Three Reservoirs Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.10 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 173 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 173 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 258 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 111 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bolton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.614178° / W 2.410712°
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Description

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(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. 143 m
  2. 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Higher Shady Lane
  3. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left onto Grange Road
  4. 3 : km 1.83 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Jumbles Reservoir
  5. 4 : km 1.92 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Jumbles Reservoir
  6. 5 : km 2.21 - alt. 133 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 6 : km 2.66 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Chapeltown Road, B6391
  8. 7 : km 2.89 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Tower Drive
  9. 8 : km 5.3 - alt. 257 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 5.74 - alt. 220 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 5.78 - alt. 223 m - Keep right
  12. 11 : km 5.79 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 5.86 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 7.22 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 7.24 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 7.38 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 16 : km 8.87 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 8.99 - alt. 211 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 9.38 - alt. 214 m - Turn sharp left onto Batridge Road
  20. 19 : km 9.84 - alt. 218 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 10.66 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 11.06 - alt. 178 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 12.03 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 12.05 - alt. 181 m - Turn left onto Bolton Road
  25. 24 : km 12.66 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Vale Street
  26. 25 : km 12.87 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 14.79 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  28. 27 : km 15.02 - alt. 121 m - Keep right onto Jumbles Reservoir
  29. 28 : km 15.08 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right
  30. 29 : km 15.47 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Jumbles Reservoir
  31. 30 : km 15.63 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 15.68 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Grange Road
  33. 32 : km 16.03 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight left onto Shady Lane
  34. 33 : km 16.03 - alt. 140 m - Keep left onto Higher Shady Lane
  35. 34 : km 16.08 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  36. S/E : km 16.1 - alt. 143 m

Useful Information

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Walking Jumbles Country Park

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

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↔12.02 km ↗+292 m ↘-288 m ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
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