Wigan Half Marathon Training Week 6
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 17.70 km -
Average duration: 5h 25 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 135 m -
Vertical drop: - 143 m -
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Highest point: 159 m -
Lowest point: 21 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Wigan -
Start/End: N 53.54489° / W 2.62895° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 38 m - Start near 13-15 Millgate, Wigan WN1 1YB, UK
- 2 : km 4.13 - alt. 124 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
- 3 : km 4.21 - alt. 126 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Haigh Road/B5239
- 4 : km 5.27 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Copperas Ln
- 5 : km 6.26 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
- 6 : km 6.27 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
- 7 : km 8.81 - alt. 51 m - Slight right
- 8 : km 9.54 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Wigan Ln/A49
- 9 : km 9.77 - alt. 64 m - Slight left to stay on Wigan Ln/A49
- 10 : km 9.86 - alt. 64 m - At Cherry Gardens Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Mesnes Rd/B5376
- 11 : km 9.89 - alt. 64 m - Slight right onto St Malo Rd
- 12 : km 12.66 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Stadium Way
- 13 : km 13.53 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
- 14 : km 13.99 - alt. 24 m - Turn left toward Stadium Way
- 15 : km 14.22 - alt. 25 m - Turn right to stay on Stadium Way
- 16 : km 14.68 - alt. 25 m - Turn left toward Leeds and Liverpool Canal Tow Path
- 17 : km 14.69 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Leeds and Liverpool Canal Tow Path
- 18 : km 15.78 - alt. 26 m - Turn right to stay on Leeds and Liverpool Canal Tow Path
- 19 : km 16.37 - alt. 30 m - Slight right to stay on Leeds and Liverpool Canal Tow Path
- 20 : km 17.18 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Sovereign Rd
- 21 : km 17.31 - alt. 32 m - Slight left onto Darlington St/A577
- 22 : km 17.42 - alt. 33 m - Slight right onto Harrogate St/A49
- S/E : km 17.7 - alt. 39 m
Other walks in the area
Wigan Flashes Circular
Walker 
8.10 km
+6 m
-6 m
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
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
Walker 
9.42 km
+21 m
-20 m
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
Circular walk starting from Wigan Flashes and including Bryn Gates Lane, Viridor Wood and canal towpath.
Crook Standish Circular
Walker 
10.07 km
+92 m
-92 m
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
Circular Walk starting from sports ground in Crook then North onto Birley Pond, Birley & Elnup Woods exiting over Mill Brook to gently ascend to Birch Walk. The route then follows the boundary of Standish Park before heading back to start via Giants Hall Farm and Standish Wood Lane. Good views of Beacon Park and Winter Hill ridges from high points.
Pennington Green Circular via Borsdane Wood
Walker 
8.25 km
+65 m
-61 m
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
Walk starts from Hindley Mill Lane and follows anticlockwise circular route via Borsdane Wood, Pennington Green, Kirkless Wood and Hindley Hall.
Borsdane Wood
Walker 
7.91 km
+50 m
-50 m
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts from Mill Lane in Hindley and follows the clockwise circular route via Borsdane Wood and Westhoughton Common.
Westhoughton Common
Walker 
8.56 km
+63 m
-66 m
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts opposite Cowburn St Hindley and follows anti-clockwise circular route around Westhoughton Common.
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