Rainhill To Shirdley Park

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.19 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 34 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 30 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 80 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 48 m
  • ⚐
    District: St Helens 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.424094° / W 2.765429°
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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. 65 m - Start on Rainhill Road
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Elton Head Road
  3. 3 : km 0.64 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Heatherleigh
  4. 4 : km 0.65 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Elton Head Road
  5. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto The Broads
  6. 6 : km 1.06 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Walsham Gardens
  7. 7 : km 1.06 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.29 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Walsham Gardens
  9. 9 : km 1.3 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto The Broads
  10. 10 : km 1.76 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Breydon Gardens
  11. 11 : km 1.76 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.84 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Breydon Gardens
  13. 13 : km 1.85 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto The Broads
  14. 14 : km 2.02 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto Sutton Heath Road
  15. 15 : km 2.09 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Sutton Heath Road
  16. 16 : km 2.13 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp left onto Elton Head Road
  17. 17 : km 2.15 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.15 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 2.32 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 2.33 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Elton Head Road
  21. 21 : km 2.47 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Elton Head Road
  22. 22 : km 2.83 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto The Score
  23. 23 : km 3.43 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto The Score
  24. 24 : km 3.74 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 3.75 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto The Score
  26. 26 : km 4.1 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Sherdley Road
  27. 27 : km 4.17 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 4.43 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Sutton Heath Road
  29. 29 : km 4.54 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right
  30. 30 : km 4.69 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 4.71 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 5.34 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left
  33. 33 : km 5.38 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left
  34. 34 : km 5.72 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left onto Crossley Road
  35. 35 : km 6.06 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 6.07 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 6.3 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 6.31 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 6.41 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Thatto Heath Road
  40. 40 : km 6.64 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 6.65 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Thatto Heath Road
  42. 42 : km 7.38 - alt. 79 m - Keep right onto Nutgrove Road
  43. 43 : km 7.45 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Rainhill Road
  44. 44 : km 8.18 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  45. S/E : km 8.19 - alt. 65 m

Useful Information

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