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James Watt City Centre Walk

Linear Trail · West Midlands

100

XP

about 34 min walking

Easy
2.73 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.

Trail to learn more about Watt following his footsteps through the City Centre taking advantage of some of the more distinctive and attractive aspects of the city. Duration 1-2hrs

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208 m

158 m

108 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Leisurely walk

Mostly flat, no real climbs.

Climb

17 m

Drop

21 m

Highest

152 m

Lowest

127 m

Walking time

about 34 min

How the 2.7 km splits

Flat

1.0 km

Climbing

0.8 km

Descending

0.8 km

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