Ewood 5.4mi Earnsdale, Harwood, Vale, Sandy Ln

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.74 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 45 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 76 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 75 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 179 m
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    Lowest point: 103 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 103 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 103 m - Head south-west towards Nuttall St
  3. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 103 m - Walk south-west towards Nuttall St
  4. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Nuttall St
  5. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 105 m - Nuttall St turns slightly right and becomes Top O' Th' Croft
  6. 5 : km 0.18 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Bolton Rd/A666
  7. 6 : km 0.19 - alt. 106 m - Walk south-east on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Stewart St
  8. 7 : km 0.35 - alt. 108 m - Walk south-east on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Oakfield Rd
  9. 8 : km 0.47 - alt. 109 m - Walk south on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Branch Rd
  10. 9 : km 0.63 - alt. 114 m - Walk south-east on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Craven's Ave
  11. 10 : km 0.78 - alt. 122 m - Walk south on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Craven's Ave
  12. 11 : km 0.95 - alt. 132 m - Walk south on Bolton Rd/A666
  13. 12 : km 1.09 - alt. 137 m - Walk south on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Jack Walker Way
  14. 13 : km 1.26 - alt. 140 m - Walk south on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Sandy Ln/B6231
  15. 14 : km 1.42 - alt. 138 m - Walk south on Blackburn Rd/A666
  16. 15 : km 1.58 - alt. 138 m - Walk south-east on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Earcroft Way
  17. 16 : km 1.72 - alt. 142 m - Walk south on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards View Rd
  18. 17 : km 1.89 - alt. 145 m - Walk south on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Evelyn Rd
  19. 18 : km 2.1 - alt. 147 m - Walk south on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Anchor Rd
  20. 19 : km 2.21 - alt. 147 m - Walk south on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Westwell St
  21. 20 : km 2.34 - alt. 148 m - Walk south-east on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Hawkshaw Ave
  22. 21 : km 2.46 - alt. 147 m - Walk south-east on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Oldfield Ave
  23. 22 : km 2.56 - alt. 143 m - Walk south-east on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Clarence St
  24. 23 : km 2.66 - alt. 140 m - Walk south-west on Earnsdale Rd towards Westminster Rd
  25. 24 : km 3.03 - alt. 162 m - Walk south-west on Earnsdale Rd towards Halley Rd
  26. 25 : km 3.2 - alt. 177 m - Walk south-east on Harwood St towards Avondale Rd
  27. 26 : km 3.69 - alt. 170 m - Walk south-east on Harwood St towards Barley Bank St
  28. 27 : km 4.07 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Vale St
  29. 28 : km 4.07 - alt. 164 m - Walk north-east on Vale St towards Queen St
  30. 29 : km 4.32 - alt. 144 m - Walk north-west on Duckworth St/A666 towards Heys Ln
  31. 30 : km 4.73 - alt. 140 m - Walk north-west on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Bright St
  32. 31 : km 5.06 - alt. 139 m - Walk north-west on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Earnsdale Rd
  33. 32 : km 5.47 - alt. 148 m - Walk north on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Hollins Rd
  34. 33 : km 6.05 - alt. 142 m - Walk north on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Moss Fold Rd
  35. 34 : km 6.44 - alt. 138 m - Walk north on Blackburn Rd/A666 towards Bog Height Rd
  36. 35 : km 6.49 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Sandy Ln/B6231
  37. 36 : km 6.57 - alt. 140 m - Walk north-east on Sandy Ln/B6231
  38. 37 : km 6.98 - alt. 120 m - Head north on Sandy Ln/B6231 towards Dominica Ave
  39. 38 : km 7.22 - alt. 114 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Branch Rd
  40. 39 : km 7.32 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Cross St
  41. 40 : km 7.37 - alt. 114 m - Head south on Cross St towards Kingston Pl
  42. 41 : km 7.42 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Sandy Ln/B6231
  43. 42 : km 7.57 - alt. 114 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Branch Rd
  44. 43 : km 8.03 - alt. 109 m - Head north-west on Branch Rd
  45. 44 : km 8.3 - alt. 109 m - Head north on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Branch Rd
  46. 45 : km 8.58 - alt. 105 m - Head north-west on Bolton Rd/A666 towards Ashville Terrace
  47. 46 : km 8.61 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Nuttall St
  48. S/E : km 8.74 - alt. 104 m

Useful Information

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