Withnell/penwortham

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.98 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 50 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 167 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 167 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 8 m
  • ⚐
    District: Withnell 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.714508° / W 2.563342°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.751209° / W 2.725858°
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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. 134 m - Start on Chorley Road, A674
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 134 m - Turn sharp left onto Chorley Road, A674
  3. 3 : km 0.49 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 4 : km 0.5 - alt. 154 m - Turn slight left onto Chorley Road, A674
  5. 5 : km 2.01 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 6 : km 2.01 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Chorley Road, A674
  7. 7 : km 3.4 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 3.41 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Blackburn Road, A674
  9. 9 : km 4.94 - alt. 129 m - Keep right onto A674
  10. 10 : km 5.41 - alt. 113 m - Keep left onto Millennium Way, A674
  11. 11 : km 5.75 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 6.49 - alt. 94 m - Keep left onto Millennium Way, A674
  13. 13 : km 6.53 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Millennium Way, A674
  14. 14 : km 6.56 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Millennium Way, A674
  15. 15 : km 6.62 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 6.89 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp right onto Millennium Way, A674
  17. 17 : km 6.93 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Millennium Way, A674
  18. 18 : km 7.26 - alt. 97 m - Enter roundabout
  19. 19 : km 7.8 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left onto Millennium Way, A674
  20. 20 : km 7.82 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 7.82 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 7.83 - alt. 104 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Preston Road, A6
  23. 23 : km 7.88 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight right onto Preston Road, A6
  24. 24 : km 7.91 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left onto Preston Road, A6
  25. 25 : km 8.9 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 8.97 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 11.92 - alt. 93 m - Keep right onto Preston Road, A6
  28. 28 : km 12.25 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Preston Road, A6
  29. 29 : km 12.96 - alt. 80 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A6
  30. 30 : km 13.52 - alt. 66 m - Enter roundabout
  31. 31 : km 13.79 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto A6
  32. 32 : km 13.79 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto A6
  33. 33 : km 13.84 - alt. 61 m - Enter roundabout
  34. 34 : km 14.03 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto A6
  35. 35 : km 14.09 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  36. 36 : km 14.12 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 14.32 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 14.33 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  39. 39 : km 14.7 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B6258
  40. 40 : km 14.71 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Havelock Road
  41. 41 : km 14.87 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  42. 42 : km 14.87 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Havelock Terrace
  43. 43 : km 15.01 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 15.31 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Holme Road
  45. 45 : km 15.46 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 15.5 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 15.79 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 15.92 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Brownedge Road
  49. 49 : km 16 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 16.19 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 18.18 - alt. 17 m - Keep left onto Factory Lane
  52. 52 : km 18.98 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Leyland Road, B5254
  53. 53 : km 19.17 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 54 : km 19.17 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Leyland Road, B5254
  55. 55 : km 19.18 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Marshalls Brow
  56. 56 : km 19.41 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Hill Road South
  57. 57 : km 19.83 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Abbot Meadow
  58. 58 : km 19.9 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Penwortham Court
  59. 59 : km 19.92 - alt. 18 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 20 - alt. 17 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 20.1 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 20.1 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 20.33 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right onto Hill Road
  64. 64 : km 20.66 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Alcester Avenue
  65. 65 : km 20.66 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp left onto Hill Road
  66. 66 : km 20.91 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Liverpool Road, A59
  67. 67 : km 20.97 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Kingsway
  68. E : km 20.98 - alt. 22 m

Useful Information

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