Walk: Mcr - Westhoughton & Back Sun 28 Jun 20

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 51.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 15h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 169 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 170 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 143 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 m
  • ⚐
    District: Manchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.454287° / W 2.262665°
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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. 29 m - Start on Whalley Road
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Sylvan Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Upper Chorlton Road, B5218
  4. 4 : km 0.3 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto St. Johns Road
  5. 5 : km 0.53 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Kings Road
  6. 6 : km 0.59 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Lindum Avenue
  7. 7 : km 0.88 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Ayres Road
  8. 8 : km 0.95 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Walter Street
  9. 9 : km 1.03 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Lillian Street
  10. 10 : km 1.12 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Northumberland Road, B5224
  11. 11 : km 1.23 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.39 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 1.4 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto St Hilda's Road
  14. 14 : km 1.43 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.45 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.55 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Humphrey Road
  17. 17 : km 1.65 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Seymour Grove, B5217
  18. 18 : km 1.8 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Talbot Road, A5014
  19. 19 : km 1.97 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Boyer Street
  20. 20 : km 2.12 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Boyer Street
  21. 21 : km 2.17 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 2.31 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.37 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 2.42 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right onto Trafford Road, A5063
  25. 25 : km 2.42 - alt. 26 m - Keep right onto Trafford Road, A5063
  26. 26 : km 2.54 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 2.6 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Trafford Road, A5063
  28. 28 : km 2.64 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left onto Wharf End
  29. 29 : km 2.78 - alt. 26 m - Keep right onto Trafford Wharf Road
  30. 30 : km 3.81 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 3.96 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 3.96 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  33. 33 : km 4.09 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 4.12 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 4.26 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left onto Blue
  36. 36 : km 4.4 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 4.43 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 4.45 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 4.45 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 4.45 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Broadway
  41. 41 : km 4.48 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Broadway
  42. 42 : km 4.49 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left onto Broadway
  43. 43 : km 4.53 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 4.54 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 4.85 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Columbus Way
  46. 46 : km 4.85 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Broadway
  47. 47 : km 5.12 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Coronet Way
  48. 48 : km 5.18 - alt. 22 m - Keep left onto Coronet Way
  49. 49 : km 5.19 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 5.6 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Pacific Way
  51. 51 : km 5.61 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Coronet Way
  52. 52 : km 6.53 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 6.54 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 6.65 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 6.65 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 6.67 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A576
  57. 57 : km 6.75 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 6.76 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 7.11 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 7.12 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Gilda Brook Road, A576
  61. 61 : km 7.14 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Bentcliffe Way
  62. 62 : km 7.15 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 7.16 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Gilda Brook Road, A576
  64. 64 : km 7.26 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto A576
  65. 65 : km 7.32 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 7.33 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 7.36 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 7.45 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto College Road
  69. 69 : km 7.56 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 7.56 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 7.63 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  72. 72 : km 7.68 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road
  73. 73 : km 7.73 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 7.84 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Wellington Road
  75. 75 : km 8.45 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Monton Road, B5229
  76. 76 : km 8.9 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Clifton Road
  77. 77 : km 8.91 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Monton Road, B5229
  78. 78 : km 9.37 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Broad Oak Park
  79. 79 : km 9.42 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 9.55 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Stableford Avenue
  81. 81 : km 9.56 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Monton Green, B5231
  82. 82 : km 9.77 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 9.81 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  84. 84 : km 9.86 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right
  85. 85 : km 9.88 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Bridgewater Way
  86. 86 : km 11.46 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 11.49 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Barton Road, B5211
  88. 88 : km 11.64 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto Barton Road, B5211
  89. 89 : km 11.68 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Worsley Brow, A572
  90. 90 : km 12.04 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Walkden Road, A575
  91. 91 : km 12.13 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right onto Walkden Road, A575
  92. 92 : km 13.09 - alt. 56 m - Keep right onto Walkden Road, A575
  93. 93 : km 14.14 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Memorial Road, A575
  94. 94 : km 14.63 - alt. 87 m - Keep right onto A575
  95. 95 : km 14.65 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left onto A575
  96. 96 : km 14.93 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right onto Bolton Road, A575
  97. 97 : km 15.7 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Grosvenor Road
  98. 98 : km 15.71 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Linnyshaw Loopline
  99. 99 : km 15.83 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight right onto Linnyshaw Loopline
  100. 100 : km 16.15 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  101. 101 : km 16.19 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight right
  102. 102 : km 16.3 - alt. 107 m - Keep left
  103. 103 : km 16.36 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Linnyshaw Loopline
  104. 104 : km 16.67 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight right onto Linnyshaw Loopline
  105. 105 : km 16.93 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight right onto Linnyshaw Loopline
  106. 106 : km 17.54 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right onto Roe Green Loopline
  107. 107 : km 17.86 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Anchor Lane
  108. 108 : km 18.23 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 18.87 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 18.94 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Caldbeck Drive
  111. 111 : km 19.09 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right onto Caldbeck Drive
  112. 112 : km 19.16 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Windermere Road
  113. 113 : km 19.43 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Highfield Road
  114. 114 : km 19.82 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Plodder Lane, B6199
  115. 115 : km 20.72 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Watergate Lane
  116. 116 : km 21.22 - alt. 121 m - Keep left onto Watergate Lane
  117. 117 : km 21.28 - alt. 120 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Watergate Lane, A6
  118. 118 : km 21.56 - alt. 119 m - Keep right onto Watergate Lane, A6
  119. 119 : km 21.6 - alt. 119 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Salford Road, A6
  120. 120 : km 21.64 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right onto Salford Road, A6
  121. 121 : km 21.76 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 22.67 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  123. 123 : km 23.03 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  124. 124 : km 23.31 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 24.17 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Rutland Avenue
  126. 126 : km 24.3 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Newbrook Road, A579
  127. 127 : km 24.32 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Broadway
  128. 128 : km 24.55 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Broadway
  129. 129 : km 24.67 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  130. 130 : km 24.75 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  131. 131 : km 25.74 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  132. 132 : km 26.73 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 26.95 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right
  134. 134 : km 27.03 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 27.72 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 28.26 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  137. 137 : km 28.47 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto North Road
  138. 138 : km 29.42 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bag Lane
  139. 139 : km 30.37 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  140. 140 : km 30.39 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right onto Mealhouse Lane, A577
  141. 141 : km 30.4 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left onto A577
  142. 142 : km 30.48 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Market Street
  143. 143 : km 30.9 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Market Street, A577
  144. 144 : km 31.13 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Tyldesley Road, A577
  145. 145 : km 32.47 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  146. 146 : km 35.3 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Sale Lane, A577
  147. 147 : km 36.32 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto East Lancashire Road, A580
  148. 148 : km 37.24 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Ellenbrook Road
  149. 149 : km 37.79 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Ellenbrook Road
  150. 150 : km 37.84 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Leigh Road, A572
  151. 151 : km 38.18 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Leigh Road, A572
  152. 152 : km 39.39 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Leigh Road, A572
  153. 153 : km 39.43 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Worsley Brow, A572
  154. 154 : km 39.79 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Barton Road, B5211
  155. 155 : km 40.04 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  156. 156 : km 40.07 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Bridgewater Way
  157. 157 : km 41.65 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  158. 158 : km 41.67 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left
  159. 159 : km 41.72 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  160. 160 : km 41.76 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left onto Parrin Lane
  161. 161 : km 41.95 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Monton Green, B5231
  162. 162 : km 42.1 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Monton Road, B5229
  163. 163 : km 43.05 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Wellington Road
  164. 164 : km 43.65 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  165. 165 : km 43.76 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  166. 166 : km 43.82 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  167. 167 : km 43.87 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  168. 168 : km 43.91 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  169. 169 : km 43.98 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left
  170. 170 : km 44.08 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  171. 171 : km 44.18 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  172. 172 : km 44.21 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  173. 173 : km 44.22 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto A576
  174. 174 : km 44.32 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto Bentcliffe Way, A57
  175. 175 : km 44.36 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  176. 176 : km 44.36 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  177. 177 : km 44.38 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Bentcliffe Way
  178. 178 : km 44.39 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Gilda Brook Road, A576
  179. 179 : km 44.4 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  180. 180 : km 44.41 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Bentcliffe Way
  181. 181 : km 44.42 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Gilda Brook Road, A576
  182. 182 : km 44.44 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  183. 183 : km 44.45 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  184. 184 : km 44.8 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  185. 185 : km 44.81 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto A576
  186. 186 : km 44.83 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  187. 187 : km 44.92 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Coronet Way
  188. 188 : km 45.87 - alt. 21 m - Keep right onto Coronet Way
  189. 189 : km 45.94 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Pacific Way
  190. 190 : km 45.95 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  191. 191 : km 46.03 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Coronet Way
  192. 192 : km 46.37 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Columbus Way
  193. 193 : km 46.38 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  194. 194 : km 46.69 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  195. 195 : km 46.7 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Broadway
  196. 196 : km 46.73 - alt. 24 m - Keep right onto Broadway
  197. 197 : km 46.74 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  198. 198 : km 46.95 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  199. 199 : km 47.09 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Media City Footbridge
  200. 200 : km 47.16 - alt. 22 m - Keep left onto Media City Footbridge
  201. 201 : km 47.2 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  202. 202 : km 47.34 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Trafford Wharf Road
  203. 203 : km 47.54 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  204. 204 : km 47.54 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Trafford Wharf Road
  205. 205 : km 48.11 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  206. 206 : km 48.11 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Trafford Wharf Road
  207. 207 : km 48.43 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Wharf End
  208. 208 : km 48.56 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right onto Trafford Road, A5063
  209. 209 : km 48.59 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Trafford Road, A5063
  210. 210 : km 48.61 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  211. 211 : km 48.65 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Trafford Road
  212. 212 : km 48.66 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Pomona Strand
  213. 213 : km 48.68 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  214. 214 : km 48.89 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  215. 215 : km 48.93 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  216. 216 : km 49.22 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Talbot Road, A5014
  217. 217 : km 49.27 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  218. 218 : km 49.38 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right
  219. 219 : km 49.39 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  220. 220 : km 49.4 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Seymour Grove, B5217
  221. 221 : km 50.21 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Kings Road
  222. 222 : km 50.53 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Wood Road North
  223. 223 : km 50.83 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Upper Chorlton Road, B5218
  224. 224 : km 50.84 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Wood Road
  225. 225 : km 50.99 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Whalley Road
  226. S/E : km 51.27 - alt. 29 m

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