Gritstone To Congelton

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 43.39 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 15h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,191 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,249 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 409 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 103 m
  • ⚐
    District: Disley 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.358127° / W 2.042479°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.157568° / W 2.193079°
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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. 180 m - Start on Platform
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 180 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 206 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 208 m - Keep right onto Green Lane, Disley FP 22
  5. 5 : km 1.68 - alt. 257 m - Turn slight right onto Disley FP 28
  6. 6 : km 1.73 - alt. 258 m - Turn right onto Disley FP 19
  7. 7 : km 3.2 - alt. 259 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 3.63 - alt. 243 m - Turn slight left
  9. 9 : km 3.66 - alt. 242 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 3.79 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 3.8 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 3.87 - alt. 225 m - Turn left onto 'old' West Park Drive
  13. 13 : km 4 - alt. 230 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 4.1 - alt. 239 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 4.15 - alt. 244 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 4.44 - alt. 274 m - Turn slight right
  17. 17 : km 4.57 - alt. 281 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 5.72 - alt. 387 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 6.34 - alt. 388 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 6.81 - alt. 403 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 7.9 - alt. 358 m - Turn right onto Bakestonedale Road
  22. 22 : km 8.27 - alt. 356 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 8.66 - alt. 354 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 8.9 - alt. 351 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 9.61 - alt. 297 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 10.87 - alt. 181 m - Turn sharp left onto Spuley Lane
  27. 27 : km 11.05 - alt. 190 m - Turn left onto Spuley Lane
  28. 28 : km 12.25 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 12.32 - alt. 175 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 12.67 - alt. 217 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 12.84 - alt. 228 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 13.02 - alt. 277 m - Turn slight left
  33. 33 : km 13.9 - alt. 283 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 13.93 - alt. 281 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 14.12 - alt. 262 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 14.77 - alt. 223 m - Turn left onto Hawkins Lane, B5470
  37. 37 : km 14.86 - alt. 223 m - Turn right onto Berristall Road
  38. 38 : km 14.93 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 16.01 - alt. 316 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 16.01 - alt. 317 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 16.67 - alt. 306 m - Turn left onto Bull Hill Lane
  42. 42 : km 16.69 - alt. 309 m - Turn left onto Buxton New Road, A537
  43. 43 : km 16.73 - alt. 311 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 17.76 - alt. 356 m - Turn right onto Buxton Old Road
  45. 45 : km 17.91 - alt. 346 m - Turn left onto Macclesfield FP 31
  46. 46 : km 17.92 - alt. 346 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 18.34 - alt. 344 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 19.08 - alt. 358 m - Turn slight right onto Sutton FP 39
  49. 49 : km 19.1 - alt. 358 m - Turn slight right onto Sutton FP 39
  50. 50 : km 19.12 - alt. 357 m - Turn left onto Sutton FP 6
  51. 51 : km 19.26 - alt. 318 m - Turn right onto Sutton FP 6
  52. 52 : km 19.34 - alt. 313 m - Turn slight left onto Sutton FP 6
  53. 53 : km 19.84 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight right onto Sutton FP 6
  54. 54 : km 19.94 - alt. 205 m - Turn left onto Sutton BR 8
  55. 55 : km 19.95 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp right onto Sutton FP 38
  56. 56 : km 20.34 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp left onto Clarke Lane
  57. 57 : km 20.65 - alt. 206 m - Turn right onto Sutton FP 10
  58. 58 : km 21.11 - alt. 221 m - Turn right onto Sutton FP 11
  59. 59 : km 21.67 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Heathcote Lane
  60. 60 : km 21.67 - alt. 242 m - Keep left onto Sutton FP 13
  61. 61 : km 22.61 - alt. 282 m - Turn right onto Ridge Hill
  62. 62 : km 22.63 - alt. 281 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 23.4 - alt. 225 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 23.52 - alt. 216 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 23.53 - alt. 215 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 23.92 - alt. 203 m - Turn slight right onto Hollin Lane
  67. 67 : km 23.98 - alt. 203 m - Keep right onto Hollin Lane
  68. 68 : km 24.07 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 26.44 - alt. 390 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 26.46 - alt. 390 m - Turn slight left
  71. 71 : km 26.83 - alt. 398 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 27.52 - alt. 340 m - Turn left onto A54
  73. 73 : km 27.64 - alt. 338 m - Turn right onto Minn End Lane
  74. 74 : km 29.3 - alt. 351 m - Keep right onto Minn End Lane, Wincle FP 2
  75. 75 : km 30.16 - alt. 284 m - Turn left onto Wincle FP 31
  76. 76 : km 31.57 - alt. 218 m - Turn right onto Wincle FP 33
  77. 77 : km 33.13 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  78. 78 : km 34.51 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 34.92 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Macclesfield Road, A523
  80. 80 : km 34.94 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 35.42 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  82. 82 : km 36.63 - alt. 191 m - Turn slight left onto Toft Green Lane
  83. 83 : km 36.93 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 37.63 - alt. 268 m - Turn left onto Cloudside
  85. 85 : km 37.82 - alt. 285 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 37.91 - alt. 296 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 38.39 - alt. 337 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 39.19 - alt. 264 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 39.69 - alt. 208 m - Turn slight right onto Gosberryhole Lane
  90. 90 : km 39.89 - alt. 198 m - Turn right onto Tunstall Road
  91. 91 : km 39.89 - alt. 199 m - Turn left onto Acorn Lane
  92. 92 : km 40.45 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Weathercock Lane
  93. 93 : km 40.69 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 41.58 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Brookhouse Lane
  95. 95 : km 41.64 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 42 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 42.55 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 42.75 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Henshall Hall Drive
  99. 99 : km 42.9 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Biddulph Road, A527
  100. 100 : km 43.2 - alt. 131 m - Keep right onto Biddulph Road, A527
  101. E : km 43.39 - alt. 129 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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