Westhoughton Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.77 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 175 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 174 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 159 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Haigh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.563212° / W 2.627277°
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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. 46 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Hall Lane
  3. 2 : km 1 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 1.22 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  5. 4 : km 1.42 - alt. 100 m - Keep left
  6. 5 : km 2.68 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight right onto School Lane
  7. 6 : km 3.67 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Haigh Road, B5239
  8. 7 : km 3.96 - alt. 156 m - Keep right onto Toddington Lane
  9. 8 : km 4.13 - alt. 156 m - Keep left onto Toddington Lane
  10. 9 : km 4.62 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Tucker's Hill Brow
  11. 10 : km 5.86 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Dark Lane
  12. 11 : km 6.81 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Chorley Road, A6
  13. 12 : km 7.03 - alt. 113 m - Keep left onto Blackrod By-pass Road, A6
  14. 13 : km 8.98 - alt. 115 m - Continue onto Blackrod By-pass Road, A6
  15. 14 : km 8.99 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B5238
  16. 15 : km 9.03 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left onto Station Road, B5238
  17. 16 : km 9.06 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Blackrod By-pass Road, A6
  18. 17 : km 11.34 - alt. 129 m - Keep right onto A6
  19. 18 : km 11.49 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 11.49 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto A6
  21. 20 : km 11.54 - alt. 129 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Westhoughton Road, A6
  22. 21 : km 11.64 - alt. 130 m - Continue onto Chorley Road, A6
  23. 22 : km 11.96 - alt. 132 m - Continue onto Chorley Road, A6
  24. 23 : km 12.87 - alt. 131 m - Keep left onto Chorley Road, A6
  25. 24 : km 12.96 - alt. 132 m - Keep right onto Chorley Road, A6
  26. 25 : km 13.68 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Back Church Street
  27. 26 : km 13.76 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Holden Lea
  28. 27 : km 13.79 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Church Street, B5236
  29. 28 : km 14.47 - alt. 107 m - Continue onto Church Street, B5236
  30. 29 : km 15.3 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Walker Street
  31. 30 : km 15.39 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Green Meadows
  32. 31 : km 15.44 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Green Meadows
  33. 32 : km 15.88 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Wigan Road, A58
  34. 33 : km 18.82 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 19.11 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Lowe Mill Lane
  36. 35 : km 19.17 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Market Street, A58
  37. 36 : km 19.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Wigan Road, A577
  38. 37 : km 21.24 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Manchester Road, A577
  39. 38 : km 22.81 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Sullivan way
  40. 39 : km 22.86 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Sullivan way
  41. 40 : km 23.11 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 23.12 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 23.13 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Central Park Way, A49
  44. 43 : km 24.28 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 24.3 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Wigan Lane, A49
  46. 45 : km 24.49 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Leyland Mill Lane
  47. S/E : km 24.77 - alt. 44 m

Useful Information

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