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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 39.42 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 432 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 436 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 240 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 39 m
  • ⚐
    District: Altham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.792818° / W 2.343894°
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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. 74 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Burnley Road, A678
  3. 3 : km 0.82 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto A6068
  4. 4 : km 0.88 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left onto Barrowford Road, A6068
  5. 5 : km 2.62 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Slade Lane
  6. 6 : km 3.31 - alt. 131 m - Keep right onto Sabden Road
  7. 7 : km 4.94 - alt. 235 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 5.28 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  9. 9 : km 5.29 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight right onto Padiham Road
  10. 10 : km 6.08 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Whalley Road
  11. 11 : km 8.22 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 8.22 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Whalley Road
  13. 13 : km 9.71 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Roman Road
  14. 14 : km 10.08 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 10.09 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight right onto Clerk Hill Road
  16. 16 : km 10.7 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto A671
  17. 17 : km 10.91 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Accrington Road, B6246
  18. 18 : km 11.66 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto King Street, B6246
  19. 19 : km 11.94 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Station Road, B6246
  20. 20 : km 11.98 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Clitheroe Road
  21. 21 : km 12.35 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Wiswell Lane
  22. 22 : km 12.45 - alt. 64 m - Keep left onto Wiswell Lane
  23. 23 : km 12.7 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 12.72 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto Wiswell Lane
  25. 25 : km 12.93 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto A671
  26. 26 : km 12.95 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Wiswell Shay
  27. 27 : km 13.41 - alt. 105 m - Keep left onto Old Back Lane
  28. 28 : km 13.41 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left onto Wiswell Shay
  29. 29 : km 13.65 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Chapel Fold
  30. 30 : km 13.67 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Wiswell Shay
  31. 31 : km 13.99 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Leys Close
  32. 32 : km 14 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Pendleton Road
  33. 33 : km 16.26 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 16.41 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 16.94 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto A59
  36. 36 : km 16.98 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 17.26 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 17.27 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 17.62 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 18.47 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Langshaw Drive
  41. 41 : km 18.66 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Peel Park Avenue
  42. 42 : km 19.22 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Bolland Prospect
  43. 43 : km 19.28 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 19.46 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 19.49 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Pendle Road
  46. 46 : km 19.81 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Waterloo Road, A671
  47. 47 : km 19.83 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Wellgate
  48. 48 : km 20.07 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto York Street, B6243
  49. 49 : km 20.26 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp right onto Parson Lane, B6243
  50. 50 : km 20.41 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Parson Lane, B6243
  51. 51 : km 20.58 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Edisford Road, B6243
  52. 52 : km 20.91 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Thorn Street
  53. 53 : km 20.92 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Beech Street
  54. 54 : km 21.04 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Thorn Street
  55. 55 : km 21.05 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Edisford Road, B6243
  56. 56 : km 22.04 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 22.14 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto B6243
  58. 58 : km 24.71 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto B6243
  59. 59 : km 25.79 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Mitton Road, B6246
  60. 60 : km 29.57 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 29.59 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Mitton Road, B6246
  62. 62 : km 30.11 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto King Street, B6246
  63. 63 : km 30.42 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto Accrington Road, B6246
  64. 64 : km 31.17 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto A671
  65. 65 : km 35.56 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Haugh Avenue
  66. 66 : km 35.59 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Whalley Road, A671
  67. 67 : km 36.82 - alt. 111 m - Keep left onto Barrowford Road, A6068
  68. 68 : km 36.86 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp left onto Whalley Road, A671
  69. 69 : km 37.17 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 37.32 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 37.35 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Arbories Avenue
  72. 72 : km 37.41 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Blackburn Road, A678
  73. 73 : km 37.75 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  74. 74 : km 37.97 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 38.6 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Barrowford Road, A6068
  76. 76 : km 38.63 - alt. 76 m - Keep right onto A6068
  77. 77 : km 38.69 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right onto Burnley Road, A678
  78. S/E : km 39.42 - alt. 65 m

Useful Information

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