Spike Island - Hale Lighthouse - Halewood - Widnes

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.86 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 32 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 32 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 27 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Halton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.352802° / W 2.733757°
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Description

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(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. 9 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.38 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.41 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Terrace Road
  7. 7 : km 0.52 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.87 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Parsonage Road
  9. 9 : km 4.01 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 4.05 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 4.53 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 4.79 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Hale Gate Road
  13. 13 : km 6.4 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto Town Lane
  14. 14 : km 6.44 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Church End
  15. 15 : km 6.52 - alt. 16 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 6.7 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Within Way
  17. 17 : km 9.3 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Lighthouse Road
  18. 18 : km 10.58 - alt. 16 m - Keep left onto Church Road
  19. 19 : km 10.84 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Town Lane
  20. 20 : km 10.88 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp left onto The Green
  21. 21 : km 10.93 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto High Street
  22. 22 : km 11.34 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Ramsbrook Lane
  23. 23 : km 13.21 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Higher Road
  24. 24 : km 13.75 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Higher Road
  25. 25 : km 13.77 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 13.78 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp left onto Higher Road
  27. 27 : km 13.89 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp right onto Higher Road, A562
  28. 28 : km 13.97 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Finch Lane
  29. 29 : km 14.95 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Lower Road
  30. 30 : km 15.63 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Greensbridge Lane
  31. 31 : km 15.83 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Greensbridge Lane
  32. 32 : km 15.86 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Greensbridge Lane
  33. 33 : km 17.57 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right onto Netherley Road, B5178
  34. 34 : km 20.21 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Hough Green Road
  35. 35 : km 21.92 - alt. 25 m - Keep right onto Hough Green Road
  36. 36 : km 21.96 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Prescot Road
  37. 37 : km 22.7 - alt. 24 m - Keep right onto Prescot Road
  38. 38 : km 22.72 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 22.73 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right onto Prescot Road
  40. 40 : km 23.08 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Dundalk Road
  41. 41 : km 24.34 - alt. 7 m - Enter roundabout
  42. 42 : km 24.46 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Lowerhouse Lane
  43. 43 : km 24.5 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Lowerhouse Lane
  44. 44 : km 24.52 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Ditton Junction, A562
  45. 45 : km 24.53 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Ditton Junction, A557
  46. 46 : km 24.55 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Ashley Way West, A562
  47. 47 : km 24.96 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Ashley Way West, A562
  48. 48 : km 25.01 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Victoria Road
  49. 49 : km 25.02 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 25.03 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Victoria Road
  51. 51 : km 25.27 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Waterloo Road
  52. 52 : km 25.67 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Mersey Road
  53. 53 : km 25.77 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 25.81 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  55. S/E : km 25.86 - alt. 9 m

Useful Information

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