Wythenshawe 5k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.32 km
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    Calculated time: 1h 35 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 12 m
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    Vertical drop: - 12 m
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    Highest point: 55 m
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    Lowest point: 36 m
  • ⚐
    District: Manchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.38615° / W 2.28608°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 48 m - Start near 49 Caithness Cl, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 2AU, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 48 m - Walk north-east on Caithness Cl towards Wastdale Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Wastdale Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.05 - alt. 47 m - Walk south-east on Wastdale Rd towards Caithness Cl
  5. 5 : km 0.16 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Greenbrow Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.17 - alt. 48 m - Walk north-east on Greenbrow Rd towards Whitburn Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.36 - alt. 46 m - Walk north on Greenbrow Rd towards Weyhill Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.64 - alt. 46 m - Walk north on Greenbrow Rd towards Rogate Dr
  9. 9 : km 0.9 - alt. 47 m - Walk north on Greenbrow Rd towards Hollyhedge Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.91 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Hollyhedge Rd
  11. 11 : km 0.99 - alt. 45 m - Walk east on Hollyhedge Rd
  12. 12 : km 1 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.12 - alt. 45 m - Walk north towards Bowland Rd
  14. 14 : km 1.13 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Bowland Rd
  15. 15 : km 1.26 - alt. 43 m - Walk north-west on Bowland Rd towards Maltby Rd
  16. 16 : km 1.53 - alt. 36 m - Walk east on Floatshall Rd towards Troon Rd
  17. 17 : km 1.8 - alt. 36 m - Walk east on Floatshall Rd towards Oakmoor Rd
  18. 18 : km 2.12 - alt. 39 m - Walk east on Floatshall Rd towards Oakmoor Rd
  19. 19 : km 2.29 - alt. 40 m - Walk east on Floatshall Rd
  20. 20 : km 2.29 - alt. 40 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Hall Ln
  21. 21 : km 2.33 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Blackcarr Rd
  22. 22 : km 2.35 - alt. 40 m - Walk east on Blackcarr Rd towards Paulden Ave
  23. 23 : km 2.58 - alt. 42 m - Walk east on Blackcarr Rd towards Partridge Ave
  24. 24 : km 2.81 - alt. 46 m - Walk south on Blackcarr Rd towards Partridge Ave
  25. 25 : km 3.07 - alt. 45 m - Walk south-west on Blackcarr Rd towards Wendon Rd
  26. 26 : km 3.22 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Wendon Rd
  27. 27 : km 3.23 - alt. 48 m - Walk south on Wendon Rd towards Heybrook Rd
  28. 28 : km 3.39 - alt. 48 m - Walk south-west on Wendon Rd towards Hollyhedge Rd
  29. 29 : km 3.42 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Hollyhedge Rd
  30. 30 : km 3.43 - alt. 48 m - Walk west on Hollyhedge Rd towards Highdales Rd
  31. 31 : km 3.46 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Highdales Rd
  32. 32 : km 3.46 - alt. 48 m - Walk south-west on Highdales Rd towards Dunnisher Rd
  33. 33 : km 3.57 - alt. 48 m - Walk south-west on Highdales Rd towards Firbank Rd
  34. 34 : km 3.59 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Firbank Rd
  35. 35 : km 3.7 - alt. 50 m - Walk south on Firbank Rd towards Balmer Dr
  36. 36 : km 4.12 - alt. 52 m - Walk south-west on Firbank Rd towards Whitburn Rd
  37. 37 : km 4.51 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Simonsway
  38. 38 : km 4.51 - alt. 55 m - Walk west on Simonsway towards Firbank Rd
  39. 39 : km 4.52 - alt. 55 m - Continue onto Tuffley Rd
  40. 40 : km 4.75 - alt. 55 m - Walk north-west on Tuffley Rd towards Chalford Rd
  41. 41 : km 4.94 - alt. 54 m - Walk north-west on Tuffley Rd towards Greenbrow Rd
  42. 42 : km 4.95 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Greenbrow Rd
  43. 43 : km 5.19 - alt. 48 m - Walk north-west on Wastdale Rd towards Caithness Cl
  44. 44 : km 5.29 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Caithness Cl
  45. S/E : km 5.32 - alt. 48 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.

Other walks in the area

Walking Sunbank Wood

Association or club
↔3.43 km ↗+24 m ↘-31 m ◔1h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Ringway (Greater Manchester)

This a pleasant little walk and sadly part of it is disappearing under concrete. Manchester Airport have developed on either side of Sunbank Lane. There was a petition to stop it but sadly it failed. There are some before and after pictures on the slideshow.

Walking Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm

Association or club
↔11.95 km ↗+25 m ↘-25 m ◔3h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Ashley (Cheshire East)

Great walk from Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm.

Walking Yew Tree Farm to Oversley Lodge Farm

Association or club
↔6.65 km ↗+6 m ↘-6 m ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stockport (Greater Manchester)

This short walk begins at Yew Tree Farm at the end of Bolshaw Road. Follow the path through Styal Golf Course and cross the railway bridge towards Beech Farm.

Walking Manchester Airport to Styal Mill

Association or club
↔5.23 km ↗+41 m ↘-41 m ◔1h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Styal (Cheshire East)

This walk starts at the big roundabout on Altrincham Road just before the airport tunnels.

Walking Airport to Higherhouse Farm

Association or club
↔6.46 km ↗+5 m ↘-5 m ◔1h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)

Easy and flat walk from Wood Lane to Higherhouse Farm.

Walking Lady Lane to Valewood Farm

Association or club
↔7.46 km ↗+12 m ↘-12 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)

Nice and flat walk from Lady Lane to Valewood Farm.

Walking Lindow Common to Rossmere

Association or club
↔6.66 km ↗+12 m ↘-12 m ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Wilmslow (Cheshire East)

Lindow Common is a very popular area and is well worth a visit in its own right. The common is crisscrossed by numerous footpaths and contains the Black Lake. It’s worthwhile exploring areas away from Black Lake where there are some small pools and expanses of heather. There is a lot of conservation work being carried out on the common which is designed to keep its open aspect and to protect wildlife and fauna. It is designated as a site of special scientific interest.

Walking St Olaf's Chapel & Alleyways in Pownall Park

Association or club
↔2.87 km ↗+19 m ↘-18 m ◔0h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Wilmslow (Cheshire East)

This interesting walk through Pownall Park takes in Carnival Fields and St. Olaf's Chapel which was built by the Boddington Family. Sadly, it is now just a ruin. Some of this route follows public footpaths through the Pownall Park area which are now are pretty much back alleys through the area.

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