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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.55 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 86 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 85 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 90 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 21 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wigan 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.515939° / W 2.671552°
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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. 69 m - Start on Tan House Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Tan House Drive
  3. 3 : km 0.4 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Tan House Drive
  4. 4 : km 0.41 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Holmes House Avenue
  5. 5 : km 0.74 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Sandstone Road
  6. 6 : km 1 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Heron Drive
  7. 7 : km 1.11 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Foxdene Grove
  8. 8 : km 1.12 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.16 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.3 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.36 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.37 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 1.41 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 1.5 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Kelvin Grove
  15. 15 : km 1.64 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Worthington Way
  16. 16 : km 1.85 - alt. 42 m - Keep left onto Worthington Way
  17. 17 : km 1.89 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right onto Fulbeck Avenue
  18. 18 : km 2.95 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Carr Lane
  19. 19 : km 3.16 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Wellham Road
  20. 20 : km 3.24 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 3.65 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 3.66 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.67 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.69 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.7 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 3.73 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 3.83 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 4.31 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 4.92 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Cemetery Road
  30. 30 : km 5.18 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Warrington Road, A573
  31. 31 : km 5.28 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 5.31 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 5.88 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 6.43 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 7.03 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 7.79 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 7.9 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 7.96 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 8.46 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 8.66 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Bickershaw Lane, B5237
  41. 41 : km 8.89 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Keats Way
  42. 42 : km 8.92 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp left onto Keats Way
  43. 43 : km 10.03 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Ashwood Avenue
  44. 44 : km 10.1 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Oak Avenue
  45. 45 : km 10.16 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Oak Avenue
  46. 46 : km 10.17 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Elm Road
  47. 47 : km 10.47 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Park Lane
  48. 48 : km 10.69 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left
  49. 49 : km 11.02 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Warrington Road
  50. 50 : km 11.02 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Warrington Road, A573
  51. 51 : km 11.19 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 52 : km 11.21 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 11.27 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 12.47 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 12.69 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 13 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 13.69 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  58. 58 : km 13.88 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 14.12 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 14.13 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 14.63 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 14.65 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 15.28 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 15.34 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 15.54 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 15.76 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Bryn Gates Lane
  67. 67 : km 17.45 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Wigan Road, A49
  68. 68 : km 17.49 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 17.85 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Drummer's Lane
  70. 70 : km 18.72 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 19.15 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 19.77 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 19.84 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 20.51 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right
  75. S/E : km 20.55 - alt. 72 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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