Greater Manchester Circuit - Leg Four

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 84.15 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 25h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 404 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 403 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 162 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 m
  • ⚐
    District: Manchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.454283° / W 2.262671°
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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 0.06 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Sylvan Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Upper Chorlton Road, B5218
  4. 4 : km 0.3 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto St. Johns Road
  5. 5 : km 0.93 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Fulford Street
  6. 6 : km 1.13 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Northumberland Road, B5224
  7. 7 : km 1.13 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.29 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 1.31 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto St Hilda's Road
  10. 10 : km 1.34 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.36 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.46 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Humphrey Road
  13. 13 : km 1.56 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Seymour Grove, B5217
  14. 14 : km 1.7 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.71 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.71 - alt. 31 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 1.83 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 1.83 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Talbot Road, A5014
  19. 19 : km 1.88 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Boyer Street
  20. 20 : km 2.03 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Boyer Street
  21. 21 : km 2.19 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 2.22 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 2.23 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right onto A56
  24. 24 : km 2.25 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left onto Trafford Road, A5063
  25. 25 : km 2.32 - alt. 26 m - Keep right onto Trafford Road, A5063
  26. 26 : km 2.43 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 2.48 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Trafford Road, A5063
  28. 28 : km 2.53 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left onto Wharf End
  29. 29 : km 2.68 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Trafford Wharf Road
  30. 30 : km 3.13 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 3.19 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 3.67 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 3.8 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 3.82 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 4.02 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Blue
  36. 36 : km 4.25 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 4.94 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Coronet Way
  38. 38 : km 6.11 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 6.15 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A576
  40. 40 : km 6.23 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 6.24 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 6.59 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 6.6 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Gilda Brook Road, A576
  44. 44 : km 6.8 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  45. 45 : km 6.84 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 6.93 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto College Road
  47. 47 : km 6.99 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto St Mary's Road
  48. 48 : km 7.06 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 7.09 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 7.1 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto St Mary's Road
  51. 51 : km 7.19 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road
  52. 52 : km 7.25 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 7.36 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Wellington Road
  54. 54 : km 7.96 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Monton Road, B5229
  55. 55 : km 8.88 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Monton Green, B5231
  56. 56 : km 9.02 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  57. 57 : km 9.05 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 11.22 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 11.66 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Tyldesley Loopline
  60. 60 : km 15.36 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 16.13 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Hough Lane, A5082
  62. 62 : km 16.21 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Manchester Road, A577
  63. 63 : km 17.81 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Elliott Street
  64. 64 : km 18.26 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 19.04 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Millers Lane
  66. 66 : km 19.05 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 19.23 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  68. 68 : km 19.78 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Bee Fold Lane
  69. 69 : km 19.82 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 20.27 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 20.32 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 20.76 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Atherleigh Way, A579
  73. 73 : km 20.81 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Lovers Lane, B5235
  74. 74 : km 21.23 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto Wigan Road, A577
  75. 75 : km 24.32 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Atherton Road, A577
  76. 76 : km 24.32 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Atherton Road, A577
  77. 77 : km 28.14 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 29.4 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 29.69 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 30.45 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 30.48 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 30.48 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 30.55 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Pottery Road, A577
  84. 84 : km 31.09 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ormskirk Road, A577
  85. 85 : km 32.34 - alt. 51 m - Keep right onto Ellesmere Road, A577
  86. 86 : km 35.03 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp right onto Gathurst Road, B5206
  87. 87 : km 40.74 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right onto Shevington Lane, A5209
  88. 88 : km 40.82 - alt. 100 m - Keep right onto Shevington Lane, A5209
  89. 89 : km 42.54 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto High Street, A49
  90. 90 : km 42.55 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Market Street, B5239
  91. 91 : km 43.39 - alt. 88 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Rectory Lane, B5239
  92. 92 : km 44.49 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right onto Chorley Road, A5106
  93. 93 : km 44.75 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Red Rock Lane, B5239
  94. 94 : km 47.67 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Meadow Pit Lane
  95. 95 : km 48.09 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Tucker's Hill Brow
  96. 96 : km 49.33 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Dark Lane
  97. 97 : km 50.27 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Chorley Road, A6
  98. 98 : km 50.5 - alt. 113 m - Keep right onto Chorley Road, B5408
  99. 99 : km 52.57 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B5238
  100. 100 : km 52.93 - alt. 118 m - Keep left onto Station Road, B5238
  101. 101 : km 54.7 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Chorley New Road, A673
  102. 102 : km 57.6 - alt. 128 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Chorley New Road, A673
  103. 103 : km 59.99 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Beaumont Road, A58
  104. 104 : km 60.32 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Beaumont Road
  105. 105 : km 60.33 - alt. 118 m - Keep right onto Beaumont Road, A58
  106. 106 : km 61.92 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 62.39 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Beaumont Chase
  108. 108 : km 62.41 - alt. 128 m - Keep left onto Beaumont Chase
  109. 109 : km 62.48 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Turnberry
  110. 110 : km 62.59 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Turnberry
  111. 111 : km 62.66 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp right
  112. 112 : km 62.7 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 62.8 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  114. 114 : km 62.81 - alt. 136 m - Turn sharp left
  115. 115 : km 63.26 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 63.33 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 64.07 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto St Helens Road, A579
  118. 118 : km 64.23 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Salford Road, A6
  119. 119 : km 65.49 - alt. 119 m - Keep right onto Salford Road, A6
  120. 120 : km 65.53 - alt. 118 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Salford Road, A6
  121. 121 : km 69.5 - alt. 88 m - Keep left onto High Street, A6
  122. 122 : km 69.7 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto A575
  123. 123 : km 69.72 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right onto Memorial Road, A575
  124. 124 : km 71.07 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto Walkden Road, A575
  125. 125 : km 71.08 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  126. 126 : km 71.1 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 71.11 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right
  128. 128 : km 71.11 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left onto Walkden Road, A575
  129. 129 : km 72.23 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto Walkden Road, A575
  130. 130 : km 72.31 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Worsley Brow, A572
  131. 131 : km 72.63 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Barton Road, B5211
  132. 132 : km 74.14 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Parrin Lane
  133. 133 : km 75.1 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Monton Green, B5231
  134. 134 : km 75.25 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Monton Road, B5229
  135. 135 : km 76.19 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Wellington Road
  136. 136 : km 76.8 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  137. 137 : km 76.91 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  138. 138 : km 76.96 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto St Mary's Road
  139. 139 : km 77.05 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  140. 140 : km 77.06 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  141. 141 : km 77.09 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto St Mary's Road
  142. 142 : km 77.17 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto College Road
  143. 143 : km 77.22 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 77.32 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  145. 145 : km 77.34 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Gilda Brook Road, A576
  146. 146 : km 77.56 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  147. 147 : km 77.56 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  148. 148 : km 77.92 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 77.92 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto A576
  150. 150 : km 77.95 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  151. 151 : km 78.02 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  152. 152 : km 78.03 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 78.14 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  154. 154 : km 78.14 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Coronet Way
  155. 155 : km 78.99 - alt. 21 m - Keep right onto Coronet Way
  156. 156 : km 79.84 - alt. 24 m - Keep right onto Broadway
  157. 157 : km 79.85 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  158. 158 : km 80.14 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Green
  159. 159 : km 80.26 - alt. 22 m - Keep left onto Media City Footbridge
  160. 160 : km 80.31 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  161. 161 : km 80.33 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  162. 162 : km 80.55 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  163. 163 : km 81.21 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  164. 164 : km 81.24 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Trafford Wharf Road
  165. 165 : km 81.42 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Wharf End
  166. 166 : km 81.57 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right onto Trafford Road, A5063
  167. 167 : km 81.62 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  168. 168 : km 81.66 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Trafford Road
  169. 169 : km 81.78 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  170. 170 : km 81.85 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight left onto Bridgewater Way, A56
  171. 171 : km 81.86 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto A5067
  172. 172 : km 81.98 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left onto Chester Road, A5067
  173. 173 : km 82.07 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Chester Road, A5067
  174. 174 : km 82.14 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  175. 175 : km 82.14 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  176. 176 : km 82.29 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right
  177. 177 : km 82.34 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  178. 178 : km 82.36 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  179. 179 : km 82.36 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  180. 180 : km 82.37 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Seymour Grove, B5217
  181. 181 : km 83.18 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Kings Road
  182. 182 : km 83.75 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Ollerton Avenue
  183. 183 : km 83.91 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Upper Chorlton Road, B5218
  184. 184 : km 83.95 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Sylvan Avenue
  185. 185 : km 84.09 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Whalley Road
  186. S/E : km 84.15 - alt. 29 m

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