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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.57 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 151 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 148 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 132 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 22 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wigan 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.529828° / W 2.671129°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.415864° / W 2.75746°
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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. 60 m - Start on Foundry Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Billinge Road, A571
  3. 3 : km 2.56 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Winstanley Road, A571
  4. 4 : km 2.62 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Wigan Road, A571
  5. 5 : km 5.26 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Beulah Avenue
  6. 6 : km 5.27 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Birchley Road
  7. 7 : km 5.53 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Lilac Grove
  8. 8 : km 5.54 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Birchley Road, A571
  9. 9 : km 7.02 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Martindale Road
  10. 10 : km 7.02 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 8.22 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 8.23 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Carr Mill Road, A571
  13. 13 : km 8.27 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 8.28 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 8.6 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 8.61 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto East Lancashire Road, A580
  17. 17 : km 8.7 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Green Leach Lane, A580
  18. 18 : km 8.73 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Green Leach Lane, A571
  19. 19 : km 8.75 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 8.77 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Green Leach Lane, A571
  21. 21 : km 9.31 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Haresfinch View, A571
  22. 22 : km 9.54 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Haresfinch Road, A571
  23. 23 : km 11.04 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Badwin Street
  24. 24 : km 11.1 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 11.1 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Baldwin Street
  26. 26 : km 11.28 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 11.28 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 11.33 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Waterloo Street
  29. 29 : km 11.33 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Ormskirk Street
  30. 30 : km 11.36 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  31. 31 : km 11.63 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  32. 32 : km 11.71 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto Church Street
  33. 33 : km 11.73 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Parr Street
  34. 34 : km 12 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 12 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 12.01 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 12.02 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Parr Street
  38. 38 : km 12.02 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Parr Street
  39. 39 : km 12.05 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Peasley Cross Lane
  40. 40 : km 13.72 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto Marshalls Cross Road
  41. 41 : km 13.75 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 13.85 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Marshalls Cross Road, A569
  43. 43 : km 15.07 - alt. 55 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Chester Lane, B5419
  44. 44 : km 16.52 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 16.63 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 16.66 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 17.05 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 17.41 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 17.45 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 17.64 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 17.72 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 17.84 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 18.31 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 18.36 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Jubits Lane, B5419
  55. 55 : km 20.09 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Birket Drive
  56. 56 : km 20.1 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 20.26 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 20.27 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  59. 59 : km 20.28 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Wilmere Lane, B5419
  60. 60 : km 20.29 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Lunts Heath Road, A5080
  61. 61 : km 20.42 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Lunts Heath Road, A5080
  62. 62 : km 20.45 - alt. 47 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cronton Lane, A5080
  63. 63 : km 20.54 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 20.55 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 21.07 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 21.08 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 21.14 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 21.69 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 21.89 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 22.54 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 22.73 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 72 : km 23.23 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right
  73. 73 : km 23.94 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left onto Mill Lane
  74. 74 : km 24.17 - alt. 63 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 24.3 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  76. 76 : km 24.33 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left
  77. 77 : km 24.37 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  78. 78 : km 24.96 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto St James' Road
  79. 79 : km 25.42 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Craven Road
  80. 80 : km 25.53 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto View Road
  81. 81 : km 25.81 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Warrington Road, A57
  82. 82 : km 26.26 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Knowsley Road
  83. 83 : km 26.34 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Mossdale Drive
  84. 84 : km 26.41 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Wensleydale Avenue
  85. 85 : km 26.56 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Deepdale Drive
  86. E : km 26.57 - alt. 60 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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⚠️ Apparently there is a problem with the route between waypoints (7) and (8). Partway along the footpath parallel to Chair Wood there are signs stating this is private land and there is no right of way. These signs are repeated at the other end of the path on Park Road and the gate giving access to Park Road is locked. If anyone could check and offer another alternative please?

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