NW - Highfield Country Park

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 20 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 75 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m
  • ⚐
    District: Stockport 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.428723° / W 2.175794°
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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.

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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. 65 m - Start on Manchester Road, A6188
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Meadows Road
  3. 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight right
  5. 5 : km 0.73 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Marbury Road
  6. 6 : km 0.87 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Nelstrop Road North
  7. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.99 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Cringle Road
  9. 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.13 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.14 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 1.26 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 1.27 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.57 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.61 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 1.72 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 2.17 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Nelstrop Road North
  19. 19 : km 2.17 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 2.9 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.02 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Chaucer Avenue
  22. 22 : km 3.16 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Tennyson Road
  23. 23 : km 3.47 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Longford Road West
  24. 24 : km 3.53 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 3.54 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 3.67 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 3.75 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.75 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Longford Road West
  29. 29 : km 3.79 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 3.84 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left onto Fallowfield Loop
  31. 31 : km 5.5 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 5.55 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Carson Road
  33. 33 : km 5.56 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Errwood Road
  34. 34 : km 5.7 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Clare Road
  35. 35 : km 5.71 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 5.72 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Clare Road
  37. 37 : km 5.74 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 5.89 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 6.23 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 6.33 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 6.37 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 6.69 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 6.71 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Crossley Road
  44. 44 : km 6.72 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 7.45 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Shawbrook Road
  46. 46 : km 8.05 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 8.06 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 8.16 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 8.39 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 8.43 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Buckingham Road
  51. 51 : km 8.59 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Buckingham Road
  52. 52 : km 8.6 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Buckingham Road
  53. 53 : km 8.66 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Egerton Road North
  54. 54 : km 8.81 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Heathfield Avenue
  55. 55 : km 8.98 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Wellington Road North, A6
  56. 56 : km 8.99 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Cambridge Road
  57. 57 : km 9.13 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Manchester Road, A6188
  58. S/E : km 9.13 - alt. 65 m

Useful Information

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