16.5 Mile Route From Michaels

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 26.47 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 204 m
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    Vertical drop: - 209 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 99 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
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    Start/End: N 51.268733° / E 0.509469°
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Description

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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. 25 m - Start out going southwest on Bower Place.
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left onto Bower Lane.
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 22 m - Turn left.
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 20 m - Turn right.
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed southwest (See map for details).
  6. 6 : km 3.9 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left.
  7. 7 : km 3.93 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed west (See map for details).
  8. 8 : km 3.95 - alt. 6 m - Stay straight to go onto KM4 (Portions have stairs).
  9. 9 : km 3.96 - alt. 7 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed west (See map for details).
  10. 10 : km 5.81 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto B2163/Teston Lane.
  11. 11 : km 6.01 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto A26/Tonbridge Road.
  12. 12 : km 6.25 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto The Street.
  13. 13 : km 6.39 - alt. 41 m - The Street becomes Malling Road.
  14. 14 : km 6.88 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Livesey Street.
  15. 15 : km 8.08 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Red Hill.
  16. 16 : km 8.09 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight left onto Teston Road.
  17. 17 : km 8.65 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  18. 18 : km 9.88 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto The Heath.
  19. 19 : km 10.11 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Well Street.
  20. 20 : km 10.48 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  21. 21 : km 11.22 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Mill Street.
  22. 22 : km 11.5 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto New Road.
  23. 23 : km 11.51 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Church Walk.
  24. 24 : km 11.59 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  25. 25 : km 12.76 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Brampton Field.
  26. 26 : km 12.83 - alt. 17 m - Turn left to stay on Brampton Field.
  27. 27 : km 12.85 - alt. 18 m - Turn right to stay on Brampton Field.
  28. 28 : km 12.93 - alt. 18 m - Turn right to stay on Brampton Field.
  29. 29 : km 12.96 - alt. 17 m - Turn right to stay on Brampton Field.
  30. 30 : km 12.98 - alt. 16 m - Brampton Field becomes Kiln Barn Road.
  31. 31 : km 13.3 - alt. 19 m - Turn left.
  32. 32 : km 13.43 - alt. 18 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed southeast through Ditton Quarry Nature Reserve (See map for details).
  33. 33 : km 16.2 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto MR496 (Portions unpaved).
  34. 34 : km 16.44 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto The Main Drag (Portions unpaved).
  35. 35 : km 18.16 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  36. 36 : km 19.65 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right onto KM13 (Portions unpaved).
  37. 37 : km 19.76 - alt. 83 m - KM13 becomes North Pole Road.
  38. 38 : km 19.79 - alt. 82 m - North Pole Road becomes North Street.
  39. 39 : km 20.49 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto A26/Tonbridge Road.
  40. 40 : km 20.5 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto South Street.
  41. 41 : km 21.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right.
  42. 42 : km 21.07 - alt. 6 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed south (See map for details).
  43. 43 : km 21.11 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto St Helens Lane.
  44. 44 : km 21.49 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto B2010.
  45. 45 : km 24.58 - alt. 41 m - Turn right.
  46. 46 : km 24.59 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  47. 47 : km 24.7 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right onto B2010/Farleigh Hill. Continue to follow B2010.
  48. 48 : km 25.21 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Church Road.
  49. 49 : km 25.5 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Wharf Road.
  50. 50 : km 25.65 - alt. 5 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed north (See map for details).
  51. 51 : km 25.78 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left.
  52. 52 : km 26.07 - alt. 5 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed north (See map for details).
  53. 53 : km 26.21 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left.
  54. 54 : km 26.3 - alt. 20 m - Turn left.
  55. 55 : km 26.36 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Bower Lane.
  56. 56 : km 26.44 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Bower Place.
  57. S/E : km 26.47 - alt. 25 m

Useful Information

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