West Didsbury From Home - V2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.94 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 24 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 270 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 288 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m
  • ⚐
    District: Oldham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.557756° / W 2.075336°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.416852° / W 2.231505°
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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. 288 m - Start on Counthill Road
  2. 2 : km 0.44 - alt. 254 m - Turn left onto Crowley Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.67 - alt. 253 m - Turn sharp right
  4. 4 : km 0.78 - alt. 241 m - Turn left onto Bainbridge Road
  5. 5 : km 0.81 - alt. 240 m - Turn slight right onto Cobden Street
  6. 6 : km 1.18 - alt. 213 m - Turn right onto Huddersfield Road, A62
  7. 7 : km 1.2 - alt. 213 m - Turn sharp left onto Heywood Street
  8. 8 : km 1.37 - alt. 213 m - Turn right onto Greenacres Road
  9. 9 : km 1.65 - alt. 228 m - Turn sharp left onto Constantine Street
  10. 10 : km 2.99 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 3.18 - alt. 173 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 3.56 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Holts Lane
  13. 13 : km 3.56 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 3.91 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Abbey Hills Road, B6194
  15. 15 : km 4.08 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 4.35 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 5.27 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 5.31 - alt. 135 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 5.51 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Alt Lane
  20. 20 : km 5.56 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 5.61 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 8.15 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight right onto Turner Lane
  23. 23 : km 8.18 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Turner Lane
  24. 24 : km 8.53 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Turner Street
  25. 25 : km 8.67 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto West Street
  26. 26 : km 8.76 - alt. 108 m - Keep left onto Warrington Street
  27. 27 : km 8.89 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Ashton Market Square
  28. 28 : km 9.03 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Old Street
  29. 29 : km 9.12 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Old Street
  30. 30 : km 9.3 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Oldham Road, A627
  31. 31 : km 9.51 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight left onto Cavendish Street, A627
  32. 32 : km 9.7 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 9.99 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 10.11 - alt. 92 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 10.84 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 10.85 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 11.15 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 11.15 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 12.86 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 13.27 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 13.45 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 13.48 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Audenshaw Bridge, A635
  43. 43 : km 14.04 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp left onto Booth Road
  44. 44 : km 14.39 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Boothdale Drive
  45. 45 : km 14.53 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 14.6 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Fallowfield Loop
  47. 47 : km 15.08 - alt. 88 m - Keep right onto Fallowfield Loop
  48. 48 : km 15.24 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight right onto Fallowfield Loop
  49. 49 : km 15.83 - alt. 79 m - Keep left onto Fallowfield Loop
  50. 50 : km 17.75 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Fallowfield Loop
  51. 51 : km 19.42 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 19.46 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Carson Road
  53. 53 : km 19.48 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Errwood Road
  54. 54 : km 20.15 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 20.17 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 21.36 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Burnage Lane
  57. 57 : km 22.15 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Lane End Road
  58. 58 : km 22.5 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 22.61 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Leyland Avenue
  60. 60 : km 22.68 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Elmsmere Road
  61. 61 : km 23.33 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 23.37 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Chiswick Road
  63. 63 : km 23.44 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  64. 64 : km 23.66 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  65. 65 : km 23.68 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  66. 66 : km 23.76 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left onto William Street
  67. 67 : km 23.84 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Albert Hill Street
  68. E : km 23.94 - alt. 35 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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