Gnosall To The Cloud

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 60.67 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 17h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 163 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 410 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 340 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 73 m
  • ⚐
    District: Congleton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.170013° / W 2.144235°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.782001° / W 2.256317°
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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. 340 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 339 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.92 - alt. 254 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 1.23 - alt. 216 m - Turn sharp right onto Gosberryhole Lane
  5. 5 : km 1.28 - alt. 208 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.38 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto Tunstall Road
  7. 7 : km 1.39 - alt. 181 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.53 - alt. 164 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 3.06 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 3.12 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 3.31 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight right onto Brookhouse Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.35 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.36 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.37 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp left onto Biddulph Valley Way
  15. 15 : km 3.71 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 6.32 - alt. 138 m - Keep right onto Biddulph Valley Way
  17. 17 : km 6.78 - alt. 146 m - Keep left onto Biddulph Valley Way
  18. 18 : km 9.83 - alt. 193 m - Turn right onto Biddulph Way
  19. 19 : km 12.06 - alt. 176 m - Turn slight left onto Biddulph Way
  20. 20 : km 12.94 - alt. 163 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 12.97 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp right onto Biddulph Way
  22. 22 : km 13.09 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 13.54 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 14.01 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight left onto Biddulph Way
  25. 25 : km 14.07 - alt. 159 m - Keep right onto Biddulph Way
  26. 26 : km 14.7 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Biddulph Way
  27. 27 : km 14.88 - alt. 149 m - Keep right onto Biddulph Way
  28. 28 : km 16.05 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 16.08 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Biddulph Way
  30. 30 : km 16.54 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 17.48 - alt. 132 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 18.02 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Biddulph Valley Railway
  33. 33 : km 18.63 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 18.68 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 18.69 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 19.37 - alt. 131 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 19.97 - alt. 130 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 20.22 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 22.82 - alt. 133 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 23.22 - alt. 131 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 23.24 - alt. 132 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 24.35 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight left
  43. 43 : km 24.42 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight right
  44. 44 : km 24.44 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 24.5 - alt. 122 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 24.51 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 24.52 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 25.72 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 25.77 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 25.83 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 25.84 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 25.85 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 26.28 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 26.69 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 26.7 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 28.72 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 31.97 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 36.08 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 36.81 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Rookery Lane
  60. 60 : km 36.82 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Mount Road
  61. 61 : km 36.83 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 37.13 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 37.14 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Mount Road
  64. 64 : km 37.16 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  65. 65 : km 37.18 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 37.97 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 37.99 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Whitebridge Lane
  68. 68 : km 38.05 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Newcastle Road, B5027
  69. 69 : km 38.78 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 38.87 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 38.87 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 39.24 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 39.25 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 39.25 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 39.27 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 39.38 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 39.59 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 39.6 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 39.63 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Stafford Road, A520
  80. 80 : km 39.75 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 39.75 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 39.77 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 39.78 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Stafford Road
  84. 84 : km 40.19 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto The Fillybrooks, A34
  85. 85 : km 40.7 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 40.73 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Stafford Road, A34
  87. 87 : km 41.21 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A34
  88. 88 : km 45.52 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 45.53 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Stone Road, A34
  90. 90 : km 47.53 - alt. 103 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Stone Road, A34
  91. 91 : km 49.18 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 49.2 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  93. 93 : km 49.21 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right onto Isabel Trail
  94. 94 : km 50.4 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 50.42 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Timberfields Road
  96. 96 : km 50.52 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto North Castle Street
  97. 97 : km 50.63 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Jerningham Street
  98. 98 : km 50.8 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Castle Street
  99. 99 : km 51.15 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right onto Martin Drive
  100. 100 : km 51.49 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Martin Drive
  101. 101 : km 51.51 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Martin Drive
  102. 102 : km 52.03 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Newport to Stafford Greenway
  103. 103 : km 60.54 - alt. 95 m - Keep left onto Newport to Stafford Greenway
  104. E : km 60.67 - alt. 93 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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