Tower 5.4 Wits Wensley Saunders Farm Butlers Sandy

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.80 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 106 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 108 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 173 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 85 m
  • ⚐
    District: Livesey 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.73483° / W 2.52812°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 87 m - Start near 46 Tower Rd, Blackburn BB2 5LE, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 87 m - Head north towards Tower Rd/National Cycle Rte 6
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 87 m - Head north towards Tower Rd/National Cycle Rte 6
  4. 4 : km 0.01 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Tower Rd/National Cycle Rte 6
  5. 5 : km 0.02 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Tower Rd/National Cycle Rte 6
  6. 6 : km 0.04 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Tower Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.06 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Tower Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.09 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Tower Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.11 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Tower Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.12 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Tower Rd
  11. 11 : km 0.16 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Tower Rd
  12. 12 : km 0.24 - alt. 88 m - Head east on Tower Rd
  13. 13 : km 0.34 - alt. 91 m - Head east on Tower Rd/National Cycle Rte 6
  14. 14 : km 0.34 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 0.4 - alt. 88 m - Head north
  16. 16 : km 0.47 - alt. 87 m - Head north
  17. 17 : km 0.52 - alt. 86 m - Head north-east
  18. 18 : km 0.6 - alt. 86 m - Head north-east
  19. 19 : km 0.68 - alt. 86 m - Head north-east
  20. 20 : km 0.76 - alt. 87 m - Head north-east
  21. 21 : km 0.83 - alt. 88 m - Head east
  22. 22 : km 0.92 - alt. 88 m - Head east
  23. 23 : km 1.01 - alt. 88 m - Head east towards National Cycle Rte 6
  24. 24 : km 1.07 - alt. 88 m - Head east towards National Cycle Rte 6
  25. 25 : km 1.2 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto National Cycle Rte 6
  26. 26 : km 1.27 - alt. 89 m - Head west on National Cycle Rte 6
  27. 27 : km 1.49 - alt. 91 m - Turn right to stay on National Cycle Rte 6
  28. 28 : km 1.61 - alt. 91 m - Head north-east on National Cycle Rte 6 towards Buncer Ln/B6447
  29. 29 : km 1.71 - alt. 93 m - Head north-east on National Cycle Rte 6 towards Buncer Ln/B6447
  30. 30 : km 1.83 - alt. 96 m - Head east on National Cycle Rte 6 towards Buncer Ln/B6447
  31. 31 : km 1.95 - alt. 102 m - Head north-east on National Cycle Rte 6 towards Buncer Ln/B6447
  32. 32 : km 2.08 - alt. 112 m - Head north-east on National Cycle Rte 6 towards Buncer Ln/B6447
  33. 33 : km 2.24 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Buncer Ln/B6447
  34. 34 : km 2.28 - alt. 118 m - Head north on Buncer Ln/B6447 towards Wensley Rd
  35. 35 : km 2.46 - alt. 125 m - Head east on Wensley Rd towards French Rd
  36. 36 : km 2.74 - alt. 113 m - Head east on Wensley Rd towards St Marks Rd/National Cycle Rte 6
  37. 37 : km 2.99 - alt. 110 m - Head east on Wensley Rd/National Cycle Rte 6 towards Lund St
  38. 38 : km 3.11 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Garden St
  39. 39 : km 3.11 - alt. 109 m - Head north on Saunders Rd towards Wensley Rd/National Cycle Rte 6
  40. 40 : km 3.41 - alt. 144 m - Head north on Saunders Rd towards Crompton Pl
  41. 41 : km 3.57 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Preston New Rd/A677
  42. 42 : km 3.58 - alt. 162 m - Head west on Preston New Rd/A677 towards Lancaster Pl
  43. 43 : km 3.87 - alt. 167 m - Head north-west on Preston New Rd/A677 towards St Silas's Rd
  44. 44 : km 3.94 - alt. 169 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Billinge Ave/B6447
  45. 45 : km 3.97 - alt. 168 m - Head south on Billinge Ave/B6447 towards Manor Rd
  46. 46 : km 4.25 - alt. 153 m - Head south-west on Billinge Ave/B6447 towards Buncer Ln
  47. 47 : km 4.5 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Lawley Rd
  48. 48 : km 4.54 - alt. 153 m - Head north-west on Lawley Rd towards Under Billinge Ln
  49. 49 : km 4.57 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Under Billinge Ln
  50. 50 : km 4.8 - alt. 159 m - Head south-west on Under Billinge Ln
  51. 51 : km 5.08 - alt. 167 m - Head south-west on Under Billinge Ln
  52. 52 : km 5.37 - alt. 167 m - Head west on Under Billinge Ln
  53. 53 : km 5.66 - alt. 160 m - Head south-west
  54. 54 : km 5.72 - alt. 157 m - Slight left
  55. 55 : km 5.96 - alt. 140 m - Head south-west
  56. 56 : km 6.2 - alt. 131 m - Head south-west
  57. 57 : km 6.32 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 6.43 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 6.44 - alt. 123 m - Head south-west
  60. 60 : km 6.68 - alt. 111 m - Head south
  61. 61 : km 6.85 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 6.86 - alt. 97 m - Head south-west towards Old Hall Ln/National Cycle Rte 6
  63. 63 : km 7.03 - alt. 101 m - Continue onto Old Hall Ln/National Cycle Rte 6
  64. 64 : km 7.09 - alt. 103 m - Head west on Old Hall Ln/National Cycle Rte 6
  65. 65 : km 7.34 - alt. 105 m - Slight left onto Old Hall Ln
  66. 66 : km 7.35 - alt. 105 m - Head south on Old Hall Ln towards Sandy Ln
  67. 67 : km 7.38 - alt. 105 m - Continue onto Victoria Rd
  68. 68 : km 7.71 - alt. 104 m - Head east on Bowden Ave
  69. 69 : km 8.28 - alt. 85 m - Walk north towards Tower Rd
  70. 70 : km 8.33 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Tower Rd
  71. 71 : km 8.35 - alt. 85 m - Walk east on Tower Rd
  72. 72 : km 8.68 - alt. 87 m - Walk east on Tower Rd
  73. S/E : km 8.8 - alt. 87 m

Useful Information

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