Wigan To Leigh, Warrington And St Helens

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 40.24 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 42 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 39 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 8 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wigan 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.547037° / W 2.654812°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.44669° / W 2.725641°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 23 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  4. 4 : km 0.54 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.55 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Loire Drive
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Robin Park Road
  7. 7 : km 0.77 - alt. 23 m - Keep right onto Robin Park Road
  8. 8 : km 0.83 - alt. 23 m - Keep right onto Warrington Road, A49
  9. 9 : km 1.04 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.05 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Warrington Road, A49
  11. 11 : km 1.1 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Warrington Road, A49
  12. 12 : km 2.07 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Warrington Road, A49
  13. 13 : km 2.13 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Warrington Road, A49
  14. 14 : km 2.15 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.15 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.42 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto St Paul's Avenue
  17. 17 : km 2.95 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Poolstock Lane, B5238
  18. 18 : km 2.97 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Carr Lane
  19. 19 : km 3.74 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Wellham Road
  20. 20 : km 4.23 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 4.24 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 4.25 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 4.27 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 8.2 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Aye Bridge Road, A573
  25. 25 : km 8.26 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 9.18 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 11.4 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 12.98 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 13.41 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 13.43 - alt. 22 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Sale Way
  31. 31 : km 13.53 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto Sale Way
  32. 32 : km 13.63 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 13.86 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Sale Way
  34. 34 : km 14.17 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 14.69 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 15.24 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto St Helens Road, A572
  37. 37 : km 17.49 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left onto Newton Road, A572
  38. 38 : km 17.91 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Newton Road, A572
  39. 39 : km 18.44 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto Winwick Lane, A579
  40. 40 : km 21.27 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Winwick Lane, A579
  41. 41 : km 21.34 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Winwick Link Road, A49
  42. 42 : km 23.22 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newton Road, A49
  43. 43 : km 23.73 - alt. 19 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newton Road, A49
  44. 44 : km 24.79 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Winwick Road, A49
  45. 45 : km 25.52 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Winwick Road, A49
  46. 46 : km 26.85 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto Lythgoes Lane, A49
  47. 47 : km 26.86 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto Lythgoes Lane, A49
  48. 48 : km 26.9 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto Winwick Road
  49. 49 : km 27.05 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Buckley Street
  50. 50 : km 27.23 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Dalham Lane
  51. 51 : km 27.97 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Folly Lane
  52. 52 : km 28.21 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Longshaw Street
  53. 53 : km 29.25 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Longshaw Street
  54. 54 : km 29.26 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Longshaw Street
  55. 55 : km 29.29 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto Longshaw Street
  56. 56 : km 29.43 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Lewis Avenue
  57. 57 : km 29.49 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Summerfield Avenue
  58. 58 : km 29.67 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 29.76 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 29.91 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 30.86 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 32.03 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 32.3 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 64 : km 32.97 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 33.19 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Farmers Lane
  66. 66 : km 33.56 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Fir Tree Lane
  67. 67 : km 34.65 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 34.84 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 35.82 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 35.85 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 35.92 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 36.25 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Bold Lane, B5204
  73. 73 : km 36.26 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Travers Entry, B5204
  74. 74 : km 37.28 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Helena Road
  75. 75 : km 37.86 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Peckers Hill Road
  76. 76 : km 37.89 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Fisher Street
  77. 77 : km 38 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Edgeworth Street
  78. 78 : km 38.1 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Ellamsbridge Road
  79. 79 : km 38.21 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Worsley Brow
  80. 80 : km 38.53 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto Sutton Road
  81. 81 : km 38.9 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  82. 82 : km 39.44 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Gaskell Street
  83. 83 : km 39.71 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right onto Peasley Cross Lane
  84. 84 : km 40.09 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto McManus Drive
  85. E : km 40.24 - alt. 25 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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