Mossley Saddleworth 19m

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 30.62 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 679 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 682 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 327 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 132 m
  • ⚐
    District: Oldham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.539221° / W 2.030242°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 225 m - Start on Oldham Road, A669
  2. 2 : km 0.4 - alt. 260 m - Turn right onto Summershades Rise
  3. 3 : km 0.46 - alt. 267 m - Turn sharp left onto Summershades Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.58 - alt. 278 m - Turn sharp right onto Burnedge Lane
  5. 5 : km 1.12 - alt. 305 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 2.71 - alt. 203 m - Turn right onto Ladcastle Road
  7. 7 : km 2.8 - alt. 208 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 5.48 - alt. 188 m - Turn left onto Station Approach
  9. 9 : km 5.65 - alt. 192 m - Turn right onto Oldham Road, A62
  10. 10 : km 5.73 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 5.75 - alt. 189 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 6.11 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 6.37 - alt. 194 m - Turn right onto High Street, A6052
  14. 14 : km 6.45 - alt. 199 m - Keep right onto Delph Lane
  15. 15 : km 8.77 - alt. 266 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 9 - alt. 260 m - Turn right onto Castleshaw Top Bank
  17. 17 : km 9.45 - alt. 259 m - Turn left onto Dirty Lane
  18. 18 : km 10.45 - alt. 308 m - Turn left onto Standedge Foot Road
  19. 19 : km 10.7 - alt. 311 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 11.37 - alt. 309 m - Turn right onto Huddersfield Road
  21. 21 : km 11.52 - alt. 327 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 12.18 - alt. 276 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 13.09 - alt. 204 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  24. 24 : km 13.18 - alt. 204 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  25. 25 : km 13.29 - alt. 201 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 13.66 - alt. 197 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 13.88 - alt. 191 m - Turn left onto Ward Lane
  28. 28 : km 14.23 - alt. 220 m - Turn slight right onto Ward Lane
  29. 29 : km 14.41 - alt. 240 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 14.52 - alt. 226 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 15.05 - alt. 231 m - Turn slight right onto Butterhouse Lane
  32. 32 : km 15.4 - alt. 207 m - Turn sharp left onto Ryefields Drive
  33. 33 : km 15.43 - alt. 206 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 15.53 - alt. 192 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 15.7 - alt. 179 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 15.85 - alt. 181 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 15.97 - alt. 182 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 15.99 - alt. 182 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 16.41 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 16.5 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto SpringBurn Way
  41. 41 : km 16.87 - alt. 197 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 17.46 - alt. 216 m - Turn left onto Kinders Lane
  43. 43 : km 17.57 - alt. 218 m - Keep right onto Tunstead Lane
  44. 44 : km 17.64 - alt. 220 m - Turn slight left onto Tunstead Lane
  45. 45 : km 17.97 - alt. 229 m - Turn slight left onto Tunstead Lane
  46. 46 : km 18.15 - alt. 216 m - Turn right onto Tunstead Lane
  47. 47 : km 18.6 - alt. 181 m - Turn right onto Holmfirth Road, A635
  48. 48 : km 18.81 - alt. 165 m - Turn sharp left onto Waterside
  49. 49 : km 18.85 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Waterside
  50. 50 : km 18.88 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 18.97 - alt. 165 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 19.39 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 19.7 - alt. 211 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 21.28 - alt. 218 m - Turn left onto Intake Lane
  55. 55 : km 21.87 - alt. 266 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 22.32 - alt. 193 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 22.43 - alt. 173 m - Turn right onto Huddersfield Road, B6175
  58. 58 : km 22.43 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Shadworth Close
  59. 59 : km 22.49 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 23.62 - alt. 149 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 24.16 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 24.19 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 24.31 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Micklehurst Road
  64. 64 : km 24.49 - alt. 135 m - Keep left onto Waggon Road
  65. 65 : km 24.66 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp right onto Manchester Road, A635
  66. 66 : km 24.87 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Abney Road
  67. 67 : km 25.14 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Barngate Drive
  68. 68 : km 25.28 - alt. 181 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 25.49 - alt. 190 m - Turn left onto Old Brow
  70. 70 : km 25.57 - alt. 199 m - Turn slight left onto Old Brow
  71. 71 : km 25.73 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight right onto Market Street
  72. 72 : km 25.99 - alt. 208 m - Turn slight right onto Stamford Street, A670
  73. 73 : km 26.13 - alt. 203 m - Keep left onto Lees Road
  74. 74 : km 26.28 - alt. 213 m - Turn right onto Quickedge Road
  75. 75 : km 27.93 - alt. 258 m - Turn right onto Quickedge Road
  76. 76 : km 27.97 - alt. 260 m - Turn right onto Stockport Road, A6050
  77. 77 : km 29.44 - alt. 196 m - Turn left onto Mossley Road, A670
  78. 78 : km 29.44 - alt. 196 m - Turn left onto High Grove Lane
  79. 79 : km 29.95 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 30.06 - alt. 197 m - Turn sharp left
  81. 81 : km 30.08 - alt. 199 m - Turn slight right onto Mossley Road, A670
  82. 82 : km 30.09 - alt. 200 m - Turn sharp left onto Oldham Road, A669
  83. S/E : km 30.62 - alt. 225 m

Useful Information

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