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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 32 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 120 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 81 m
  • ⚐
    District: Congleton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.164562° / W 2.244644°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Start on Sandbach Road
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Sandbach Road
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Sandbach Road
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Brooklands Road
  5. 5 : km 0.44 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Greenacres Road
  6. 6 : km 0.51 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Padgbury Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.55 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.83 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 0.83 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.12 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.5 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 1.86 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Sandy Lane
  13. 13 : km 2.39 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.45 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.65 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.71 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Sandy Lane
  17. 17 : km 2.85 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Holmes Chapel Road
  18. 18 : km 3.52 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Black Firs Lane
  19. 19 : km 3.58 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.97 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 4.43 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  22. 22 : km 4.59 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.85 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Blossom Gate Drive
  24. 24 : km 4.91 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Blossom Gate Drive
  25. 25 : km 4.95 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 4.96 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Blossom Gate Drive
  27. 27 : km 4.97 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.04 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Chestnut Drive
  29. 29 : km 5.2 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Sycamore Avenue
  30. 30 : km 5.41 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Longdown Road
  31. 31 : km 5.67 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Cumberland Road
  32. 32 : km 5.99 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Holmes Chapel Road
  33. 33 : km 6.49 - alt. 100 m - Keep right onto Holmes Chapel Road
  34. 34 : km 6.53 - alt. 100 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Newcastle Road
  35. 35 : km 6.75 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Sandy Lane
  36. 36 : km 6.96 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 7.05 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 7.08 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 7.12 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right onto Explorer Trail
  40. 40 : km 7.58 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right onto Explorer Trail
  41. 41 : km 7.62 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Explorer Trail
  42. 42 : km 7.74 - alt. 119 m - Keep left onto Explorer Trail
  43. 43 : km 7.87 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 8 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 8.09 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 8.31 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right
  47. 47 : km 8.36 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 8.51 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.59 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 9.09 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 9.18 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left
  52. 52 : km 9.39 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Newcastle Road
  53. 53 : km 9.49 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 9.54 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 9.67 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Solly Crescent
  56. 56 : km 9.73 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right onto Heath Road
  57. 57 : km 9.82 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Sandbach Road
  58. S/E : km 10.34 - alt. 93 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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