Atherton To Salford Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.78 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 182 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 180 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 122 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 57 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wigan 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.528511° / W 2.48869°
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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.

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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. 61 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Car Bank Street
  3. 2 : km 0.26 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Gloucester Street
  4. 3 : km 0.27 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Gloucester Street
  5. 4 : km 0.39 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Greendale
  6. 5 : km 0.67 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.69 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Hillside Avenue
  8. 7 : km 0.93 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Springfield Road
  9. 8 : km 1.03 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Upton Road
  10. 9 : km 1.08 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Cumberland Road
  11. 10 : km 1.25 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Cumberland Road
  12. 11 : km 1.43 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Bolton Road
  13. 12 : km 1.44 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Shakerley Lane
  14. 13 : km 1.54 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp left
  15. 14 : km 2.24 - alt. 77 m - Keep right
  16. 15 : km 2.37 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 3.81 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 4.14 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Salford Road
  19. 18 : km 4.18 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 19 : km 4.58 - alt. 119 m - Keep right onto Salford Road
  21. 20 : km 4.63 - alt. 118 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Salford Road
  22. 21 : km 5.88 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Wharton Lane
  23. 22 : km 5.89 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Manchester Road West
  24. 23 : km 6.46 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Mineral Line
  25. 24 : km 7.04 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 7.06 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Lane
  27. 26 : km 7.06 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 7.29 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight left onto Roe Green Loopline
  29. 28 : km 7.48 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Linnyshaw Loopline
  30. 29 : km 7.74 - alt. 107 m - Keep left onto Linnyshaw Loopline
  31. 30 : km 8.08 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  32. 31 : km 8.28 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 8.59 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  34. 33 : km 8.76 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 9.12 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  36. 35 : km 9.24 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight left onto Grosvenor Road
  37. 36 : km 9.24 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Worsley Road
  38. 37 : km 9.27 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 9.56 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  40. 39 : km 9.6 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  41. 40 : km 9.85 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  42. 41 : km 10.72 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left onto Moss Lane
  43. 42 : km 11.09 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 11.63 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
  45. 44 : km 12.46 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 13.85 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 13.97 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  48. 47 : km 14.03 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right onto Roe Green Loopline
  49. 48 : km 17.76 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 17.81 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 17.99 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Old Lane
  52. 51 : km 18 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 52 : km 18.01 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Mineral Line
  54. 53 : km 18.59 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Manchester Road West
  55. 54 : km 19.16 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Wharton Lane
  56. 55 : km 19.81 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 19.99 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 20.24 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 58 : km 20.55 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 21.12 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 21.56 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  62. 61 : km 21.72 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  63. 62 : km 21.9 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 21.92 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left
  65. 64 : km 22.05 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  66. 65 : km 22.49 - alt. 96 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 66 : km 22.83 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  68. 67 : km 22.95 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left
  69. 68 : km 25.29 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto First Avenue
  70. 69 : km 25.37 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Formby Avenue
  71. 70 : km 25.56 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Car Bank Street
  72. 71 : km 25.71 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Second Avenue
  73. S/E : km 25.78 - alt. 61 m

Useful Information

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