Hough Hill Harrop Edge Wild Bank

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.39 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 451 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 445 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 390 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 105 m
  • ⚐
    District: Tameside 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.4821° / W 2.061415°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 105 m - Start on Bridge Street
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Caroline Street, B6175
  3. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Gorse Hall Drive
  5. 5 : km 0.75 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 1.01 - alt. 191 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 1.11 - alt. 191 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 1.21 - alt. 194 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.4 - alt. 206 m - Turn left onto Gorse Hall Drive
  10. 10 : km 1.48 - alt. 210 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 2.43 - alt. 177 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 3.18 - alt. 173 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 13 : km 3.26 - alt. 175 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 3.57 - alt. 199 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.1 - alt. 218 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 4.32 - alt. 231 m - Turn right onto Harrop Edge Road
  17. 17 : km 4.39 - alt. 228 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 5.11 - alt. 285 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 5.53 - alt. 247 m - Turn right onto Matley Lane
  20. 20 : km 5.57 - alt. 247 m - Turn right onto Mottram Road, A6018
  21. 21 : km 5.58 - alt. 248 m - Turn left onto Hobson Moor Road
  22. 22 : km 5.71 - alt. 255 m - Keep left onto Hobson Moor Road
  23. 23 : km 5.98 - alt. 275 m - Keep left onto Hobson Moor Road
  24. 24 : km 6.61 - alt. 284 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.22 - alt. 343 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 7.76 - alt. 366 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 8.18 - alt. 390 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 8.19 - alt. 390 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 9.09 - alt. 318 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 9.31 - alt. 311 m - Turn left onto Gallowsclough Road
  31. 31 : km 9.82 - alt. 266 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 10.51 - alt. 263 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 10.68 - alt. 255 m - Turn slight left onto Shutts Lane
  34. 34 : km 11.15 - alt. 216 m - Turn right onto Mottram Old Road
  35. 35 : km 11.48 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 11.69 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 11.93 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Old Road
  38. 38 : km 11.98 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp left onto Mottram Road, A6018
  39. 39 : km 12.01 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 12.24 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 12.47 - alt. 172 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 12.57 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 12.84 - alt. 196 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 13.08 - alt. 181 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 13.24 - alt. 159 m - Turn right onto Laurel Bank
  46. 46 : km 13.71 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Park Street
  47. 47 : km 13.76 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Acres Lane, B6175
  48. 48 : km 14.35 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 14.38 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Caroline Street, B6175
  50. S/E : km 14.39 - alt. 106 m

Useful Information

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