Manchester Canals

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.44 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 21 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 21 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 50 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 21 m
  • ⚐
    District: Manchester 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.478147° / W 2.23471°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.477776° / W 2.23952°
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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. 42 m - Start on Auburn Street
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.41 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Vantage Quay Bridge
  5. 5 : km 0.47 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto Vantage Quay Bridge
  6. 6 : km 0.47 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 0.55 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.92 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.05 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.3 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Old Mill Street
  11. 11 : km 1.32 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.42 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.44 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.52 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.63 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 2.06 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 2.07 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.27 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Vantage Quay Bridge
  19. 19 : km 2.27 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto Vantage Quay Bridge
  20. 20 : km 2.45 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Tariff Street
  21. 21 : km 2.5 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Hilton Street
  22. 22 : km 2.55 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Port Street
  23. 23 : km 2.64 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Dale Street, B6181
  24. 24 : km 2.64 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right onto Dale Street
  25. 25 : km 2.66 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Newton Street
  26. 26 : km 2.7 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto Newton Street, A62
  27. 27 : km 2.74 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 2.75 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Piccadilly
  29. 29 : km 2.76 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Piccadilly
  30. 30 : km 2.83 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Piccadilly
  31. 31 : km 2.98 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 3.02 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  33. 33 : km 3.73 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 3.73 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Blackfriars Street, A6
  35. 35 : km 3.86 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Chapel Street, A6
  36. 36 : km 3.97 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Clowes Street
  37. 37 : km 4.15 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 4.32 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 4.36 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 4.37 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 4.43 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Browncross Street
  42. 42 : km 4.56 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto New Bailey Street, A34
  43. 43 : km 4.67 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 4.82 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 4.89 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto New Quay Street, A34
  46. 46 : km 4.93 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Stanley Street
  47. 47 : km 4.93 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 5.46 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 5.47 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 5.48 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right
  51. 51 : km 5.49 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 5.5 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 5.52 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 5.61 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 6.1 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 6.16 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 6.35 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 7.03 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 7.24 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 7.25 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 7.28 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 7.29 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 7.29 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 7.53 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Castle Street
  65. 65 : km 7.58 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 8 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 8.53 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 8.8 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 8.83 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Canal Street
  70. 70 : km 8.96 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Sackville Street
  71. 71 : km 8.97 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 9.11 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right onto Whitworth Street, B6469
  73. 73 : km 9.31 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 9.32 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 9.32 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  76. 76 : km 9.33 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Princess Street, A34
  77. 77 : km 9.77 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 9.81 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Library Walk
  79. 79 : km 9.96 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Peter Street, A34
  80. 80 : km 10.14 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 10.15 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 10.16 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 10.17 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Portland Street, A5103
  84. 84 : km 10.39 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 10.4 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  86. E : km 10.44 - alt. 42 m

Useful Information

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