30km Round Route (Dovestones) 11/3/2022

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 30.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 621 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 648 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 500 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 100 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Peak District
  • ⚐
    District: Tameside 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.507127° / W 2.092935°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.489543° / W 2.091828°
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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. 135 m - Start on Nottingham Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto St Albans Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Bristol Avenue
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.48 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Ashton to Oldham Greenway
  6. 6 : km 1.86 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.91 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Alt Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.96 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.2 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.12 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 3.39 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Abbey Hills Road, B6194
  12. 12 : km 3.66 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Lees New Road
  13. 13 : km 4.93 - alt. 189 m - Turn right onto Knowls Lane
  14. 14 : km 5.21 - alt. 207 m - Keep left onto Thornley Lane
  15. 15 : km 6.09 - alt. 216 m - Keep left onto Thornley Lane
  16. 16 : km 6.12 - alt. 215 m - Turn sharp right onto Under Lane
  17. 17 : km 6.13 - alt. 215 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 6.74 - alt. 267 m - Turn left onto Stockport Road, A6050
  19. 19 : km 6.77 - alt. 267 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 7.36 - alt. 233 m - Turn left onto Beech Lane
  21. 21 : km 7.38 - alt. 232 m - Turn sharp right onto Clough Lane
  22. 22 : km 8.1 - alt. 203 m - Turn right onto Oldham Road, A669
  23. 23 : km 8.2 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 8.22 - alt. 198 m - Turn sharp right onto Oldham Road, A669
  25. 25 : km 8.41 - alt. 191 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 8.45 - alt. 185 m - Turn slight left
  27. 27 : km 8.6 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Shaw Hall Bank Road, B6175
  28. 28 : km 8.81 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight right onto Chew Valley Road, A669
  29. 29 : km 9.83 - alt. 161 m - Turn sharp left onto St Mary's Drive
  30. 30 : km 10.09 - alt. 175 m - Turn right onto Park Lane
  31. 31 : km 10.18 - alt. 172 m - Turn slight left onto Holmfirth Road, A635
  32. 32 : km 10.66 - alt. 208 m - Keep right onto Bank Lane
  33. 33 : km 11.05 - alt. 199 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 11.29 - alt. 217 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 12.33 - alt. 239 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 12.38 - alt. 233 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 12.71 - alt. 237 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 13.67 - alt. 454 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 16.27 - alt. 471 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 17.1 - alt. 487 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 17.34 - alt. 489 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 17.36 - alt. 490 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 18.23 - alt. 477 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 21.36 - alt. 272 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 21.73 - alt. 312 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 21.83 - alt. 308 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 21.85 - alt. 308 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 22.75 - alt. 323 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 25.23 - alt. 304 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 25.52 - alt. 236 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 26.44 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Mottram Old Road
  52. 52 : km 26.57 - alt. 143 m - Keep left onto Stocks Lane
  53. 53 : km 27.14 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Mottram Road, A6018
  54. 54 : km 27.31 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 27.35 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 27.71 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 27.75 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 27.86 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 28.05 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 28.19 - alt. 105 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 29.65 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 29.73 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Whitelands Road
  63. 63 : km 30.3 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Whitelands, B6170
  64. 64 : km 30.39 - alt. 103 m - Keep left onto Whitelands, B6170
  65. 65 : km 30.43 - alt. 105 m - At roundabout, take exit 5 onto Crickets Lane North, A670
  66. 66 : km 30.53 - alt. 109 m - Keep left onto Stamford Street Central
  67. 67 : km 30.56 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right onto St Michaels Square
  68. 68 : km 30.62 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto St Michaels Square
  69. 69 : km 30.77 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 30.78 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 30.87 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  72. E : km 30.88 - alt. 110 m

Useful Information

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