LDWA Goyt Valley Challenge Short (2023)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.97 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 483 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 489 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 530 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 275 m
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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. 314 m
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 308 m - Turn right onto College Road
  3. 2 : km 0.3 - alt. 315 m - Turn right onto Green Lane
  4. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 315 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.35 - alt. 317 m - Keep right
  6. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 408 m - Keep left
  7. 6 : km 1.08 - alt. 421 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.17 - alt. 432 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.18 - alt. 431 m - Keep right
  10. 9 : km 1.41 - alt. 411 m - Keep left
  11. 10 : km 1.48 - alt. 408 m - Keep right
  12. 11 : km 2.24 - alt. 390 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 2.39 - alt. 386 m - Turn left onto Grin Low Road
  14. 13 : km 2.39 - alt. 386 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 3.13 - alt. 370 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 4.11 - alt. 385 m - Turn slight left
  17. 16 : km 4.37 - alt. 383 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 4.72 - alt. 382 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 5.17 - alt. 414 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 19 : km 5.22 - alt. 410 m - Turn slight left
  21. 20 : km 5.3 - alt. 418 m - Turn left onto Dale Head Lane
  22. 21 : km 5.31 - alt. 417 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 5.83 - alt. 391 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 6.43 - alt. 427 m - Turn slight left
  25. 24 : km 6.52 - alt. 433 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 25 : km 6.98 - alt. 487 m - Turn right onto Leek Road
  27. 26 : km 7.02 - alt. 482 m - Turn left onto Leek Road
  28. 27 : km 7.15 - alt. 486 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 7.44 - alt. 518 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 7.94 - alt. 512 m - Keep right
  31. 30 : km 8.13 - alt. 522 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 8.61 - alt. 518 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 9.04 - alt. 477 m - Turn left onto Macclesfield Main Road
  34. 33 : km 9.06 - alt. 477 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 9.95 - alt. 475 m - Turn left onto Buxton Old Coach Road
  36. 35 : km 10 - alt. 476 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 10.43 - alt. 479 m - Keep left
  38. 37 : km 11.68 - alt. 346 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 11.76 - alt. 353 m - Keep right
  40. 39 : km 13.07 - alt. 319 m - Keep left
  41. 40 : km 13.66 - alt. 310 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 13.77 - alt. 292 m - Keep left
  43. 42 : km 13.89 - alt. 286 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 13.91 - alt. 284 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 14.15 - alt. 288 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 14.64 - alt. 290 m - Keep right
  47. 46 : km 14.74 - alt. 296 m - Turn right onto Goyt's Lane
  48. 47 : km 15.3 - alt. 279 m - Turn right onto Goyt's Lane
  49. 48 : km 15.34 - alt. 282 m - Keep left onto Goyt's Lane
  50. 49 : km 15.57 - alt. 307 m - Keep right
  51. 50 : km 15.75 - alt. 313 m - Turn slight right
  52. 51 : km 16.61 - alt. 297 m - Turn left onto Goyt's Lane
  53. 52 : km 17.53 - alt. 383 m - Turn slight right
  54. 53 : km 18.52 - alt. 387 m - Keep right
  55. 54 : km 19.32 - alt. 383 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 19.7 - alt. 429 m - Keep left
  57. 56 : km 20.08 - alt. 370 m - Turn sharp right onto Bishop's Lane
  58. 57 : km 21.23 - alt. 321 m - Keep right onto Nursery Lane
  59. 58 : km 21.33 - alt. 329 m - Turn right onto St John's Road
  60. 59 : km 21.34 - alt. 329 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 21.37 - alt. 331 m - Turn right onto Macclesfield Road
  62. 61 : km 21.39 - alt. 332 m - Turn left onto Duke Street
  63. 62 : km 22.68 - alt. 315 m - Turn left onto College Road
  64. 63 : km 22.85 - alt. 308 m - Turn left
  65. S/E : km 22.97 - alt. 314 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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