Sankey 8.5km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.89 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 9 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 9 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 17 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
  • ⚐
    District: Great Sankey 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.384212° / W 2.6297°
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Description

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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. 8 m
  2. 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Chelsea Gardens
  3. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  5. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.15 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Liverpool Road
  7. 6 : km 1.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.42 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Highfield Avenue
  9. 8 : km 1.43 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Liverpool Road
  10. 9 : km 1.51 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto Liverpool Road
  11. 10 : km 1.56 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 1.56 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 1.59 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 1.59 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  15. 14 : km 1.84 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Whittle Hall Lane
  16. 15 : km 2.08 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Whittle Brook Greenway
  17. 16 : km 2.34 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  18. 17 : km 2.4 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 2.41 - alt. 14 m - Keep left
  20. 19 : km 2.46 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 2.69 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Kingsdale Road
  22. 21 : km 2.7 - alt. 15 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Kingsdale Road
  23. 22 : km 2.86 - alt. 17 m - Keep left onto Kingsdale Road
  24. 23 : km 2.89 - alt. 17 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  25. 24 : km 2.94 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right
  26. 25 : km 2.95 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Boston Boulevard
  27. 26 : km 3.29 - alt. 16 m - Keep left onto Boston Boulevard
  28. 27 : km 3.43 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 3.44 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Burtonwood Road
  30. 29 : km 3.45 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Burtonwood Road
  31. 30 : km 4.28 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 4.3 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 4.54 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 4.68 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 4.68 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Twenty Acre Road
  36. 35 : km 4.69 - alt. 13 m - Keep right onto Twenty Acre Road
  37. 36 : km 4.71 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Old Hall Road
  38. 37 : km 4.84 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 4.84 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 4.95 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  41. 40 : km 5.03 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  42. 41 : km 5.07 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  43. 42 : km 5.18 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 5.22 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 5.36 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Sankey Valley Greenway
  46. 45 : km 5.38 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Sankey Valley Greenway
  47. 46 : km 5.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 5.5 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  49. 48 : km 5.61 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lodge Lane
  50. 49 : km 6.07 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 6.07 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 6.12 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 6.13 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 6.13 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 6.15 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 6.18 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 6.21 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Regency Square
  58. 57 : km 6.35 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Deal Close
  59. 58 : km 6.42 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Deal Close
  60. 59 : km 6.43 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 6.45 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 6.46 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 6.48 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 6.73 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 6.74 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Lovely Lane
  66. 65 : km 6.82 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Wardour Street
  67. 66 : km 7.08 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 67 : km 7.37 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  69. 68 : km 7.51 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  70. 69 : km 8.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  71. 70 : km 8.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Sankey Valley Greenway
  72. 71 : km 8.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 8.82 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  74. 73 : km 8.83 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Chelsea Gardens
  75. 74 : km 8.86 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Chelsea Gardens
  76. S/E : km 8.89 - alt. 8 m

Useful Information

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