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Birmingham (Shirley) #359 Free

AUDrive
Online
15 Feb 2023
17
10.5 mi
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35 min
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3
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12
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A 10.5-mile route to Dorridge via Widney Lane, similar to Route #349 but with slightly different turns. Reaches 60 mph on Earlswood Road. 12 roundabouts and 10 traffic lights. About 35 minutes.

Watch Out For

  • Earlswood Road (60 mph). The fastest section. You must show confidence at higher speeds. Driving 40 in a 60 zone is a serious fault.
  • Widney Road. Narrow with hedgerows limiting visibility. Slow for oncoming traffic.
  • Only 3 left turns but 9 right turns. The route is heavily right-turn biased, requiring consistent mirror-signal-position checks.
  • Cluster of Speed-40 signs. Eight signs near Dorridge. The speed drops rapidly from 60 to 40 to 30.

Route Features

  • 3 left turns, 9 right turns, 12 roundabouts, 10 sets of traffic lights.
  • Speed range: 20-60 mph. 30 mph residential, 40 mph on Highlands Road, 50 mph briefly, 60 mph near Dorridge.
  • Returns via Cranmore Boulevard and Longmore Road.

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • On Slater Road and Mill Lane, the road is narrow with parked cars. Be ready to use passing places.
  • The speed transitions from 60 to 40 to 30 happen quickly near Dorridge. Anticipate the changes.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive south. 120 yd
2 Turn right. 16 yd
3 Turn right onto A34/Stratford Road. 153 yd
4 Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Union Road. 740 yd
5 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Longmore Road. 623 yd
6 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Widney Lane. 1617 yd
7 Enter Widney Island and take the 2nd exit onto Widney Lane. 1098 yd
8 Turn right onto Widney Manor Road. 560 yd
9 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Widney Road. 637 yd
10 Turn right onto Slater Road. 378 yd
11 Turn left onto Mill Lane. 291 yd
12 Turn right onto Poplar Road. 761 yd
13 Turn right onto Station Road/B4101. Continue on B4101. 937 yd
14 Turn right onto Earlswood Road. 641 yd
15 Turn left to stay on Earlswood Road. 267 yd
16 Turn left onto Box Trees Road. 1058 yd
17 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit. 6 yd
18 Exit the roundabout onto Stratford Road/A3400. 1.1 mi
19 Enter Monkspath Interchange and take the 1st exit onto A34/Stratford Road. 1745 yd
20 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Monkspath Hall Road. 217 yd
21 Keep right to take Monkspath Hall Road. 21 yd
22 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Highlands Road. 222 yd
23 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Highlands Road. 238 yd
24 Turn right onto Cranmore Boulevard. 444 yd
25 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Widney Lane. 602 yd
26 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Union Road. 656 yd
27 Turn left. 11 yd
28 Turn right. 38 yd