Manchester Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 44.07 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 121 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 126 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 135 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 m
  • ⚐
    District: Tameside 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.507126° / W 2.092923°
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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. 135 m - Start on Nottingham Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto St Albans Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.73 - alt. 131 m - Keep right onto Alt Road
  4. 4 : km 0.77 - alt. 131 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Broadoak Road
  5. 5 : km 1.11 - alt. 129 m - Keep right onto Cranbourne Road
  6. 6 : km 2.4 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Richmond Street
  7. 7 : km 2.67 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 2.71 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight right onto Lord Sheldon Way, A6140
  9. 9 : km 3.17 - alt. 102 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lord Sheldon Way, A6140
  10. 10 : km 4.31 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 4.46 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight right onto Manchester Road, A635
  12. 12 : km 4.73 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 4.75 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Manchester Road, A635
  14. 14 : km 5.74 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left onto Audenshaw Road, B6390
  15. 15 : km 5.82 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Manchester Road, A635
  16. 16 : km 6.15 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp left onto Booth Road
  17. 17 : km 6.5 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Boothdale Drive
  18. 18 : km 6.64 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 6.71 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Fallowfield Loop
  20. 20 : km 7.19 - alt. 88 m - Keep right onto Fallowfield Loop
  21. 21 : km 7.35 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight right onto Fallowfield Loop
  22. 22 : km 7.94 - alt. 79 m - Keep left onto Fallowfield Loop
  23. 23 : km 9.86 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Fallowfield Loop
  24. 24 : km 13.13 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 13.14 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 13.35 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 13.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto Fallowfield Loop
  28. 28 : km 13.88 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Fallowfield Loop
  29. 29 : km 16.81 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 17.23 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 17.24 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Wilbraham Road, A6010
  32. 32 : km 18.18 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto Edge Lane, A5145
  33. 33 : km 18.62 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 18.69 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right onto Edge Lane, A5145
  35. 35 : km 18.7 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 18.91 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 18.94 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 19.01 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 19.01 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 19.02 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 19.03 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 19.11 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 19.18 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 19.19 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 19.66 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 19.78 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 5 onto Great Stone Road
  47. 47 : km 20.36 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Talbot Road, A5014
  48. 48 : km 20.77 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Warwick Road
  49. 49 : km 21.42 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto Sir Matt Busby Way
  50. 50 : km 21.42 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 21.43 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Sir Matt Busby Way
  52. 52 : km 21.48 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Sir Alex Ferguson Way
  53. 53 : km 21.49 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Sir Matt Busby Way
  54. 54 : km 21.52 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 21.55 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Wharfside Way, A5081
  56. 56 : km 21.58 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 57 : km 21.65 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right onto Victoria Place
  58. 58 : km 21.96 - alt. 29 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 22.02 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Trafford Road, A5063
  60. 60 : km 23.53 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 23.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  62. 62 : km 23.59 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 23.61 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 23.65 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 23.71 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  66. 66 : km 23.73 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  67. 67 : km 23.82 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Cross Lane
  68. 68 : km 24.23 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 24.36 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Caxton Way
  70. 70 : km 24.37 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Cross Lane
  71. 71 : km 24.49 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right onto Broad Street, A6
  72. 72 : km 24.82 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left
  73. 73 : km 24.85 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 24.92 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Crescent, A6
  75. 75 : km 25.04 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left
  76. 76 : km 25.25 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 25.37 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 25.45 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp left
  79. 79 : km 25.58 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  80. 80 : km 25.66 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 25.67 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 25.78 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 26 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Crescent, A6
  84. 84 : km 26.8 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto East Ordsall Lane
  85. 85 : km 26.81 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Chapel Street, A6
  86. 86 : km 26.89 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Trinity Way, A34
  87. 87 : km 26.92 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Chapel Street, A6
  88. 88 : km 27.07 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto New Bailey Street, A34
  89. 89 : km 27.86 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Albert Square, A6042
  90. 90 : km 27.93 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 27.99 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Lloyd Street, A6042
  92. 92 : km 28.15 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Peter Street, A34
  93. 93 : km 28.34 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left onto George Street
  94. 94 : km 28.39 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 28.43 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 28.43 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto George Street
  97. 97 : km 28.53 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Princess Street, A34
  98. 98 : km 28.62 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Reyner Street
  99. 99 : km 28.69 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Nicholas Street
  100. 100 : km 28.72 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Portland Street, A5103
  101. 101 : km 28.74 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Sackville Street
  102. 102 : km 28.8 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 28.88 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 28.91 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 28.92 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Chorlton Street
  106. 106 : km 28.97 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Bloom Street
  107. 107 : km 29.16 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Aytoun Street, A6
  108. 108 : km 29.2 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 29.2 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 29.24 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left
  111. 111 : km 29.24 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Auburn Street
  112. 112 : km 29.56 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Jutland Street
  113. 113 : km 29.57 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 29.6 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 29.63 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 29.64 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 29.99 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 30.02 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Great Ancoats Street, A665
  119. 119 : km 30.11 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Pollard Street, A662
  120. 120 : km 32.02 - alt. 62 m - Keep left onto Ashton New Road
  121. 121 : km 32.09 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left onto Alan Turing Way, A6010
  122. 122 : km 32.43 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right onto Gibbon Street
  123. 123 : km 32.45 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Alan Turing Way, A6010
  124. 124 : km 32.55 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp left
  125. 125 : km 32.6 - alt. 63 m - Keep right
  126. 126 : km 32.6 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 39.91 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left
  128. 128 : km 40.03 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 40.33 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Cavendish Street, A627
  130. 130 : km 40.35 - alt. 98 m - Keep right onto Cavendish Street, A627
  131. 131 : km 40.51 - alt. 102 m - Keep right onto Oldham Road, A627
  132. 132 : km 40.72 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Old Street
  133. 133 : km 40.9 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Old Street
  134. 134 : km 41.14 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 41.16 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  136. 136 : km 41.28 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto Henrietta Street
  137. 137 : km 41.66 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Alexandra Road
  138. 138 : km 42.11 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  139. 139 : km 42.19 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Ladbrooke Road
  140. 140 : km 42.48 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight left onto Cranbourne Road
  141. 141 : km 42.67 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right
  142. 142 : km 42.76 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Ashton to Oldham Greenway
  143. 143 : km 43.75 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 43.79 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Bristol Avenue
  145. S/E : km 44.07 - alt. 134 m

Useful Information

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