Greenhead Via Honley

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.11 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 321 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 402 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 250 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 70 m
  • ⚐
    District: Kirkburton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.585544° / W 1.713157°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.649444° / W 1.796614°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 210 m - Start on Stocks Way
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 211 m - Turn right onto Stocks Way
  3. 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 207 m - Turn left onto Jos Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 207 m - Turn slight right onto Stone Wood Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.78 - alt. 194 m - Turn left onto Stone Wood Lane
  6. 6 : km 1.82 - alt. 197 m - Turn slight left onto Stocks Moor Road
  7. 7 : km 2.46 - alt. 225 m - Turn right onto Browns Knoll Road
  8. 8 : km 2.62 - alt. 214 m - Turn slight left onto Town Moor
  9. 9 : km 4.69 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Luke Lane
  10. 10 : km 5.34 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Miry Lane
  11. 11 : km 5.66 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 5.9 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 5.92 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Miry Lane
  14. 14 : km 5.98 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp right onto Woodhead Road
  15. 15 : km 6.09 - alt. 130 m - Keep left onto Calf Hill Road
  16. 16 : km 7.17 - alt. 165 m - Keep left onto Oldfield Road
  17. 17 : km 7.39 - alt. 176 m - Turn right onto Long Lane
  18. 18 : km 8.5 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Bradshaw Road
  19. 19 : km 8.54 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Fisher Green
  20. 20 : km 8.66 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Moor Bottom
  21. 21 : km 8.67 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Grasscroft Road
  22. 22 : km 9.06 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto West Ley
  23. 23 : km 9.07 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 9.12 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 9.21 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Scotgate Road
  26. 26 : km 9.5 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight right onto Thirstin Road
  27. 27 : km 9.67 - alt. 122 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Westgate
  28. 28 : km 9.69 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp left onto Cuckoo Lane
  29. 29 : km 9.79 - alt. 127 m - Keep left onto Cuckoo Lane
  30. 30 : km 10.04 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  31. 31 : km 10.24 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Westgate
  32. 32 : km 10.49 - alt. 99 m - Keep right onto Old Turnpike
  33. 33 : km 11.89 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Hagg Wood Road
  34. 34 : km 12.07 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp left onto Woodhead Road
  35. 35 : km 15.67 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Stockwell Hill
  36. 36 : km 15.77 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 15.89 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 15.91 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Armitage Road
  39. 39 : km 16 - alt. 84 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 16.17 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left onto Royd Terrace
  41. 41 : km 16.19 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Dean Brook Road
  42. 42 : km 16.49 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right onto Meltham Road
  43. 43 : km 18.72 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 18.73 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Lockwood Road
  45. 45 : km 19.24 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Folly Hall
  46. 46 : km 19.46 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left onto Chapel Hill
  47. 47 : km 19.53 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Chapel Hill
  48. 48 : km 19.65 - alt. 87 m - Keep left toward A62
  49. 49 : km 19.69 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto Castlegate
  50. 50 : km 20.06 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 20.08 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 20.42 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 20.43 - alt. 105 m - Turn left and take A640, M62 toward Rochdale, M62(W)
  54. 54 : km 20.45 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight left onto Trinity Street
  55. 55 : km 20.58 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Portland Street
  56. 56 : km 20.73 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left onto Fitzwilliam Street
  57. 57 : km 20.84 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Wentworth Street
  58. 58 : km 20.86 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Back Wentworth Street
  59. 59 : km 21.12 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp left onto New North Road
  60. 60 : km 21.18 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right onto New North Road
  61. 61 : km 21.22 - alt. 117 m - Keep left onto Belgrave Terrace
  62. 62 : km 21.36 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp left onto Newhouse Place
  63. 63 : km 21.39 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Newhouse Place
  64. 64 : km 21.49 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Highfields Road
  65. 65 : km 21.55 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Highfields Road
  66. 66 : km 21.63 - alt. 122 m - Keep left onto Highfields Road
  67. 67 : km 21.64 - alt. 123 m - Turn sharp right onto Highfields Road
  68. 68 : km 21.65 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight right onto Highfields Road
  69. 69 : km 21.65 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto New North Road
  70. 70 : km 21.69 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Mountjoy Road
  71. 71 : km 21.94 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Vernon Avenue
  72. E : km 22.1 - alt. 137 m

Useful Information

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