Haigh Hilly 2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.58 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 122 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 115 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 150 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wigan 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.556948° / W 2.608109°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.558076° / W 2.605866°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 73 m - Start on Wigan Road
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Wigan Road
  3. 3 : km 1.44 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 1.46 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 1.47 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.48 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Greenough Street
  7. 7 : km 1.73 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto Greenough Street
  8. 8 : km 1.79 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Greenough Street
  9. 9 : km 1.82 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.83 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Powell Street
  11. 11 : km 3.24 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Wigan Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.35 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Wigan Lane
  13. 13 : km 3.45 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wigan Lane
  14. 14 : km 4.83 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Wigan Road
  15. 15 : km 4.85 - alt. 76 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Chorley Road
  16. 16 : km 4.86 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.87 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right onto Chorley Road
  18. 18 : km 6.23 - alt. 53 m - Keep right onto Chorley Road
  19. 19 : km 6.23 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 6.25 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 6.26 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Red Rock Lane
  22. 22 : km 7.89 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  23. 23 : km 8.91 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 24 : km 8.94 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight right onto School Lane
  25. 25 : km 9.26 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto New Road
  26. 26 : km 10.24 - alt. 117 m - Keep left onto New Road
  27. 27 : km 10.72 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Wigan Road
  28. E : km 11.58 - alt. 76 m

Useful Information

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Walking Wigan Flashes Circular

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Wigan Flashes Circular
↔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.

Walking Pennington Green Circular via Borsdane Wood

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Pennington Green Circular via Borsdane Wood
↔8.25 km ↗+64 m ↘-59 m ◔2h 30 ▲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.

Walking Borsdane Wood

Walker
Borsdane Wood
↔7.91 km ↗+49 m ↘-49 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.

Walking Westhoughton Common

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Westhoughton Common
↔8.56 km ↗+64 m ↘-65 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.

Walking Crook Standish Circular

Walker
Crook Standish Circular
↔10.07 km ↗+93 m ↘-86 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.

Walking Bryn Gates Lane Circular

Walker
Bryn Gates Lane Circular
↔9.42 km ↗+15 m ↘-18 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.

Walking Abram Bickershaw Circular

Walker
Abram Bickershaw Circular
↔9.76 km ↗+20 m ↘-13 m ◔2h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)

The walk starts at Abram by Kingdown Flash (01Start) and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Bickershaw Park and Fan Lodge ponds.

Walking Adlington Hic Bibi Circular

Walker
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.

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