DL Penketh Mountain Canal Route
Details
Creation:
Last update:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 6.53 mi -
Average duration: 3h 00 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 30 ft -
Descent: - 30 ft -
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Highest point: 59 ft -
Lowest point: 16 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Great Sankey -
Start/End: N 53.387° / W 2.624925° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 30 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.08 - alt. 33 ft - Turn right
- 2 : mi 0.1 - alt. 30 ft - Turn right
- 3 : mi 0.1 - alt. 30 ft - Turn left
- 4 : mi 0.14 - alt. 30 ft - Turn right
- 5 : mi 0.14 - alt. 30 ft - Turn slight right
- 6 : mi 0.23 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 0.26 - alt. 26 ft - Turn right onto Sankey Valley Greenway
- 8 : mi 1.36 - alt. 30 ft - Turn slight left
- 9 : mi 1.83 - alt. 46 ft - Keep left
- 10 : mi 2.07 - alt. 23 ft - Turn left
- 11 : mi 2.4 - alt. 26 ft - Turn slight right
- 12 : mi 4.16 - alt. 26 ft - Keep left
- 13 : mi 4.49 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right
- 14 : mi 4.73 - alt. 46 ft - Turn slight right
- 15 : mi 5.2 - alt. 30 ft - Turn slight right
- 16 : mi 5.79 - alt. 26 ft - Keep left
- 17 : mi 6.3 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left
- 18 : mi 6.3 - alt. 26 ft - Keep left
- 19 : mi 6.34 - alt. 26 ft - Turn left
- 20 : mi 6.42 - alt. 30 ft - Turn right
- 21 : mi 6.45 - alt. 30 ft - Turn right
- 22 : mi 6.46 - alt. 30 ft - Turn left
- 23 : mi 6.48 - alt. 33 ft - Turn left onto Cromwell Avenue South
- S/E : mi 6.53 - alt. 30 ft
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+85 ft
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+56 ft
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+154 ft
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