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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 33 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 33 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 57 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 25 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wigan 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.541969° / W 2.638618°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 27 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Heritage Way
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right onto Heritage Way
  5. 5 : km 0.29 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Wood's Street
  6. 6 : km 0.5 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Caroline Street, A577
  7. 7 : km 0.6 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Chapel Lane, A49
  8. 8 : km 0.68 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Queen Street, A49
  9. 9 : km 0.69 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Chapel Lane, A49
  10. 10 : km 0.89 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto Darlington Street, A577
  11. 11 : km 0.96 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Darlington Street, A577
  12. 12 : km 1.91 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.95 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.98 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Birkett Bank
  15. 15 : km 2.47 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Scholes, B5238
  16. 16 : km 2.79 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right onto Great Acre
  17. 17 : km 3.15 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.18 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 3.21 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 3.44 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.44 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right
  22. 22 : km 3.47 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 3.49 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Coppull Lane
  24. 24 : km 3.74 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Central Park Way, A49
  25. 25 : km 3.83 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Swinley Road
  26. 26 : km 3.85 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Swinley Road
  27. 27 : km 4.32 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Kenyon Road, B5376
  28. 28 : km 4.4 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 4.46 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 4.5 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 4.52 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 4.55 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.58 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 4.6 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 4.75 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 4.99 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 5.02 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Park Road, B5375
  38. 38 : km 5.3 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 5.31 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 5.32 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Gidlow Lane
  41. 41 : km 5.84 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp right onto Frog Lane
  42. 42 : km 5.86 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 5.92 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Prescott Street
  44. 44 : km 6.19 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 6.28 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto York Street
  46. 46 : km 6.36 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Miry Lane
  47. 47 : km 6.68 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 6.73 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 6.76 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Wallgate, A577
  50. 50 : km 6.82 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Heritage Way
  51. 51 : km 6.85 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 6.87 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  53. S/E : km 6.88 - alt. 27 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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