GM Ringway
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 18.77 km
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Average duration: 6h 50
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 501 m
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Vertical drop: - 435 m
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Highest point: 500 m
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Lowest point: 110 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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Area: Peak District
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District: Tameside
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Start: N 53.438902° / W 2.00744°
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End: N 53.538978° / W 2.013735°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 110 m
- 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Lower Market Street
- 2 : km 0.31 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Gorsey Brow
- 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Hague Road
- 4 : km 1.56 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
- 5 : km 1.61 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Pingot Lane
- 6 : km 1.69 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
- 7 : km 2.15 - alt. 129 m - Keep left
- 8 : km 2.44 - alt. 147 m - Keep right
- 9 : km 2.58 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
- 10 : km 2.99 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Mottram Moor
- 11 : km 3.08 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Coach Road
- 12 : km 4.03 - alt. 230 m - Turn right onto Rabbit Lane
- 13 : km 4.34 - alt. 251 m - Turn right onto Dewsnap Lane
- 14 : km 4.42 - alt. 245 m - Keep left
- 15 : km 5.03 - alt. 263 m - Turn right onto Hobson Moor Road
- 16 : km 6.06 - alt. 289 m - Keep right
- 17 : km 6.88 - alt. 293 m - Keep right
- 18 : km 6.9 - alt. 292 m - Keep right
- 19 : km 7 - alt. 283 m - Keep right
- 20 : km 10.95 - alt. 477 m - Turn sharp right
- 21 : km 11.82 - alt. 490 m - Turn left
- 22 : km 11.83 - alt. 490 m - Turn left onto Chew Road
- 23 : km 11.85 - alt. 487 m - Keep left onto Chew Road
- 24 : km 13.38 - alt. 315 m - Keep left
- 25 : km 14.08 - alt. 283 m - Keep left
- 26 : km 14.12 - alt. 280 m - Turn slight left
- 27 : km 17.01 - alt. 218 m - Turn slight right onto Friezland Lane
- 28 : km 17.08 - alt. 206 m - Turn slight right onto Friezland Lane
- 29 : km 17.64 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp left onto Manchester Road
- 30 : km 17.66 - alt. 163 m - Keep right
- 31 : km 17.8 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
- 32 : km 18 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
- 33 : km 18.17 - alt. 152 m - Keep right
- 34 : km 18.23 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right
- 35 : km 18.51 - alt. 155 m - Turn sharp left onto Chew Valley Road
- 36 : km 18.67 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Shaw Hall Bank Road
- 37 : km 18.75 - alt. 174 m - Turn left
- 38 : km 18.76 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
- E : km 18.77 - alt. 176 m
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Cown Edge from Broadbottom
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Harrop Edge
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Wild Bank Hill
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Swineshaw Reservoirs & Wild Bank Hill
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Matley lane to Cheetham park, Stalybridge.
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Cown Edge & Whiteley Nab from Chunal
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