Rivington 18 Mile

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.85 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 9h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,637 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,640 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,463 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 374 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 561 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0.09 - alt. 584 ft - Turn left
  3. 2 : mi 0.15 - alt. 597 ft - Turn sharp right
  4. 3 : mi 0.17 - alt. 597 ft - Keep left
  5. 4 : mi 0.37 - alt. 689 ft - Keep left
  6. 5 : mi 0.54 - alt. 738 ft - Turn right
  7. 6 : mi 0.6 - alt. 748 ft - Keep right onto Royton Lane
  8. 7 : mi 0.98 - alt. 889 ft - Turn slight right onto Royton Lane
  9. 8 : mi 1.16 - alt. 928 ft - Keep left
  10. 9 : mi 1.41 - alt. 1,020 ft - Turn slight right
  11. 10 : mi 1.5 - alt. 1,132 ft - Turn slight right
  12. 11 : mi 1.54 - alt. 1,178 ft - Keep left
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  14. 13 : mi 1.63 - alt. 1,135 ft - Turn sharp right
  15. 14 : mi 1.68 - alt. 1,138 ft - Turn left
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  17. 16 : mi 2.8 - alt. 1,427 ft - Turn left
  18. 17 : mi 3.03 - alt. 1,463 ft - Turn right
  19. 18 : mi 4.08 - alt. 883 ft - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : mi 4.29 - alt. 804 ft - Turn left onto Belmont Road, A675
  21. 20 : mi 5.05 - alt. 856 ft - Turn left onto Chapel Street
  22. 21 : mi 5.2 - alt. 883 ft - Turn slight right
  23. 22 : mi 5.29 - alt. 889 ft - Keep right
  24. 23 : mi 6.19 - alt. 1,040 ft - Turn right onto Rivington Road
  25. 24 : mi 6.33 - alt. 1,066 ft - Turn left
  26. 25 : mi 6.33 - alt. 1,066 ft - Turn sharp left onto Rivington Road
  27. 26 : mi 6.34 - alt. 1,066 ft - Turn sharp right
  28. 27 : mi 6.47 - alt. 1,063 ft - Keep right
  29. 28 : mi 7.52 - alt. 699 ft - Turn left
  30. 29 : mi 7.88 - alt. 728 ft - Turn slight right
  31. 30 : mi 8.2 - alt. 659 ft - Turn left onto Dean Head Lane
  32. 31 : mi 8.42 - alt. 564 ft - Turn left onto Parson's Bullough Road
  33. 32 : mi 8.83 - alt. 482 ft - Turn right
  34. 33 : mi 8.84 - alt. 479 ft - Turn slight right onto Knowsley Lane
  35. 34 : mi 8.91 - alt. 476 ft - Turn left
  36. 35 : mi 8.93 - alt. 479 ft - Keep left
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  39. 38 : mi 10.21 - alt. 528 ft - Keep left
  40. 39 : mi 10.64 - alt. 476 ft - Turn left onto Moor Road
  41. 40 : mi 10.65 - alt. 472 ft - Turn slight left onto Moor Road
  42. 41 : mi 10.68 - alt. 469 ft - Turn right
  43. 42 : mi 10.92 - alt. 469 ft - Turn right onto Moor Road
  44. 43 : mi 11.06 - alt. 476 ft - Turn left
  45. 44 : mi 11.54 - alt. 548 ft - Turn left onto Heapey Fold Lane
  46. 45 : mi 12.11 - alt. 466 ft - Turn left
  47. 46 : mi 12.11 - alt. 466 ft - Turn slight left onto Heapey Fold Lane
  48. 47 : mi 12.17 - alt. 456 ft - Turn left onto Back Lane
  49. 48 : mi 12.91 - alt. 459 ft - Turn left onto Dill Hall Brow
  50. 49 : mi 13.04 - alt. 476 ft - Turn right
  51. 50 : mi 13.89 - alt. 446 ft - Turn right onto Horrobin Lane
  52. 51 : mi 14.26 - alt. 482 ft - Turn left onto New Road
  53. 52 : mi 14.93 - alt. 453 ft - Turn left onto Rivington Lane
  54. 53 : mi 15.07 - alt. 436 ft - Turn left onto Bolton Road, A673
  55. 54 : mi 16.01 - alt. 381 ft - Turn right onto Dryfield Lane
  56. 55 : mi 16.37 - alt. 440 ft - Keep right onto Dryfield Lane
  57. 56 : mi 16.37 - alt. 440 ft - Turn sharp right
  58. 57 : mi 16.61 - alt. 449 ft - Turn left
  59. 58 : mi 16.69 - alt. 440 ft - Keep right
  60. 59 : mi 16.91 - alt. 466 ft - Turn left
  61. 60 : mi 16.92 - alt. 466 ft - Turn left
  62. 61 : mi 17 - alt. 459 ft - Turn sharp right
  63. 62 : mi 17.01 - alt. 459 ft - Turn right
  64. 63 : mi 17.36 - alt. 486 ft - Turn sharp right onto Rivington Lane
  65. 64 : mi 17.42 - alt. 482 ft - Keep left
  66. 65 : mi 17.5 - alt. 482 ft - Turn slight left onto Rivington Lane
  67. 66 : mi 17.55 - alt. 486 ft - Keep right
  68. S/E : mi 17.85 - alt. 558 ft

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