Beacon Bash

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 32.68 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 565 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 557 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 171 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 12 m
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 40 m - Start on Appley Lane North
  2. 2 : km 0.41 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 1.31 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Lees Lane
  4. 4 : km 1.36 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 1.83 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left onto Long Heys Lane
  6. 6 : km 2.15 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Stonehall Lane
  7. 7 : km 3.5 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 3.7 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp left onto Crow Lane
  9. 9 : km 3.89 - alt. 122 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 4.02 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 4.63 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Stoney Brow
  12. 12 : km 4.67 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  13. 13 : km 6.75 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right onto Lafford Lane
  14. 14 : km 6.87 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right onto Lafford Lane
  15. 15 : km 7.14 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 7.57 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Stoney Brow
  17. 17 : km 7.75 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 8.69 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  19. 19 : km 8.95 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 8.99 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 9.08 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 9.13 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 9.32 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 9.34 - alt. 153 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 9.47 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Elmer's Green Lane
  26. 26 : km 9.57 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right onto Permissive Footpath
  27. 27 : km 10.57 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 10.65 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Beacon Lane
  29. 29 : km 10.72 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 10.79 - alt. 166 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 10.95 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 10.97 - alt. 171 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 11.54 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Long Heys Lane
  34. 34 : km 11.84 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 12.81 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 13.19 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 13.39 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 13.89 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Dungeon Lane
  39. 39 : km 13.9 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right onto Higher Lane
  40. 40 : km 13.92 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 14.34 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 14.67 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 14.67 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 15.64 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Higher Lane
  45. 45 : km 15.78 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left onto Ash Brow
  46. 46 : km 16.02 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 16.27 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 16.8 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 16.83 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 16.84 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Mill Lane
  51. 51 : km 16.86 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 18.65 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 19.61 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right onto Sparrow Hill
  54. 54 : km 19.77 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 19.98 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 20.39 - alt. 122 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 20.76 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 20.92 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 21.41 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 22.09 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Parbold Hill
  61. 61 : km 22.09 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  62. 62 : km 22.58 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Lancaster Lane
  63. 63 : km 22.77 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 23.6 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Stoney Lane
  65. 65 : km 23.86 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 24.29 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 24.62 - alt. 120 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 24.81 - alt. 129 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 24.85 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 24.88 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Bannister Lane
  71. 71 : km 25.39 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Jackson's Lane
  72. 72 : km 25.65 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Jackson's Lane
  73. 73 : km 25.75 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 26.55 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 27.04 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 27.15 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight left
  77. 77 : km 27.23 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  78. 78 : km 28.18 - alt. 128 m - Turn sharp right
  79. 79 : km 28.19 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 28.69 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 29.1 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto High Moor Lane
  82. 82 : km 29.42 - alt. 136 m - Turn sharp left
  83. 83 : km 30.39 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 30.52 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right
  85. 85 : km 30.54 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right onto Hall Lane
  86. 86 : km 30.68 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 30.7 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 31.3 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 31.48 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  90. 90 : km 31.52 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Finch Lane
  91. 91 : km 31.75 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 31.76 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right
  93. 93 : km 31.95 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 31.98 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 32.26 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Appley Lane North
  96. 96 : km 32.67 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  97. S/E : km 32.68 - alt. 40 m

Useful Information

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