Calder Canal

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 87.93 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 25h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 72 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 207 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 185 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 m
  • ⚐
    District: Rochdale 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.642726° / W 2.093074°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.708906° / W 1.238334°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 145 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 2.82 - alt. 181 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 4.89 - alt. 174 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 6.63 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp left
  5. 5 : km 6.65 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp left onto Hollins Road
  6. 6 : km 6.79 - alt. 164 m - Keep right onto Top o' th' Hill Road
  7. 7 : km 7.12 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right onto Hollins Road
  8. 8 : km 9.07 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 9.09 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 9.92 - alt. 125 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 11.07 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 11.1 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 12.52 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 15.83 - alt. 102 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 16.13 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 16.14 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 16.16 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 16.18 - alt. 98 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 16.29 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 16.46 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 16.48 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 16.5 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 16.62 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 16.62 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 17.39 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 19.47 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Moderna Way
  27. 27 : km 19.5 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 21.54 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 23.78 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 24.62 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 24.77 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Tuel Lane, A6139
  32. 32 : km 24.84 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Wharf Street, A58
  33. 33 : km 24.85 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto St. Ann's Square
  34. 34 : km 24.87 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 25.71 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 28.71 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Towpath
  37. 37 : km 28.73 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 28.76 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 28.78 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Wakefield Road, A6026
  40. 40 : km 28.86 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Stainland Road, B6112
  41. 41 : km 28.92 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 28.94 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight right onto Towpath
  43. 43 : km 30.07 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Towpath
  44. 44 : km 30.65 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 30.67 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Park Road, A6025
  46. 46 : km 30.71 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left onto Elland Bridge, B6114
  47. 47 : km 30.81 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left onto Gas Works Lane
  48. 48 : km 30.85 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto Gas Works Lane
  49. 49 : km 30.96 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 33.01 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left
  51. 51 : km 34.36 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Calder Valley Greenway
  52. 52 : km 34.4 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Calder Valley Greenway
  53. 53 : km 35.01 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 35.74 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 35.77 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 35.96 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 35.97 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left
  58. 58 : km 35.98 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Huddersfield Road, A641
  59. 59 : km 36.19 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Birds Royd Lane
  60. 60 : km 36.77 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Mission Street
  61. 61 : km 36.86 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto River Street
  62. 62 : km 39.83 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left onto Lower Quarry Road
  63. 63 : km 40.13 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 40.18 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 40.26 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Leeds Road, A62
  66. 66 : km 40.27 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 40.27 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 40.37 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 41.06 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Batteyford Hauling Bridge
  70. 70 : km 43.25 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left onto Calder View
  71. 71 : km 43.36 - alt. 44 m - Keep right onto Chadwick Fold Lane
  72. 72 : km 43.48 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Calder Road
  73. 73 : km 43.53 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto Newgate Street
  74. 74 : km 43.76 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Canal towpath
  75. 75 : km 43.77 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto Canal towpath
  76. 76 : km 44.07 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  77. 77 : km 44.1 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 45.32 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 45.35 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Steanard Lane
  80. 80 : km 45.44 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 45.87 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 47.18 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 47.2 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 47.25 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 47.28 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Calder and Hebble Navigation towpath
  86. 86 : km 50.59 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 51.19 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 51.48 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right
  89. 89 : km 54.35 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 56.56 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right
  91. 91 : km 58.74 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Denby Dale Road, A636
  92. 92 : km 58.86 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 58.87 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Denby Dale Road, A636
  94. 94 : km 59.03 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 59.08 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 59.08 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 60.59 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Thornes Lane Wharfe
  98. 98 : km 60.83 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Thornes Lane
  99. 99 : km 61.15 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto A638
  100. 100 : km 61.21 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto Wakefield Bridge, A61
  101. 101 : km 61.35 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left
  102. 102 : km 61.36 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
  103. 103 : km 62.7 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp left
  104. 104 : km 63.75 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 64.7 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 66.14 - alt. 20 m - Keep left
  107. 107 : km 68.79 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 71.15 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 71.29 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 71.4 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left
  111. 111 : km 71.67 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 73.14 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 73.73 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  114. 114 : km 75.28 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left onto Savile Road, A6032
  115. 115 : km 75.3 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Savile Road, A6032
  116. 116 : km 75.6 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  117. 117 : km 75.74 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Lock Lane, A656
  118. 118 : km 76.33 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right
  119. 119 : km 77.01 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Arrow Lane - Lyn Dyke
  120. 120 : km 77.3 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 77.49 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  122. 122 : km 79.64 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp right
  123. 123 : km 81.61 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  124. 124 : km 83.35 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto High Street
  125. 125 : km 83.6 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  126. 126 : km 83.67 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Hall Court
  127. 127 : km 83.68 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  128. 128 : km 83.7 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Hall Court
  129. 129 : km 83.71 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  130. 130 : km 84.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 84.95 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right
  132. 132 : km 84.96 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 85.1 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  134. 134 : km 85.15 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 85.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Fishergate, B6136
  136. 136 : km 85.38 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 86.08 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  138. E : km 87.93 - alt. 10 m

Useful Information

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