Day 1 - Holcombe Hill To Darwen Tower

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.96 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 565 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 510 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 389 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 175 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bury (60250)
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    Start: N 53.63957° / W 2.33231°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.688421° / W 2.508459°
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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. 210 m
  2. 1 : km 0.5 - alt. 246 m - Turn sharp left onto Moorbottom Road
  3. 2 : km 0.57 - alt. 251 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.63 - alt. 263 m - Keep left
  5. 4 : km 0.67 - alt. 275 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 5 : km 1.21 - alt. 337 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 1.23 - alt. 337 m - Turn slight right
  8. 7 : km 1.65 - alt. 354 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 2.73 - alt. 318 m - Turn slight right
  10. 9 : km 2.95 - alt. 345 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 3.56 - alt. 358 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 11 : km 3.66 - alt. 356 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 5.14 - alt. 341 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 6.92 - alt. 272 m - Turn right onto Broadhead Road
  15. 14 : km 7.22 - alt. 260 m - Keep right onto School Lane
  16. 15 : km 7.95 - alt. 220 m - Turn slight left onto School Lane
  17. 16 : km 8.18 - alt. 206 m - Turn right onto Blackburn Road
  18. 17 : km 8.19 - alt. 206 m - Turn left onto Hob Lane
  19. 18 : km 8.53 - alt. 177 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 8.54 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp right onto Crow Trees Lane
  21. 20 : km 9.36 - alt. 218 m - Turn left onto Overshores Road
  22. 21 : km 9.64 - alt. 226 m - Keep right onto Overshores Road
  23. 22 : km 9.82 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 23 : km 10.33 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight left
  25. 24 : km 10.37 - alt. 211 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 25 : km 11.12 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 26 : km 11.57 - alt. 241 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 12.15 - alt. 241 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 28 : km 12.59 - alt. 268 m - Turn sharp right
  30. 29 : km 13.07 - alt. 231 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 30 : km 14.02 - alt. 259 m - Turn right onto A666
  32. 31 : km 14.11 - alt. 264 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 14.22 - alt. 269 m - Keep left
  34. 33 : km 14.94 - alt. 306 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 14.98 - alt. 306 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 35 : km 15.08 - alt. 299 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 16.52 - alt. 341 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 17.09 - alt. 340 m - Turn sharp left onto Duckshaw Road
  39. 38 : km 17.47 - alt. 389 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 39 : km 17.85 - alt. 359 m - Keep left
  41. 40 : km 17.91 - alt. 364 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 41 : km 18.07 - alt. 348 m - Keep left
  43. 42 : km 18.31 - alt. 344 m - Turn slight left
  44. 43 : km 19.12 - alt. 364 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 19.88 - alt. 340 m - Turn slight left
  46. 45 : km 20.76 - alt. 358 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 20.91 - alt. 311 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 20.95 - alt. 303 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 20.97 - alt. 303 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 21.19 - alt. 304 m - Keep right
  51. 50 : km 21.91 - alt. 262 m - Turn left onto Hollinshead Terrace
  52. 51 : km 21.92 - alt. 262 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 21.95 - alt. 261 m - Turn right
  54. E : km 21.96 - alt. 261 m

Useful Information

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