Wigan 10k Route With Extra Up To 8 Miles
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 7.98 mi -
Average duration: 3h 45 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 108 ft -
Descent: - 108 ft -
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Highest point: 180 ft -
Lowest point: 69 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Wigan -
Start/End: N 53.54473° / W 2.63026° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 128 ft - Start near 57 Library St, Wigan WN1, UK
- 1 : mi 0.1 - alt. 151 ft - Turn right onto Wallgate
- 2 : mi 0.12 - alt. 151 ft - Turn left onto Market Pl
- 3 : mi 0.32 - alt. 128 ft - Slight left onto Parson's Walk/B5375
- 4 : mi 1.71 - alt. 85 ft - Turn left onto Scot Ln
- 5 : mi 2.1 - alt. 79 ft - Turn left onto Stadium Way
- 6 : mi 2.62 - alt. 82 ft - Turn left to stay on Stadium Way
- 7 : mi 2.88 - alt. 79 ft - Turn right
- 8 : mi 2.99 - alt. 79 ft - Turn left
- 9 : mi 3.28 - alt. 79 ft - Turn left onto Stadium Way
- 10 : mi 4.43 - alt. 138 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Fourmarts Rd
- 11 : mi 4.52 - alt. 135 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Fourmarts Rd
- 12 : mi 5.04 - alt. 89 ft - Continue straight onto Martland Mill Ln
- 13 : mi 5.18 - alt. 72 ft - Turn left onto Scot Ln
- 14 : mi 6.16 - alt. 180 ft - Turn right onto Gidlow Ln
- 15 : mi 6.75 - alt. 102 ft - Turn left onto Park Rd/B5375
- 16 : mi 6.94 - alt. 118 ft - Turn left at Park Cres
- 17 : mi 7.11 - alt. 131 ft - Sharp right
- 18 : mi 7.22 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left
- 19 : mi 7.24 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left
- 20 : mi 7.25 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right
- 21 : mi 7.28 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right
- 22 : mi 7.32 - alt. 121 ft - Turn left
- 23 : mi 7.46 - alt. 125 ft - Turn right onto Mesnes Park Terrace
- 24 : mi 7.57 - alt. 118 ft - Turn left onto Parson's Walk/B5375
- 25 : mi 7.86 - alt. 151 ft - Turn right onto Market Pl
- 26 : mi 7.88 - alt. 151 ft - Turn left onto Library St
- S/E : mi 7.98 - alt. 128 ft
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Visorando Member
5.03 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
2h 20
Easy
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The walk starts at Westwood Road Wigan in order to join the canal and head south. On leaving the canal the route passes through Wigan Flashes and Turners Flash before heading back to start.
Bryn Gates Lane Circular
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+69 ft
-66 ft
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Crook Standish Circular
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+302 ft
-302 ft
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Pennington Green Circular via Borsdane Wood
5.13 mi
+213 ft
-200 ft
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Borsdane Wood
4.92 mi
+164 ft
-164 ft
2h 25
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The walk starts from Mill Lane in Hindley and follows the clockwise circular route via Borsdane Wood and Westhoughton Common.
Westhoughton Common
5.32 mi
+207 ft
-217 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts opposite Cowburn St Hindley and follows anti-clockwise circular route around Westhoughton Common.
Gathurst Dean Brook Circular
6.71 mi
+262 ft
-262 ft
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Moderate
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
7 mile circular walk starting from Potters Wood Gathurst, joining Leeds Liverpool Canal before ascending to Bank Top then via Dean Brook back to start.
Shevington Standish Circular
5.61 mi
+249 ft
-246 ft
2h 50
Moderate
Departure from Shevington (Greater Manchester)
6m mile circular route starting from Shevington crossing Mill Brook into Elnup Wood, From here the route makes its way via Standish Park to cross Mill Brook and M6 motorway onto Shevington Vale. Having made its way around the vale the route heads back to start over Gathurst Golf course.
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