Formby Figure 8

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.61 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 10 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 10 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 18 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sefton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.635428° / W 3.007593°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.65082° / W 3.00692°
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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. 8 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Head northwest on Upper Aughton Rd/B5208 toward Clarence Rd
  3. 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Alma Rd
  4. 3 : km 0.6 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.65 - alt. 8 m - Head west
  6. 5 : km 0.69 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Weld Rd
  7. 6 : km 1.25 - alt. 7 m - Head northwest on Weld Rd toward Grovewood
  8. 7 : km 1.74 - alt. 8 m - Slight left to stay on Weld Rd
  9. 8 : km 1.76 - alt. 8 m - Enter the roundabout
  10. 9 : km 6.38 - alt. 8 m - Head southeast on Shore Rd toward Promenade
  11. 10 : km 6.63 - alt. 8 m - Head southeast on Shore Rd toward Coastal Rd
  12. 11 : km 6.83 - alt. 11 m - Head southeast on Shore Rd
  13. 12 : km 6.83 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 6.93 - alt. 12 m - Head south toward Barford Cl
  15. 14 : km 7.03 - alt. 13 m - Head south toward Chipping Ave
  16. 15 : km 7.15 - alt. 13 m - Head south toward Chipping Ave
  17. 16 : km 7.36 - alt. 13 m - Head south toward Lighthorne Dr
  18. 17 : km 7.67 - alt. 14 m - Head east on Lighthorne Dr toward Cantlow Fold
  19. 18 : km 7.77 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Westminster Dr
  20. 19 : km 8.01 - alt. 13 m - Head west on Westminster Dr toward Harbury Ave
  21. 20 : km 8.07 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Harbury Ave
  22. 21 : km 8.14 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Wigston Cl
  23. 22 : km 8.2 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Harbury Ave
  24. 23 : km 8.31 - alt. 12 m - Turn right to stay on Harbury Ave
  25. 24 : km 8.34 - alt. 13 m - Head southeast
  26. 25 : km 8.44 - alt. 15 m - Head west toward Harbury Ave
  27. 26 : km 8.47 - alt. 15 m - Head east
  28. 27 : km 8.5 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 8.57 - alt. 12 m - Head southwest
  30. 29 : km 8.62 - alt. 12 m - Head southwest
  31. 30 : km 8.71 - alt. 14 m - Head southwest
  32. 31 : km 8.81 - alt. 12 m - Head southwest
  33. 32 : km 8.94 - alt. 13 m - Head southwest
  34. 33 : km 8.98 - alt. 12 m - Head southwest
  35. 34 : km 9.1 - alt. 11 m - Head southwest
  36. 35 : km 9.39 - alt. 12 m - Head southwest
  37. 36 : km 9.72 - alt. 11 m - Head southwest
  38. 37 : km 9.98 - alt. 11 m - Head southwest
  39. 38 : km 10.28 - alt. 12 m - Head southwest
  40. 39 : km 10.69 - alt. 11 m - Head southwest
  41. 40 : km 11.66 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 11.66 - alt. 13 m - Head west
  43. 42 : km 11.89 - alt. 12 m - Head west
  44. 43 : km 16.66 - alt. 9 m - Head southeast on Shore Rd
  45. 44 : km 16.88 - alt. 9 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Shore Rd
  46. 45 : km 17.11 - alt. 11 m - Head southeast on Shore Rd toward Chatsworth Rd
  47. 46 : km 17.49 - alt. 16 m - Turn left to stay on Shore Rd
  48. 47 : km 17.54 - alt. 17 m - Slight right to stay on Shore Rd
  49. 48 : km 17.86 - alt. 13 m - Head southeast on Shore Rd toward Mossgiel Ave
  50. 49 : km 18 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Station Rd
  51. 50 : km 18.34 - alt. 11 m - Head east on Station Rd toward Fairfield Rd
  52. 51 : km 18.61 - alt. 11 m - Station Rd turns slightly left and becomes Liverpool Rd/A565
  53. 52 : km 18.81 - alt. 11 m - Head northeast on Liverpool Rd/A565 toward Oakwood Ave
  54. 53 : km 19.18 - alt. 12 m - Head northeast on Liverpool Rd/A565 toward Welwyn Ave
  55. 54 : km 19.49 - alt. 11 m - Head northeast on Liverpool Rd/A565 toward Nixon's Ln
  56. 55 : km 19.82 - alt. 10 m - Head northeast on Liverpool Rd/A565 toward Carr Ln
  57. 56 : km 20.06 - alt. 10 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Waterloo Rd/A565
  58. 57 : km 20.21 - alt. 10 m - Head north on Waterloo Rd/A565 toward Ryder Cres
  59. 58 : km 20.57 - alt. 11 m - Head north on Waterloo Rd/A565 toward Arundel Rd
  60. 59 : km 21.01 - alt. 15 m - Head northwest on Waterloo Rd/A565 toward Cromer Rd
  61. 60 : km 21.44 - alt. 18 m - Head north on Waterloo Rd/A565 toward Greenbank Dr
  62. 61 : km 21.51 - alt. 18 m - Turn left at Greenbank Dr
  63. 62 : km 22.79 - alt. 9 m - Head north on Westbourne Rd toward Grosvenor Rd
  64. 63 : km 23.14 - alt. 9 m - Head northeast on Westbourne Rd toward Grosvenor Rd
  65. 64 : km 23.58 - alt. 10 m - Head northeast on Westbourne Rd toward Oxford Rd
  66. 65 : km 23.7 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Oxford Rd
  67. 66 : km 23.94 - alt. 7 m - Head northeast on Coastal Rd
  68. 67 : km 24.12 - alt. 7 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Marine Dr
  69. 68 : km 24.26 - alt. 7 m - Head north on Marine Dr/NCN 62
  70. 69 : km 24.56 - alt. 7 m - Head north on Marine Dr/NCN 62
  71. 70 : km 24.9 - alt. 6 m - Head northeast on Marine Dr/NCN 62
  72. 71 : km 25.2 - alt. 6 m - Head northeast on Marine Dr/NCN 62 toward Marine Dr/NCN 62
  73. 72 : km 25.61 - alt. 5 m - Head northeast on Marine Dr/NCN 62 toward Marine Dr/NCN 62
  74. 73 : km 25.95 - alt. 5 m - Head northeast on Marine Dr/NCN 62
  75. 74 : km 26 - alt. 5 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Marine Parade
  76. 75 : km 26.03 - alt. 5 m - Head southeast on Marine Parade toward Marine Parade
  77. 76 : km 26.6 - alt. 9 m - Sharp right onto Promenade/B5245
  78. E : km 26.61 - alt. 9 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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