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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.72 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 32 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 25 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 70 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wigan 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.523448° / W 2.667298°
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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. 59 m
  2. 1 : km 0.06 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Melrose Drive
  3. 2 : km 0.37 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Highfield Grange Avenue, B5238
  4. 3 : km 1.17 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Highfield Grange Avenue
  5. 4 : km 1.24 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 1.38 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 1.41 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Marus Avenue
  8. 7 : km 1.44 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Coppice Drive
  9. 8 : km 1.51 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Coppice Drive
  10. 9 : km 1.56 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right onto Mayfair Drive
  11. 10 : km 1.65 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 1.72 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Warrington Road, A49
  13. 12 : km 1.91 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Warrington Road
  14. 13 : km 1.92 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  15. 14 : km 1.94 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  16. 15 : km 2.47 - alt. 55 m - Make a U-turn
  17. 16 : km 2.56 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 2.59 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 2.7 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 3.66 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Crowther Drive
  21. 20 : km 3.75 - alt. 66 m - Keep right onto Crowther Drive
  22. 21 : km 3.77 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Holmes House Avenue
  23. 22 : km 3.81 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 3.98 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Tan Pit Lane
  25. 24 : km 4.08 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Tan Pit Lane
  26. 25 : km 4.11 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Holmes House Avenue
  27. 26 : km 4.26 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left onto Holmes House Avenue, B5238
  28. 27 : km 4.5 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Edge Ware Grove
  29. 28 : km 4.65 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Melrose Drive
  30. 29 : km 4.67 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Redgrave Rise
  31. S/E : km 4.72 - alt. 59 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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