Gritstone Bolly Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.61 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 16h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,389 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,391 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 501 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 147 m
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 155 m - Start on Hamson Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right onto Church Street
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Lord Street
  4. 4 : km 0.57 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Cow Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.58 - alt. 173 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.73 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.74 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.84 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.84 - alt. 228 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 1.02 - alt. 277 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 1.9 - alt. 283 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.93 - alt. 281 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.11 - alt. 263 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 2.77 - alt. 223 m - Turn left onto Hawkins Lane, B5470
  15. 15 : km 2.86 - alt. 223 m - Turn right onto Berristall Road
  16. 16 : km 2.93 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 4.01 - alt. 316 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 4.02 - alt. 317 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 4.66 - alt. 307 m - Turn left onto Bull Hill Lane
  20. 20 : km 4.68 - alt. 309 m - Turn left onto Buxton New Road, A537
  21. 21 : km 4.72 - alt. 311 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 5.75 - alt. 356 m - Turn right onto Buxton Old Road
  23. 23 : km 5.89 - alt. 346 m - Turn left onto Macclesfield FP 31
  24. 24 : km 5.92 - alt. 346 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 6.38 - alt. 343 m - Turn left onto Macclesfield FP 29
  26. 26 : km 6.41 - alt. 343 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 6.63 - alt. 324 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 7.03 - alt. 358 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 7.15 - alt. 357 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 7.85 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight right onto Sutton FP 6
  31. 31 : km 7.95 - alt. 205 m - Turn left onto Sutton BR 8
  32. 32 : km 7.97 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp right onto Sutton FP 38
  33. 33 : km 8.35 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp left onto Clarke Lane
  34. 34 : km 8.66 - alt. 206 m - Turn right onto Sutton FP 10
  35. 35 : km 9.12 - alt. 221 m - Turn right onto Sutton FP 11
  36. 36 : km 9.68 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Heathcote Lane
  37. 37 : km 9.68 - alt. 242 m - Keep left onto Sutton FP 13
  38. 38 : km 10.62 - alt. 282 m - Turn right onto Ridge Hill
  39. 39 : km 10.65 - alt. 281 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 11.41 - alt. 225 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 11.53 - alt. 216 m - Turn slight left
  42. 42 : km 11.54 - alt. 215 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 11.93 - alt. 203 m - Turn slight right onto Hollin Lane
  44. 44 : km 12 - alt. 203 m - Keep right onto Hollin Lane
  45. 45 : km 12.08 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 14.46 - alt. 390 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 14.48 - alt. 390 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 14.85 - alt. 398 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 15.54 - alt. 340 m - Turn right onto A54
  50. 50 : km 15.67 - alt. 338 m - Turn right onto Minn End Lane
  51. 51 : km 17.33 - alt. 351 m - Keep right onto Minn End Lane, Wincle FP 2
  52. 52 : km 18.19 - alt. 284 m - Turn left onto Wincle FP 31
  53. 53 : km 19.6 - alt. 218 m - Turn left onto Wincle FP 33
  54. 54 : km 20.57 - alt. 278 m - Turn right onto Wincle FP 12
  55. 55 : km 20.61 - alt. 279 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 20.76 - alt. 270 m - Keep right onto Wincle FP 16
  57. 57 : km 21.17 - alt. 214 m - Turn left onto The Falls
  58. 58 : km 21.25 - alt. 220 m - Turn right onto Wincle FP 26
  59. 59 : km 21.33 - alt. 226 m - Turn slight left onto Wincle FP 23
  60. 60 : km 22.09 - alt. 260 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 22.15 - alt. 269 m - Turn left onto Wincle FP 22
  62. 62 : km 22.67 - alt. 305 m - Turn sharp left onto Wincle FP 22
  63. 63 : km 23.16 - alt. 325 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 23.18 - alt. 326 m - Turn right onto Buxton Road, A54
  65. 65 : km 23.21 - alt. 325 m - Turn left onto Wincle FP 19
  66. 66 : km 24.04 - alt. 300 m - Turn slight left onto Wincle FP 19
  67. 67 : km 24.19 - alt. 283 m - Turn right onto Wincle FP 20
  68. 68 : km 24.2 - alt. 281 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 24.48 - alt. 239 m - Turn sharp right
  70. 70 : km 24.88 - alt. 257 m - Turn left onto Nabs Road
  71. 71 : km 24.89 - alt. 257 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 26.44 - alt. 267 m - Keep left onto Banktop Road, Wildboarclough FP 36
  73. 73 : km 26.91 - alt. 320 m - Keep left onto Wildboarclough FP 23
  74. 74 : km 27.79 - alt. 500 m - Turn left onto Wildboarclough FP 37
  75. 75 : km 27.92 - alt. 463 m - Turn sharp left onto Wildboarclough FP 37
  76. 76 : km 28.23 - alt. 447 m - Turn left onto Wildboarclough FP 23
  77. 77 : km 28.25 - alt. 447 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 29.49 - alt. 382 m - Turn right onto Forest Bridleway
  79. 79 : km 29.85 - alt. 378 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 30.42 - alt. 307 m - Turn slight left onto Standing Stone Road
  81. 81 : km 30.47 - alt. 305 m - Turn sharp right onto Macclesfield Forest FP 2
  82. 82 : km 30.58 - alt. 303 m - Turn slight right onto Macclesfield Forest FP 2
  83. 83 : km 31 - alt. 378 m - Turn right onto Trentabank Road
  84. 84 : km 31.26 - alt. 392 m - Turn left onto Trentabank Road
  85. 85 : km 31.26 - alt. 392 m - Turn slight left onto Old Charity Lane
  86. 86 : km 31.4 - alt. 408 m - Keep left onto Old Charity Lane
  87. 87 : km 31.57 - alt. 421 m - Keep right onto Charity Lane
  88. 88 : km 32.85 - alt. 435 m - Turn right onto Hacked Way Lane
  89. 89 : km 32.87 - alt. 434 m - Turn slight left onto Charity Lane
  90. 90 : km 33.71 - alt. 364 m - Turn sharp right onto Cat and Fiddle Road, A537
  91. 91 : km 33.76 - alt. 364 m - Turn sharp right
  92. 92 : km 34.26 - alt. 354 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 93 : km 34.37 - alt. 354 m - Turn sharp right
  94. 94 : km 34.87 - alt. 364 m - Turn slight right onto Cat and Fiddle Road, A537
  95. 95 : km 35.05 - alt. 353 m - Keep right onto Buxton New Road, A537
  96. 96 : km 35.26 - alt. 349 m - Keep right onto Buxton New Road, A537
  97. 97 : km 35.99 - alt. 320 m - Turn sharp right
  98. 98 : km 36.93 - alt. 320 m - Turn slight right onto Buxton New Road, A537
  99. 99 : km 37.12 - alt. 309 m - Turn right onto Bull Hill Lane
  100. 100 : km 37.15 - alt. 307 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 37.79 - alt. 317 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 37.79 - alt. 316 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 38.06 - alt. 309 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 38.59 - alt. 232 m - Turn left onto Rainow Road, B5470
  105. 105 : km 38.76 - alt. 244 m - Turn sharp right onto Lidgetts Lane
  106. 106 : km 39.73 - alt. 240 m - Turn slight right onto Kerridge Road
  107. 107 : km 40.23 - alt. 225 m - Keep right onto Windmill Lane
  108. 108 : km 41.29 - alt. 192 m - Turn right onto Oak Lane
  109. 109 : km 41.68 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto Chancery Lane
  110. 110 : km 41.96 - alt. 173 m - Turn right onto High Street
  111. 111 : km 42.13 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  112. 112 : km 42.36 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Palmerston Street, B5090
  113. 113 : km 42.59 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Street
  114. S/E : km 42.61 - alt. 155 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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