Eccles To Castlefield Via Ship Canal & Quays

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 13 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 15 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 35 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 m
  • ⚐
    District: Salford 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.483945° / W 2.327413°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.474646° / W 2.250736°
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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. 35 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.21 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.22 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.26 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.32 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 0.36 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.39 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Gilda Brook Road, A576
  11. 11 : km 0.49 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A576
  12. 12 : km 0.75 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 0.77 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Centenary Way, A576
  14. 14 : km 0.79 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Centenary Way, A576
  15. 15 : km 0.83 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 0.85 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 1.41 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 1.42 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Centenary Way, A576
  19. 19 : km 1.45 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  20. 20 : km 2.29 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 2.33 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Centenary Way, A576
  22. 22 : km 2.38 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 2.39 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.4 - alt. 21 m - Keep right onto Coronet Way
  25. 25 : km 3.48 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Pacific Way
  26. 26 : km 3.49 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.63 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.63 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Coronet Way
  29. 29 : km 3.65 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight right onto Broadway
  30. 30 : km 4.05 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 4.05 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 4.22 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.23 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Broadway
  34. 34 : km 4.28 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 4.57 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Green
  36. 36 : km 4.64 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto White
  37. 37 : km 4.73 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 4.75 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 4.83 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 4.9 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right
  41. 41 : km 4.96 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 4.97 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right onto The Quays
  43. 43 : km 4.98 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  44. 44 : km 5.03 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Link from pedestrian area to road
  45. 45 : km 5.11 - alt. 25 m - Keep left onto Central Wharf
  46. 46 : km 5.16 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Central Wharf
  47. 47 : km 5.16 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Central Wharf
  48. 48 : km 5.17 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 5.32 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 5.32 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 5.6 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 52 : km 5.61 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 5.62 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 5.64 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 5.65 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 5.9 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 5.99 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Waterfront Quay
  58. 58 : km 6.03 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 6.04 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 6.11 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 6.14 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 6.31 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 6.31 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 6.32 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 6.39 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 6.4 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 6.44 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 6.66 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto East Wharves
  69. 69 : km 6.67 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto East Wharves
  70. 70 : km 6.73 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 7.09 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 7.33 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 7.35 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 7.6 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 7.64 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 7.64 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right
  77. 77 : km 7.69 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 7.7 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 7.71 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  80. 80 : km 7.72 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right
  81. 81 : km 7.74 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 7.75 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto South Wharf
  83. 83 : km 8.29 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 8.31 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Irwell River Park
  85. 85 : km 8.53 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 8.63 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 8.64 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Modwen Road
  88. 88 : km 8.68 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Ordsall Lane, A5066
  89. 89 : km 8.71 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Warburton Street
  90. 90 : km 8.71 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 8.72 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left
  92. 92 : km 8.82 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 8.95 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Guy Fawkes Street
  94. 94 : km 9.05 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Ordsall Lane, A5066
  95. 95 : km 9.07 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 9.08 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 9.1 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 9.25 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Irwell River Park
  99. 99 : km 9.64 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 9.69 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 9.71 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 9.88 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 9.95 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 10.06 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 10.1 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left
  106. 106 : km 10.1 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right onto Worrall Street
  107. 107 : km 10.34 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Irwell River Park
  108. 108 : km 10.37 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Irwell River Park
  109. 109 : km 10.56 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 10.6 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left
  111. 111 : km 10.71 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 10.75 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Irwell River Park
  113. 113 : km 11.25 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  114. 114 : km 11.35 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 11.37 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  116. 116 : km 11.38 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  117. 117 : km 11.38 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  118. 118 : km 11.39 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  119. 119 : km 11.41 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left
  120. 120 : km 11.57 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Water Street cycle track
  121. 121 : km 11.58 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  122. 122 : km 11.59 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Water Street, A6143
  123. 123 : km 11.65 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 11.65 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 11.66 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  126. 126 : km 11.74 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  127. 127 : km 11.75 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left
  128. 128 : km 11.76 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto New Elm Road
  129. 129 : km 11.81 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Potato Wharf
  130. 130 : km 11.86 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 11.86 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  132. 132 : km 11.9 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 11.96 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 12.38 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  135. 135 : km 12.41 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Castle Street
  136. 136 : km 12.43 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 12.69 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  138. 138 : km 12.74 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Castle Street
  139. 139 : km 12.88 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Century Street
  140. 140 : km 12.89 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  141. 141 : km 12.95 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  142. 142 : km 12.96 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Deansgate Locks
  143. E : km 13 - alt. 33 m

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