Diggle-Lark Hill-Ryefields-Butterhouse Ln

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.21 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 179 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 183 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 288 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 165 m
  • ⚐
    District: Oldham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.568431° / W 1.992085°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 200 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 201 m - Turn left onto Sam Road
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Huddersfield Road
  4. 4 : km 0.79 - alt. 184 m - Turn right onto Spurn Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.9 - alt. 197 m - Turn slight left onto Spurn Lane
  6. 6 : km 1.17 - alt. 208 m - Turn left onto Standedge Road, A670
  7. 7 : km 1.22 - alt. 206 m - Keep right onto Sandy Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.44 - alt. 223 m - Turn sharp right onto Long Lane
  9. 9 : km 1.73 - alt. 281 m - Keep right onto Lark Hill Ln
  10. 10 : km 1.99 - alt. 288 m - Turn sharp right onto Harrop Edge Lane
  11. 11 : km 2.83 - alt. 229 m - Turn sharp right onto Platt Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.78 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.85 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.9 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.05 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 4.07 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Den Lane
  17. 17 : km 4.16 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.28 - alt. 172 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street, A670
  19. 19 : km 4.5 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Ryefields Drive
  20. 20 : km 4.92 - alt. 192 m - Keep left onto Saddleworth Linear
  21. 21 : km 5.02 - alt. 206 m - Turn left onto Ryefields Drive
  22. 22 : km 5.04 - alt. 207 m - Turn sharp right onto Butterhouse Lane
  23. 23 : km 5.39 - alt. 231 m - Turn right onto Butterhouse Lane
  24. 24 : km 5.43 - alt. 234 m - Turn left onto Butterhouse Lane
  25. 25 : km 5.75 - alt. 259 m - Turn left onto Ward Lane
  26. 26 : km 6.26 - alt. 224 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 6.3 - alt. 221 m - Turn slight right onto Lee Side
  28. 28 : km 6.76 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight right onto Lee Side
  29. 29 : km 6.89 - alt. 197 m - Keep right onto Lee Side
  30. 30 : km 6.99 - alt. 204 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  31. 31 : km 7.08 - alt. 204 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  32. 32 : km 7.19 - alt. 201 m - Turn left
  33. S/E : km 7.21 - alt. 200 m

Useful Information

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