Valley Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.12 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 62 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 100 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: South Ribble 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.733285° / W 2.662298°
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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. 39 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto School Drive
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Collins Road
  5. 5 : km 0.84 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Brindle Road
  6. 6 : km 2.32 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left onto Bank Head Lane
  7. 7 : km 2.64 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 2.69 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 2.89 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 3.23 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 4.74 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 4.96 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 5.24 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 5.67 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 5.83 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 5.89 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 5.91 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 5.94 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Long Acre
  19. 19 : km 5.96 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.12 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Great Greens Lane
  21. 21 : km 6.13 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 6.15 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 6.21 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Reedfield
  24. 24 : km 6.25 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 6.49 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 6.49 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 6.69 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 6.88 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 6.9 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left onto Meadow Lane
  30. 30 : km 6.91 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 7.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 7.23 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 7.9 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 7.94 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 8.11 - alt. 61 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 8.35 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 8.39 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 8.41 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 8.41 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 8.52 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 8.57 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 8.61 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 8.83 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 9.52 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 9.68 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Shady Lane
  46. 46 : km 9.82 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Wigan Road
  47. 47 : km 9.99 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 10.54 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left onto Stoney Lane
  49. 49 : km 11.06 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Old School Lane
  50. 50 : km 11.48 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 11.55 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 52 : km 12.03 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 12.15 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 54 : km 12.5 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 12.92 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  56. 56 : km 12.96 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Brownedge Road
  57. 57 : km 13.08 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Brownedge Road
  58. 58 : km 13.28 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left onto Brownedge Road
  59. 59 : km 13.84 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 13.93 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Hodson Street
  61. 61 : km 13.96 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  62. 62 : km 14.02 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto School Drive
  63. 63 : km 14.05 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  64. S/E : km 14.12 - alt. 39 m

Useful Information

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