| 1 Earlswood Lakes |
From The Reservoir PH at Earlswood cross-roads follow Shutt Lane; at Salter Street TL
(2). |
| 2 Salter Street |
TR Vicarage Road ( 1.3km/0.8m); at the bend, cross stile on the R; follow line of
occasional trees (and marker posts) to a stile; continue over bridge and round the edge of
wooded hollow
(on L) to another stile; cross field to gate at Illshaw Heath Road (3A). |
3A Illshaw Heath Rd
4A Sidenhales Farm |
TR for 100 paces and TL along access drive; after gate, cross stile on R; follow field
edge to footbridge; continue beyond through area of gorse to track; TL along track to
stile and beyond to front of Sidenhales Farm (4A) (3km/1.9m) -
demolished after fire: Note: business park being built here and footpath diversion
proposed. |
| 5A Stratford Road |
Follow path to right of building to stile; continue ahead on track to farm access
bridge over M42; TL alongside motorway to stile; bear R to hedge corner, deviation from
Defmitive Map here; follow hedge to Stratford Road (SA) (3km/1.9m). |
| 6A Monkspath Hall Rd |
X Stratford Road and TL; follow footway round M42 interchange and continue alongside
A34; cross over River Blythe and cross stile on R by gate; follow leafy path which passes
at back of housing - to Shelly Lane; cross Shelly Crescent, passing Shelly Farm PH to
junction Shelly Crescent/Monkspath Hall Road (6A) (6.lkm/3.8m). |
| 7 Hillfield Road |
X Monkspath Hall Road, TR and follow Monkspath Cycle Route alongside Hillfield Park,
past The Field House PH, X Widney Lane to take tarmac path at bus shelter - Libbards Way;
TL Hillfield Road (7A).
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| 8 Solihull Town Centre To continue the walk to Marston
Green click here
 |
Continue on Monkspath Cycle Route past HillfieId Hall, under railway to Church Hill
Road (8.lkm/Sm) and TL; X to path between Nos 55/57 Church Hill Road; at path end, TR up
Church Hill Road to St Alphege Church; TR New Road for rural Middle Section of walk; X at
War . Memorial to High Street (8) (Walk 4 in Country Walks Book 2 starts close to here);
TR Mill Lane (9km/5.6m) to continue on direct Middle Section of Walk or to end of High
Street for bus connections at Poplar Road.
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TR = Turn right X = Cross
TL = Turn Left
Solihull to Earlswood Bus Route 150X Centro Hotline 0121200 2700
HEART OF ENGLAND WAY ASSOCIATION LONG DISTANCE PATH GROUP
Would you like to walk the Leicester
Round a 100 mile footpath.
The group are walking the round over 9 months on the second Sunday
of each month starting 10th March and have a few seats left on their coach.
Are you interested in joining them? If so Phone Trevor Westwood on 0121 705 6583 |
