Parks Of Manchester

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.20 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 67 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 m
  • ⚐
    District: Manchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.419363° / W 2.246468°
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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. 33 m - Start on Mersey Road
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Mersey Road
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Barlow Moor Road, A5145
  4. 4 : km 2.75 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left onto Berwick Avenue
  5. 5 : km 2.81 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Rosgill Close
  6. 6 : km 2.85 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 2.95 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 2.95 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 3.21 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.45 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 3.46 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 3.53 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 3.69 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.94 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 3.94 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 4 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Trentham Avenue
  17. 17 : km 4.07 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Churwell Avenue
  18. 18 : km 4.1 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Tithe Barn Road
  19. 19 : km 4.2 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Mauldeth Road
  20. 20 : km 4.74 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Mauldeth Road
  21. 21 : km 4.76 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  22. 22 : km 5.96 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 6.11 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Crossley Road
  24. 24 : km 6.13 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 6.15 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 6.15 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 6.4 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 6.59 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 6.94 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Crossley Road
  30. 30 : km 7.17 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp left onto Wellington Road North, A6
  31. 31 : km 7.19 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 7.2 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 7.26 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 7.28 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Lloyd Road
  35. 35 : km 7.41 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Cringle Road
  36. 36 : km 7.69 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 7.71 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 7.72 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 7.84 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 7.85 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 7.89 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 8.01 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 8.14 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right
  44. 44 : km 8.16 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 8.25 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 8.57 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 8.57 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Fallowfield Loop
  48. 48 : km 8.57 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 8.71 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 8.83 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Broom Lane, B6178
  51. 51 : km 8.9 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 8.91 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Rawdon Close
  53. 53 : km 8.97 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Chapel Street
  54. 54 : km 9 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 9 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Chapel Street
  56. 56 : km 9.06 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 9.26 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Barlow Road
  58. 58 : km 9.27 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 9.31 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 9.38 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 9.52 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  62. 62 : km 9.7 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 9.72 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Manor Road
  64. 64 : km 9.8 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 9.91 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 9.97 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 10.01 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right onto Guildford Road
  68. 68 : km 10.05 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Cranmere Avenue
  69. 69 : km 10.14 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right
  70. 70 : km 10.39 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 10.61 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 10.77 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Bickerdike Avenue
  73. 73 : km 10.81 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Bickerdike Avenue
  74. 74 : km 11.11 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right onto Northmoor Road
  75. 75 : km 11.2 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 11.22 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 11.22 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right
  78. 78 : km 11.27 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  79. 79 : km 11.29 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 11.34 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 11.45 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 11.45 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left
  83. 83 : km 11.47 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Stockport Road, A6
  84. 84 : km 11.48 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Crowcroft Road
  85. 85 : km 11.67 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Slade Lane, A5079
  86. 86 : km 11.69 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left onto Mentor Street
  87. 87 : km 11.84 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Hamilton Road
  88. 88 : km 11.88 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Montgomery Road
  89. 89 : km 12.1 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Beresford Road
  90. 90 : km 12.12 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Meldon Road
  91. 91 : km 12.18 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Elsdon Road
  92. 92 : km 12.19 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Meldon Road
  93. 93 : km 12.54 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Birchfields Road, A34
  94. 94 : km 12.63 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 12.65 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 12.65 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 12.86 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 12.89 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 13.62 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Wilmslow Road, A6010
  100. 100 : km 13.62 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 13.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 13.85 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  103. 103 : km 14.19 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 14.31 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 14.35 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Heald Place
  106. 106 : km 14.56 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Claremont Road
  107. 107 : km 15.77 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Quinney Crescent
  108. 108 : km 15.86 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 16.02 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 16.05 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Raised Walk
  111. 111 : km 16.23 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto Lime Walk
  112. 112 : km 16.65 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right
  113. 113 : km 16.75 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  114. 114 : km 16.9 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 16.93 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 17.6 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Wilbraham Road, A6010
  117. 117 : km 17.82 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto A6010
  118. 118 : km 17.9 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Princess Road, A5103
  119. 119 : km 18.72 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Whitchurch Road
  120. 120 : km 18.73 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Princess Road, A5103
  121. 121 : km 19.24 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Cavendish Road
  122. 122 : km 19.43 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cavendish Road
  123. 123 : km 19.94 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Burton Road
  124. 124 : km 20.69 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Barlow Moor Road, A5145
  125. 125 : km 20.89 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right onto Mersey Road
  126. S/E : km 21.2 - alt. 33 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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Association or club
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