Half Minus 'the Hill'

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.22 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 94 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 94 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 64 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 21 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wigan 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.546292° / W 2.630537°
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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. 49 m - Start on Millgate
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto Millgate
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Standishgate
  4. 4 : km 0.16 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Market Street
  5. 5 : km 1.6 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Woodhouse Lane, B5375
  6. 6 : km 2.72 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Scot Lane
  7. 7 : km 3.21 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Walthew House Lane
  8. 8 : km 4.26 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Fourmarts Road
  9. 9 : km 4.27 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Fourmarts Road
  10. 10 : km 4.4 - alt. 43 m - Enter roundabout
  11. 11 : km 6.28 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 6.4 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 6.54 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 6.93 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 6.97 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right onto Stadium Way
  16. 16 : km 7.96 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Frith Street
  17. 17 : km 8.12 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 8.14 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 9.08 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Great George Street
  20. 20 : km 9.1 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Wallgate
  21. 21 : km 9.7 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Rodney Street, A577
  22. 22 : km 10.01 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Warrington Lane, A573
  23. 23 : km 10.59 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 12.32 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto L.M.&S.R.
  25. 25 : km 13.49 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 13.61 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 13.79 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 14.17 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 14.18 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 14.52 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Wigan Lane, A49
  31. 31 : km 14.84 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto B5376
  32. 32 : km 14.87 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Spencer Road
  33. 33 : km 14.87 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp right onto B5376
  34. 34 : km 15.99 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 16.05 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 16.09 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 16.11 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 16.14 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 16.17 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 16.19 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 41 : km 16.22 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 16.33 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 43 : km 16.44 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 16.44 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 16.53 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 46 : km 16.54 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 47 : km 16.63 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 16.64 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 16.77 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 16.96 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 17.01 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 17.01 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 17.13 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 17.22 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Mesnes Park Terrace
  55. 55 : km 17.39 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Parson's Walk, B5375
  56. 56 : km 17.78 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 17.79 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 17.86 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Church Gates
  59. 59 : km 17.89 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 17.95 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 17.96 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right onto Wallgate
  62. 62 : km 18.2 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Wallgate
  63. 63 : km 18.55 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 18.56 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 18.59 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 19.35 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 19.85 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Warrington Road, A573
  68. 68 : km 20.61 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  69. 69 : km 20.63 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto School Lane, A573
  70. 70 : km 20.68 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto River Way, A49
  71. 71 : km 20.9 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 20.91 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 20.97 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Millgate
  74. S/E : km 21.22 - alt. 48 m

Useful Information

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