Mow Cop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.37 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 691 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 687 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 340 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 86 m
  • ⚐
    District: Congleton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.167557° / W 2.200077°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.16723° / W 2.197283°
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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. 94 m
  2. 1 : km 0.14 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.16 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.36 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Bromley Road
  6. 5 : km 0.52 - alt. 96 m - Keep right onto Bromley Road
  7. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 93 m - Keep left onto Bromley Road
  8. 7 : km 0.61 - alt. 92 m - Keep right onto Brookhouse Lane
  9. 8 : km 1.44 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight left
  10. 9 : km 1.63 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 10 : km 1.69 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 3.12 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 3.13 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 3.22 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
  15. 14 : km 3.36 - alt. 180 m - Turn right onto Tunstall Road
  16. 15 : km 3.36 - alt. 179 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 3.46 - alt. 208 m - Turn right onto Gosberryhole Lane
  18. 17 : km 3.51 - alt. 216 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 18 : km 3.95 - alt. 264 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 4.75 - alt. 337 m - Turn slight right
  21. 20 : km 4.83 - alt. 340 m - Turn slight left
  22. 21 : km 5.23 - alt. 296 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 5.52 - alt. 303 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 6.57 - alt. 216 m - Turn sharp right onto Gosberryhole Lane
  25. 24 : km 6.62 - alt. 208 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 6.72 - alt. 179 m - Turn sharp left onto Tunstall Road
  27. 26 : km 6.94 - alt. 166 m - Keep left onto Tunstall Road
  28. 27 : km 7.71 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight right onto Reades Lane
  29. 28 : km 7.72 - alt. 212 m - Turn left onto Overton Road
  30. 29 : km 7.86 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp left onto Reades Lane
  31. 30 : km 9.03 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp left onto Mill Lane
  32. 31 : km 9.43 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Biddulph Road
  33. 32 : km 9.48 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 9.97 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 12 - alt. 242 m - Turn slight left onto Mow Lane
  36. 35 : km 13.19 - alt. 283 m - Keep right
  37. 36 : km 14.01 - alt. 320 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 14.18 - alt. 311 m - Turn right onto Castle Road
  39. 38 : km 14.28 - alt. 321 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 14.45 - alt. 319 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 40 : km 14.74 - alt. 290 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 41 : km 14.85 - alt. 300 m - Turn right onto High Street
  43. 42 : km 15 - alt. 307 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 15.04 - alt. 311 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 15.07 - alt. 317 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 45 : km 15.13 - alt. 318 m - Turn slight left
  47. 46 : km 15.22 - alt. 319 m - Turn slight left
  48. 47 : km 15.25 - alt. 317 m - Turn right onto Wood Street
  49. 48 : km 15.35 - alt. 329 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 15.44 - alt. 329 m - Turn left onto Castle Road
  51. 50 : km 15.71 - alt. 295 m - Turn left onto Mow Cop Road
  52. 51 : km 17.72 - alt. 242 m - Keep right
  53. 52 : km 17.76 - alt. 240 m - Keep left
  54. 53 : km 19.75 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp right onto FP 96
  55. 54 : km 20.26 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Biddulph Road
  56. 55 : km 20.3 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Castle Inn Road
  57. 56 : km 20.71 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right onto Reades Lane
  58. 57 : km 21.88 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp right onto Overton Road
  59. 58 : km 22.16 - alt. 212 m - Turn right onto Reades Lane
  60. 59 : km 22.17 - alt. 213 m - Keep left onto Tunstall Road
  61. 60 : km 22.89 - alt. 172 m - Keep right onto Tunstall Road
  62. 61 : km 22.94 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight right onto Tunstall Road
  63. 62 : km 23.17 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 23.3 - alt. 164 m - Keep left
  65. 64 : km 23.39 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 24.84 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight right
  67. 66 : km 24.9 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 67 : km 25.09 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight right onto Brookhouse Lane
  69. 68 : km 26.21 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp left
  70. 69 : km 26.25 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp left onto Biddulph Valley Way
  71. E : km 26.37 - alt. 97 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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