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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.44 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 335 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 308 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 518 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 154 ft
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  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 279 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0.06 - alt. 285 ft - Turn sharp right
  3. 2 : mi 0.64 - alt. 161 ft - Turn left
  4. 3 : mi 0.83 - alt. 187 ft - Turn sharp left
  5. 4 : mi 1.28 - alt. 256 ft - Keep left
  6. 5 : mi 1.44 - alt. 302 ft - Turn left
  7. 6 : mi 1.44 - alt. 302 ft - Turn sharp right
  8. 7 : mi 2.16 - alt. 289 ft - Turn left onto Withington Lane
  9. 8 : mi 2.24 - alt. 299 ft - Turn slight right onto Withington Lane
  10. 9 : mi 2.28 - alt. 299 ft - Turn right
  11. 10 : mi 2.36 - alt. 305 ft - Turn sharp right
  12. 11 : mi 2.51 - alt. 315 ft - Turn slight left
  13. 12 : mi 3.12 - alt. 394 ft - Keep left onto Woods Road
  14. 13 : mi 3.34 - alt. 397 ft - Turn right onto Wigan Road
  15. 14 : mi 3.48 - alt. 404 ft - Keep right onto Wigan Road
  16. 15 : mi 3.48 - alt. 404 ft - Turn sharp right onto Wigan Road
  17. 16 : mi 3.5 - alt. 407 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wigan Road
  18. 17 : mi 3.54 - alt. 410 ft - Turn right
  19. 18 : mi 3.54 - alt. 410 ft - Turn left onto Bolton Road
  20. 19 : mi 3.56 - alt. 410 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Scot Lane
  21. 20 : mi 3.74 - alt. 407 ft - Turn left onto Stanley Road
  22. 21 : mi 4.11 - alt. 449 ft - Keep left onto Ratcliffe Road
  23. 22 : mi 4.16 - alt. 449 ft - Turn right onto Haigh Road
  24. 23 : mi 4.5 - alt. 515 ft - Turn sharp left
  25. 24 : mi 4.51 - alt. 515 ft - Turn sharp left onto Copperas Lane
  26. 25 : mi 5.12 - alt. 472 ft - Keep left
  27. 26 : mi 5.23 - alt. 449 ft - Turn left
  28. 27 : mi 5.3 - alt. 459 ft - Keep left
  29. 28 : mi 5.41 - alt. 456 ft - Keep right
  30. 29 : mi 5.97 - alt. 381 ft - Turn left
  31. 30 : mi 6.26 - alt. 312 ft - Keep left
  32. 31 : mi 6.38 - alt. 285 ft - Turn right
  33. S/E : mi 6.44 - alt. 279 ft

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