Greater Manchester Circuit - Leg Three

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 69.21 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 20h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 93 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 88 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 61 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 10 m
  • ⚐
    District: Manchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.454261° / W 2.262694°
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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. 29 m - Start on Whalley Road
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Whalley Road
  3. 3 : km 0.28 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Wood Road
  4. 4 : km 0.73 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Kings Road
  5. 5 : km 1.86 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Kings Road
  6. 6 : km 1.91 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 1.91 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.99 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.99 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Kings Road
  10. 10 : km 2.74 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.93 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.94 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.96 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left onto Renton Road
  14. 14 : km 2.96 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Christie Road
  15. 15 : km 3.12 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Chester Road, A56
  16. 16 : km 3.24 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 3.27 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Chester Road, A56
  18. 18 : km 3.42 - alt. 26 m - Keep right onto Derbyshire Lane
  19. 19 : km 4.44 - alt. 25 m - Keep left onto Derbyshire Lane
  20. 20 : km 4.45 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 5 onto Bradfield Road
  21. 21 : km 5.08 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bradfield Road
  22. 22 : km 5.93 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Moss Vale Road
  23. 23 : km 6 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Higher Road
  24. 24 : km 6.84 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B5214
  25. 25 : km 6.9 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Flixton Road
  26. 26 : km 7.59 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Mayfair Avenue
  27. 27 : km 7.6 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Flixton Road
  28. 28 : km 8.36 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Flixton Road, B5158
  29. 29 : km 8.8 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.81 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 8.87 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Irlam Road
  32. 32 : km 10.51 - alt. 16 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Irlam Road
  33. 33 : km 11.13 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 11.27 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 11.28 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 11.34 - alt. 14 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 11.38 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Cadishead Way, A57
  38. 38 : km 12.99 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto Cadishead Way, A57
  39. 39 : km 13.02 - alt. 15 m - At roundabout, take exit 5
  40. 40 : km 13.08 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 13.09 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 14.11 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Hayes Road
  43. 43 : km 14.33 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Green Lane
  44. 44 : km 14.49 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Liverpool Road
  45. 45 : km 14.51 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Lords Street
  46. 46 : km 15.56 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 15.61 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left onto Bedford Green
  48. 48 : km 16.76 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 17.16 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp left onto Glazebrook Trail
  50. 50 : km 18.04 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 20.22 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Moss Lane
  52. 52 : km 20.24 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 21.78 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Glazebrook Timberland Trail
  54. 54 : km 22.02 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Glazebrook Timberland Trail
  55. 55 : km 22.56 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Jennet's Lane
  56. 56 : km 23.13 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Warrington Road, A574
  57. 57 : km 23.28 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Warrington Road, A574
  58. 58 : km 23.33 - alt. 14 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto East Lancashire Road, A580
  59. 59 : km 25.8 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 25.89 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto East Lancashire Road, A580
  61. 61 : km 30.15 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bridge Street, A573
  62. 62 : km 36.09 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Platt Street, A573
  63. 63 : km 36.12 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A573
  64. 64 : km 36.17 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto Walthew Lane, A573
  65. 65 : km 38.37 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Warrington Road, A573
  66. 66 : km 38.39 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto Warrington Road, A573
  67. 67 : km 39.35 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Darlington Street East, A577
  68. 68 : km 40.09 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Manchester Road, A577
  69. 69 : km 44.25 - alt. 47 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Atherton Road, A577
  70. 70 : km 47.83 - alt. 55 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Wigan Road, A577
  71. 71 : km 48.4 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Wigan Road, A577
  72. 72 : km 48.43 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wigan Road, A577
  73. 73 : km 48.6 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto A577
  74. 74 : km 49.23 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Market Street, A577
  75. 75 : km 50.8 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Shuttle Street, A577
  76. 76 : km 51.51 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Common Lane
  77. 77 : km 51.53 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Manchester Road, A577
  78. 78 : km 52.59 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Hough Lane, A5082
  79. 79 : km 52.67 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 53.44 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Sale Lane, A577
  81. 81 : km 54.85 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Chaddock Lane, A572
  82. 82 : km 57.31 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Leigh Road, A572
  83. 83 : km 57.35 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Worsley Brow, A572
  84. 84 : km 57.71 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Barton Road, B5211
  85. 85 : km 61.45 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 61.55 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 61.84 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 61.88 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Ashburton Road West, B5214
  89. 89 : km 63.63 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Ashburton Road West, B5214
  90. 90 : km 63.73 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Parkway Circle
  91. 91 : km 63.75 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Village Way, A5081
  92. 92 : km 63.83 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 63.86 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Village Way, A5081
  94. 94 : km 65.31 - alt. 26 m - Keep left onto Wharfside Way
  95. 95 : km 65.64 - alt. 26 m - Keep left onto Wharfside Way
  96. 96 : km 66.15 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto Wharfside Way, A5081
  97. 97 : km 66.24 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Sir Alex Ferguson Way
  98. 98 : km 66.27 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto Wharfside Way, A5081
  99. 99 : km 66.74 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right onto Trafford Road, A5063
  100. 100 : km 66.81 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto A56
  101. 101 : km 66.83 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  102. 102 : km 66.84 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 66.87 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  104. 104 : km 67.03 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Boyer Street
  105. 105 : km 67.18 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Talbot Road, A5014
  106. 106 : km 67.23 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 67.35 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 67.35 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 67.36 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Seymour Grove, B5217
  110. 110 : km 67.68 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 67.75 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 67.92 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 67.97 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Ayres Road, B5224
  114. 114 : km 68.32 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto St. Johns Road
  115. 115 : km 68.84 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Upper Chorlton Road, B5218
  116. 116 : km 69.01 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Sylvan Avenue
  117. 117 : km 69.15 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Whalley Road
  118. S/E : km 69.21 - alt. 29 m

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