Description
I have tried to create a less roady route from my desktop. I haven't had a chance to walk it yet though. It uses field paths at the Billinge end and a cycle track and urban meadows at the Wigan end. There is house building work going on at the Wigan end, but the route there appears to be valid for bicycles on Google Maps
I have tried to create a less roady route from my desktop. I haven't had a chance to walk it yet though. It uses field paths at the Billinge end and a cycle track and urban meadows at the Wigan end. There is house building work going on at the Wigan end, but the route there appears to be valid for bicycles on Google Maps
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Is this route good enough? - No (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Billinge
Grid Ref
SJ5283099907
Lat / Lon
53.49376° / -2.71246°
Easting / Northing
352,830E / 399,907N
What3Words
whom.retained.perfumes
Wigan
Grid Ref
SD5814205529
Lat / Lon
53.54474° / -2.63315°
Easting / Northing
358,142E / 405,529N
What3Words
lucky.rides.fixed
| Billinge | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ5283099907 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.49376° / -2.71246° |
| Easting / Northing | 352,830E / 399,907N |
| What3Words | whom.retained.perfumes |
| Wigan | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD5814205529 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.54474° / -2.63315° |
| Easting / Northing | 358,142E / 405,529N |
| What3Words | lucky.rides.fixed |
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review
Mary Oz
01 Feb 2023I created BilWig Three as I walked this route. There were a couple of problems that needed tweaking, plus a few small improvements.
Crossing Winstanley Road/Ashton Road just south of the M6 could have been a bit dangerous as the footpath emerges onto the inside of a bend on a road where the traffic is quite fast. A local advised me to use the other side of the small Crows Nest Business Park. This appears to be well used, via a gap in the hedge. I guess the official footpath might be okay if you were walking south. (Picture from Google Maps shows where the footpath comes out.) There is a narrow pavement on the north side of the road but nothing on the south side.
My suggested route between Parson’s Meadow and Wigan Pier is currently a fenced off building site, and needed another tweak.
Use WilWig Three instead.
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