Great Hill Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.92 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 486 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 485 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 392 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 129 m
  • ⚐
    District: Horwich 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.60226° / W 2.526089°
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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. 204 m - Start on Mill View Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 204 m - Turn right onto Wallsuches
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 200 m - Turn right onto Wallsuches
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 200 m - Turn right onto Mill View Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.43 - alt. 232 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 245 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.66 - alt. 272 m - Turn left onto Georges Lane
  8. 8 : km 0.72 - alt. 270 m - Turn right onto Winter Hill
  9. 9 : km 1.52 - alt. 350 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.05 - alt. 386 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.24 - alt. 363 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 2.74 - alt. 293 m - Turn right onto Georges Lane
  13. 13 : km 3.27 - alt. 295 m - Turn slight right onto Georges Lane
  14. 14 : km 3.39 - alt. 299 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 3.55 - alt. 313 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 3.8 - alt. 359 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 3.9 - alt. 345 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.17 - alt. 315 m - Turn slight right onto Georges Lane
  19. 19 : km 4.52 - alt. 313 m - Keep right onto Belmont Road
  20. 20 : km 5.42 - alt. 337 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.69 - alt. 380 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 5.9 - alt. 339 m - Turn slight right onto Belmont Road
  23. 23 : km 6.81 - alt. 321 m - Turn slight right onto Rivington Road
  24. 24 : km 7.02 - alt. 325 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.24 - alt. 324 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 7.38 - alt. 336 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 7.64 - alt. 350 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 10.7 - alt. 379 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 11.25 - alt. 336 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 11.41 - alt. 328 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 13.68 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 13.82 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left
  33. 33 : km 14.84 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 14.89 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 15.09 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Moor Road
  36. 36 : km 15.31 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 16.1 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Heapey Fold Lane
  38. 38 : km 17.01 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Heapey Fold Lane
  39. 39 : km 17.11 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  40. 40 : km 18.29 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Dill Hall Brow
  41. 41 : km 18.56 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 19.94 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Horrobin Lane
  43. 43 : km 20.4 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 44 : km 20.54 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 20.84 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 20.84 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 21.28 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 21.29 - alt. 169 m - Keep left onto Roynton Lane
  49. 49 : km 21.63 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight left onto Roynton Lane
  50. 50 : km 21.68 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Roynton Lane
  51. 51 : km 22.31 - alt. 180 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 22.44 - alt. 190 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 53 : km 22.65 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 54 : km 22.74 - alt. 187 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 22.99 - alt. 186 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 23.06 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 57 : km 23.63 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 23.64 - alt. 223 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 23.69 - alt. 224 m - Turn slight left onto Brownlow Road
  60. 60 : km 23.9 - alt. 227 m - Turn slight left onto Old Rake
  61. 61 : km 23.93 - alt. 228 m - Turn right onto Factory Hill
  62. 62 : km 23.96 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 24.24 - alt. 222 m - Turn left onto Marklands Road
  64. 64 : km 24.26 - alt. 226 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 24.57 - alt. 222 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 24.77 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Wallsuches
  67. 67 : km 24.81 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Wallsuches
  68. 68 : km 24.87 - alt. 204 m - Turn left onto Mill View Lane
  69. S/E : km 24.92 - alt. 206 m

Useful Information

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