Smethurst Lane in Bolton
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Smethurst Lane in Bolton
Image: © philandju Taken: 7 Aug 2020
Smethurst Lane came at the last half mile on the old route of the Bolton Marathon back in the 1980s. After toiling up the 2 mile long incline of Plodder Lane, runners were faced with the exhausting, daunting, and much steeper (if shorter) incline on Smethurst Lane. The relief on reaching the crest of the hill, with the finish line in sight below, was massive.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.553357
Longitude
-2.455955