26 Mile Hilly Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 43.39 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 15h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 900 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 899 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 434 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 79 m
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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. 171 m - Start on Lower Macclesfield Road, B5470
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Buxton Road, A5004
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Chapel Road, B5470
  4. 4 : km 0.5 - alt. 189 m - Turn left onto Eccles Road
  5. 5 : km 0.57 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Eccles Road
  6. 6 : km 0.67 - alt. 204 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.75 - alt. 211 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.19 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.22 - alt. 222 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.32 - alt. 205 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.68 - alt. 188 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.7 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.73 - alt. 181 m - Turn right onto Western Lane
  14. 14 : km 2.75 - alt. 183 m - Turn right onto Mount Pleasant
  15. 15 : km 2.75 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto Mount Pleasant
  16. 16 : km 2.89 - alt. 208 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.43 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.43 - alt. 249 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 3.45 - alt. 249 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 3.45 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.6 - alt. 264 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.61 - alt. 263 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.13 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Back Eccles Lane
  24. 24 : km 4.76 - alt. 234 m - Keep left onto Back Eccles Lane
  25. 25 : km 4.82 - alt. 231 m - Turn right onto Back Eccles Lane
  26. 26 : km 4.89 - alt. 230 m - Turn left onto Whitehough Head Lane
  27. 27 : km 5.29 - alt. 196 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 5.3 - alt. 196 m - Turn sharp left onto Whitehough Head Lane
  29. 29 : km 5.92 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight right onto Green Lane, B6062
  30. 30 : km 6.06 - alt. 210 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  31. 31 : km 6.12 - alt. 213 m - Turn right onto Maynestone Road
  32. 32 : km 6.29 - alt. 226 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.63 - alt. 311 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 6.71 - alt. 318 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 7.07 - alt. 364 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 7.2 - alt. 379 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 7.82 - alt. 428 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 8.14 - alt. 428 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 8.84 - alt. 379 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 9.53 - alt. 334 m - Turn slight left onto Maynestone Road
  41. 41 : km 9.63 - alt. 331 m - Turn left onto Chapel Road, A624
  42. 42 : km 9.75 - alt. 327 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 10.05 - alt. 349 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 10.06 - alt. 350 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 10.1 - alt. 350 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 10.78 - alt. 314 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 10.82 - alt. 309 m - Turn right onto Highgate Road
  48. 48 : km 12.07 - alt. 198 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 12.09 - alt. 198 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  50. 50 : km 12.21 - alt. 188 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 12.26 - alt. 188 m - Turn slight left
  52. 52 : km 12.28 - alt. 188 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 12.31 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 12.49 - alt. 188 m - Turn slight right onto Sett Valley Trail
  55. 55 : km 13.84 - alt. 176 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  56. 56 : km 13.86 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 15.13 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto High Hill Road
  58. 58 : km 15.14 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Sett Valley Trail
  59. 59 : km 15.91 - alt. 152 m - Keep left onto Sett Valley Trail
  60. 60 : km 16.21 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto St Georges Road
  61. 61 : km 16.21 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp right onto New Mills FP 179
  62. 62 : km 16.54 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 63 : km 16.56 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 64 : km 16.56 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Hyde Bank Road
  65. 65 : km 16.92 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Church Road, A6015
  66. 66 : km 17.04 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Union Road, B6101
  67. 67 : km 17.33 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Market Street, B6101
  68. 68 : km 17.41 - alt. 160 m - Keep right onto St Mary's Road
  69. 69 : km 17.44 - alt. 166 m - Keep right onto St Mary's Road
  70. 70 : km 17.77 - alt. 198 m - Turn left onto High Lea Road
  71. 71 : km 19.83 - alt. 189 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 20.43 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  73. 73 : km 20.57 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp right
  74. 74 : km 21 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 21.09 - alt. 122 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 23.25 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Lakes Road
  77. 77 : km 23.5 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Bottoms Mill Road
  78. 78 : km 24.39 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Town Street
  79. 79 : km 24.58 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Brabyns Brow, A626
  80. 80 : km 25.02 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto St Martin's Road
  81. 81 : km 25.03 - alt. 128 m - Turn sharp left onto Brabyns Brow, A626
  82. 82 : km 25.11 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 25.7 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight left onto Lockside
  84. 84 : km 25.85 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 26.25 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Brick Bridge Road
  86. 86 : km 26.27 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 87 : km 26.27 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 27.55 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 27.56 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Plucksbridge Road
  90. 90 : km 27.59 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 27.6 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Rawton Walls Bridge
  92. 92 : km 27.62 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 27.62 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 27.62 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 28.61 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 28.66 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp right
  97. 97 : km 28.72 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 28.83 - alt. 156 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 28.88 - alt. 151 m - Keep right
  100. 100 : km 28.94 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 30.71 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 30.74 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Redhouse Lane
  103. 103 : km 30.76 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 30.77 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Redhouse Lane
  105. 105 : km 30.79 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Hollinwood Road
  106. 106 : km 31.44 - alt. 179 m - Turn slight right onto Market Street, A6
  107. 107 : km 31.51 - alt. 182 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 31.55 - alt. 181 m - Turn left onto Buxton Old Road
  109. 109 : km 31.56 - alt. 181 m - Turn right onto Red Lane
  110. 110 : km 31.81 - alt. 199 m - Turn left onto Red Lane
  111. 111 : km 32.62 - alt. 172 m - Turn sharp left
  112. 112 : km 32.7 - alt. 173 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 33.02 - alt. 210 m - Keep left
  114. 114 : km 33.32 - alt. 233 m - Keep left
  115. 115 : km 33.69 - alt. 263 m - Keep right
  116. 116 : km 33.73 - alt. 264 m - Turn slight left
  117. 117 : km 33.75 - alt. 264 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 34.37 - alt. 244 m - Turn right
  119. 119 : km 34.38 - alt. 244 m - Turn right
  120. 120 : km 34.4 - alt. 243 m - Turn slight left
  121. 121 : km 34.43 - alt. 242 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 34.56 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 34.57 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 34.64 - alt. 225 m - Turn left onto 'old' West Park Drive
  125. 125 : km 34.77 - alt. 230 m - Keep left
  126. 126 : km 34.87 - alt. 239 m - Keep left
  127. 127 : km 34.92 - alt. 244 m - Keep left
  128. 128 : km 35.21 - alt. 274 m - Turn sharp right
  129. 129 : km 35.34 - alt. 281 m - Keep left
  130. 130 : km 35.37 - alt. 281 m - Turn sharp left
  131. 131 : km 35.69 - alt. 293 m - Turn right
  132. 132 : km 35.7 - alt. 293 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 36.54 - alt. 387 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 37.87 - alt. 309 m - Turn left onto Mudhurst Lane
  135. 135 : km 37.88 - alt. 308 m - Turn sharp right
  136. 136 : km 38.36 - alt. 319 m - Turn right
  137. 137 : km 39.94 - alt. 307 m - Turn sharp right onto Whaley Lane
  138. 138 : km 40.09 - alt. 309 m - Turn right
  139. 139 : km 41.32 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp right
  140. 140 : km 41.88 - alt. 223 m - Keep left
  141. 141 : km 42.03 - alt. 219 m - Turn left
  142. 142 : km 42.22 - alt. 225 m - Keep left
  143. 143 : km 42.35 - alt. 217 m - Turn sharp right
  144. 144 : km 42.42 - alt. 210 m - Turn right onto Hockerley Lane
  145. 145 : km 42.66 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Hockerley Lane
  146. 146 : km 42.72 - alt. 196 m - Turn left onto Jodrell Road
  147. 147 : km 43.15 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto Whaley Lane
  148. 148 : km 43.3 - alt. 168 m - Turn left onto Reservoir Road
  149. 149 : km 43.36 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Market Street, A5004
  150. E : km 43.39 - alt. 163 m

Useful Information

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