Big Toe 56 Manchester - Darwen - Blackburn

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 38.83 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 566 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 489 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 374 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 24 m
  • ⚐
    District: Manchester 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.485449° / W 2.244622°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.747561° / W 2.481784°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 33 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Fennel Street
  4. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Chapel Street
  6. 5 : km 0.33 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Great Ducie Street
  7. 6 : km 2.06 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Bury New Road
  8. 7 : km 2.67 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Bury New Road
  9. 8 : km 4.64 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Bury New Road
  10. 9 : km 6.26 - alt. 95 m - Keep right onto Bury New Road
  11. 10 : km 6.71 - alt. 100 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bury New Road
  12. 11 : km 7.02 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Clyde Avenue
  13. 12 : km 7.03 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Bury New Road
  14. 13 : km 7.25 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 7.41 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left onto Higher Lane
  16. 15 : km 8.9 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Radcliffe New Road
  17. 16 : km 10.23 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Stand Lane
  18. 17 : km 10.54 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Deansgate
  19. 18 : km 10.55 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Thomas Street
  20. 19 : km 10.75 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 10.76 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  22. 21 : km 10.83 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 10.88 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 10.89 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Blackburn Street
  25. 24 : km 11.21 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 11.22 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 11.26 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Knowles Street
  28. 27 : km 11.62 - alt. 87 m - Keep left onto Alma Street
  29. 28 : km 12.2 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right
  30. 29 : km 12.24 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight left
  31. 30 : km 12.25 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Ainsworth Road
  32. 31 : km 13.4 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Bury and Bolton Road
  33. 32 : km 13.41 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Starling Road
  34. 33 : km 13.78 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 13.94 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left onto Higher Pit Lane
  36. 35 : km 14.01 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  37. 36 : km 14.38 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Sumner Avenue
  38. 37 : km 14.54 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 14.73 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Harley Avenue
  40. 39 : km 14.74 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  41. 40 : km 15.37 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Delph Lane
  42. 41 : km 15.49 - alt. 158 m - Keep left onto Delph Lane
  43. 42 : km 15.77 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Arthur Lane
  44. 43 : km 18.86 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right onto Bradshaw Road
  45. 44 : km 18.99 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Rigby Lane
  46. 45 : km 19.4 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight right onto Rigby Lane
  47. 46 : km 19.63 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Turton Road
  48. 47 : km 20.08 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 20.25 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Darwen Road
  50. 49 : km 22.06 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Blackburn Road
  51. 50 : km 26.31 - alt. 264 m - Keep left
  52. 51 : km 26.43 - alt. 269 m - Keep left
  53. 52 : km 27.14 - alt. 306 m - Keep right
  54. 53 : km 27.24 - alt. 299 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 28.68 - alt. 341 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 28.88 - alt. 333 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 29 - alt. 308 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 29.33 - alt. 297 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 58 : km 29.44 - alt. 303 m - Turn sharp left onto Duckshaw Road
  60. 59 : km 29.57 - alt. 317 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 30.55 - alt. 364 m - Keep left
  62. 61 : km 30.69 - alt. 371 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 31.35 - alt. 370 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 31.43 - alt. 370 m - Keep left
  65. 64 : km 32.2 - alt. 267 m - Keep left
  66. 65 : km 32.2 - alt. 265 m - Keep right
  67. 66 : km 32.27 - alt. 258 m - Keep left
  68. 67 : km 32.49 - alt. 225 m - Turn right onto Tockholes Road
  69. 68 : km 32.52 - alt. 225 m - Turn left onto Sunnyhurst Lane
  70. 69 : km 32.94 - alt. 193 m - Turn left onto Earnsdale Road
  71. 70 : km 33.04 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto Earnsdale Road
  72. 71 : km 33.73 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Blackburn Road
  73. 72 : km 33.75 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Blackburn Road
  74. 73 : km 34.66 - alt. 142 m - Keep left onto Blackburn Road
  75. 74 : km 35.88 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Bolton Road
  76. 75 : km 35.94 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left onto Bolton Road
  77. 76 : km 36.53 - alt. 104 m - Keep right
  78. 77 : km 36.58 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Bolton Road
  79. 78 : km 36.87 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Bolton Road
  80. 79 : km 36.92 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right onto Bolton Road
  81. 80 : km 37.78 - alt. 114 m - Keep left onto Bolton Road
  82. 81 : km 38.25 - alt. 109 m - Keep left onto Great Bolton Street
  83. 82 : km 38.37 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight left onto Park Road
  84. 83 : km 38.72 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  85. 84 : km 38.77 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 85 : km 38.82 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  87. E : km 38.83 - alt. 110 m

Useful Information

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