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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 103 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 105 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 143 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 85 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bolton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.613982° / W 2.410883°
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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. 142 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Chapeltown Road, B6391
  4. 4 : km 0.27 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Darwen Road, B6472
  5. 5 : km 0.41 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.48 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.21 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Oaks Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.75 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.95 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Hall I' Th' Wood Lane
  10. 10 : km 2.21 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.45 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left onto Crompton Way, A58
  12. 12 : km 2.46 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.57 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 2.78 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Eagley Brook Way
  15. 15 : km 2.81 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Waters Meeting Road
  16. 16 : km 3.03 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 3.11 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 3.77 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Crompton Way, A58
  19. 19 : km 3.97 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.99 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 4.34 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Tonge Moor Road, A676
  22. 22 : km 4.38 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Firwood Lane
  23. 23 : km 4.82 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Firwood Lane
  24. 24 : km 4.85 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Alders Lane
  25. 25 : km 4.9 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.6 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 5.8 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 6.04 - alt. 104 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 6.09 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.12 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Bolton Road, A676
  31. 31 : km 6.25 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 6.32 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 6.55 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Rigby Lane
  34. 34 : km 6.6 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 6.68 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 6.98 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 7.31 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 7.36 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 8.3 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 8.69 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Jumbles Reservoir
  41. 41 : km 8.8 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Jumbles Reservoir
  42. 42 : km 8.83 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Grange Road
  43. 43 : km 9.08 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 9.19 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Higher Shady Lane
  45. 45 : km 9.25 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  46. S/E : km 9.27 - alt. 143 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking Turton & Entwistle and Wayoh Reservoirs from Jumbles

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↔14.55 km ↗+150 m ↘-147 m ◔4h 35 ▲Moderate
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Walking Two Brooks Valley

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↔6.07 km ↗+150 m ↘-150 m ◔2h 10 ▲Moderate
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Walking Jumbles Country Park

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↔6.74 km ↗+150 m ↘-150 m ◔2h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Bury (Greater Manchester)

Descend through flowery pastures and then circumnavigate a scenic wooded reservoir.

Walking Top o’ th’ Knotts

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↔2.87 km ↗+63 m ↘-64 m ◔1h 00 ▲Easy
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Walking Rivington Gardens Circular

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Rivington Gardens Circular
↔6.35 km ↗+145 m ↘-143 m ◔2h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Rivington (Lancashire)

A circular walk starting from Rivington Information Center before following the Eastern side of Rivington Reservoir to Liverpool Castle then gently ascending to the site of Rivington Japanese gardens. Descent is via Levers Bridge and Rivington Hall back to start.

Walking Jubilee Tower Darwen from Ryal Fold

Walker
Jubilee Tower Darwen from Ryal Fold
↔6.97 km ↗+165 m ↘-164 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tockholes (Lancashire)

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Walking Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen

Walker
Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen
↔3.96 km ↗+55 m ↘-55 m ◔1h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tockholes (Lancashire)

The walk starts from Dean Lane off Tockholes Road and follows anticlockwise the circular route via Earnsdale Reservoir, Sunnyhurst Wood and Darwen Golf Course.

Walking Great Hill from White Coppice

Walker
Great Hill from White Coppice
↔12.02 km ↗+292 m ↘-288 m ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Heapey (Lancashire)

The walk starts from White Coppice cricket ground and follows the clockwise circular route via Wheelton Moor, Tockholes Plantation and Great Hill.

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