Winter Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.86 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 532 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 538 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 446 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 136 m
  • ⚐
    District: Anglezarke 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.640175° / W 2.576685°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 158 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 146 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.33 - alt. 150 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 1.01 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight right onto Woodland Trail
  5. 5 : km 1.88 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp left
  6. 6 : km 2.19 - alt. 161 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 2.87 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Moor Road
  8. 8 : km 3.16 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Moor Road
  9. 9 : km 3.53 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Heapey Fold Lane
  10. 10 : km 5.42 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Heapey Fold Lane
  11. 11 : km 5.51 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  12. 12 : km 6.69 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Dill Hall Brow
  13. 13 : km 7.6 - alt. 143 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 8.28 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Hodge Brow
  15. 15 : km 9.49 - alt. 214 m - Turn left onto Rivington Road
  16. 16 : km 13.95 - alt. 239 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street, A675
  17. 17 : km 14.79 - alt. 245 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 15.13 - alt. 269 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 16.83 - alt. 446 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 17.6 - alt. 418 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 17.95 - alt. 393 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 18.3 - alt. 371 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 19.29 - alt. 293 m - Turn left onto Georges Lane
  24. 24 : km 19.95 - alt. 299 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 20.11 - alt. 313 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 20.54 - alt. 347 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 20.65 - alt. 359 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 20.68 - alt. 359 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 20.74 - alt. 345 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 21.01 - alt. 315 m - Turn slight right onto Georges Lane
  31. 31 : km 21.38 - alt. 313 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 21.41 - alt. 312 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 22.13 - alt. 228 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 22.49 - alt. 219 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 22.5 - alt. 218 m - Turn slight left onto Rivington Road
  36. 36 : km 22.71 - alt. 214 m - Turn right onto Sheep House Lane
  37. 37 : km 23.92 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto Parson's Bullough Road
  38. 38 : km 24.57 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 24.59 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right onto Knowsley Lane
  40. 40 : km 24.7 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 24.74 - alt. 146 m - Keep right
  42. S/E : km 24.86 - alt. 156 m

Useful Information

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Walking Rivington Gardens Circular

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Rivington Gardens Circular
↔6.35 km ↗+145 m ↘-143 m ◔2h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Rivington (Lancashire)

A circular walk starting from Rivington Information Center before following the Eastern side of Rivington Reservoir to Liverpool Castle then gently ascending to the site of Rivington Japanese gardens. Descent is via Levers Bridge and Rivington Hall back to start.

Walking Great Hill from White Coppice

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↔12.02 km ↗+292 m ↘-288 m ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
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The walk starts from White Coppice cricket ground and follows the clockwise circular route via Wheelton Moor, Tockholes Plantation and Great Hill.

Walking Adlington Red Rock Circular

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Adlington Red Rock Circular
↔10.52 km ↗+69 m ↘-68 m ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Adlington (Lancashire)

A circular walk starting from Adlington to briefly follow the bank of River Douglas before ascending onto disused rail track leading to Red Rock and onto School Lane with good 270 degree views over Winter Hill, Beacon and Billinge Fells. A series of footpaths and farm tracks cross farmland leading back to Adlington.

Walking Adlington Hic Bibi Circular

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Adlington Hic Bibi Circular
↔11.04 km ↗+52 m ↘-54 m ◔3h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Adlington (Lancashire)

This circular walk starts at Adlington to initially follow the Leeds Liverpool Canal before heading via Arley Wood to Worthington Lakes. The route then ascends over farmland to Hic Bibi Nature Reserve on the top of Coppull Hill giving extensive views over Winter Hall. The final section of the walk descends back to the canal.

Walking Abbey Village Reservoirs Circular

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Abbey Village Reservoirs Circular
↔10.12 km ↗+130 m ↘-121 m ◔3h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Withnell (Lancashire)

The walk starts Abbey Village main St A675 (Bolton Road) and follows clockwise circular route via Abbey Village, Rake Brook, Roddlesworth Lower and Higher Reservoirs.

Walking Withnell, Brinscall

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Withnell, Brinscall
↔9.36 km ↗+70 m ↘-70 m ◔2h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Withnell (Lancashire)

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Walking Jubilee Tower Darwen from Ryal Fold

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Jubilee Tower Darwen from Ryal Fold
↔6.97 km ↗+165 m ↘-164 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tockholes (Lancashire)

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Walking Sunnyhurst Wood Darwen

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↔3.96 km ↗+55 m ↘-55 m ◔1h 15 ▲Easy
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The walk starts from Dean Lane off Tockholes Road and follows anticlockwise the circular route via Earnsdale Reservoir, Sunnyhurst Wood and Darwen Golf Course.

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