hill that is Upper Clifton Road. At the top (opposite Town Hall) turn left onto Anchorage Road
- Follow road to traffic lights and here turn left onto Lichfield Road. Turn left onto Blackroot Road (mile 7) and start a figure of 8 in Four Oaks Estate.
- Run to end of Blackroot Road until you see sign for Hartopp Gate. DO NOT ENTER PARK THIS TIME. Follow Hartopp Road around the right-hand bend and all the way to the top where it joins the main road (Four Oaks Road).
- Turn right down Four Oaks Road and back onto Lichfield Road (mile 9). Turn right back onto Blackroot Road.
- Run to the end until you see sign for Hartopp Gate. This time turn left through the gate and follow the road downhill ahead of you. Pass mile 10 on this road and return to Wyndley via the back of the Visitors Centre as we do with our normal groups.
10.5 miles done – Congratulations!