Greensand Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.82 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 213 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 210 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 131 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 25 m
  • ⚐
    District: Loose 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.24054° / E 0.51761°
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 51 m - Start near 2 Old Loose Hill, Loose, Maidstone, Kent ME15 0BH, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 51 m - Walk north-east on Old Loose Hill towards Salts Ln
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Salts Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 67 m - Walk south on Salts Ln towards Hubbard's Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Hubbard's Ln
  6. 6 : km 0.8 - alt. 90 m - Walk south on Hubbard's Ln towards Haste Hill Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.98 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Haste Hill Rd
  8. 8 : km 1.24 - alt. 98 m - Walk east on Haste Hill Rd towards Haste Hill Cl
  9. 9 : km 1.57 - alt. 96 m - Slight left to stay on Haste Hill Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.67 - alt. 94 m - Walk north-east on Haste Hill Rd towards Church St
  11. 11 : km 1.7 - alt. 93 m - Slight left onto Church St
  12. 12 : km 1.73 - alt. 92 m - Slight left onto Beresfords Hill
  13. 13 : km 2.09 - alt. 73 m - Slight right onto The Quarries
  14. 14 : km 2.34 - alt. 76 m - Walk east on The Quarries towards Cliff Hill
  15. 15 : km 2.76 - alt. 79 m - Walk east on The Quarries towards Cliff Hill
  16. 16 : km 2.78 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Old Tree Ln
  17. 17 : km 3.12 - alt. 91 m - Walk south on Old Tree Ln towards Green Ln
  18. 18 : km 3.42 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Green Ln
  19. 19 : km 3.44 - alt. 101 m - Walk south-east on Green Ln towards Brishing Ln
  20. 20 : km 3.73 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Brishing Ln
  21. 21 : km 3.74 - alt. 103 m - Continue onto Park Ln
  22. 22 : km 3.75 - alt. 103 m - Walk south on Park Ln towards Back Ln
  23. 23 : km 3.94 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Back Ln
  24. 24 : km 4.14 - alt. 106 m - Walk east on Back Ln towards Wierton Rd
  25. 25 : km 4.65 - alt. 105 m - Walk east on Back Ln towards Brishing Rd
  26. 26 : km 5.24 - alt. 104 m - Continue onto Amber Ln
  27. 27 : km 5.26 - alt. 104 m - Walk east on Amber Ln towards Cobfields
  28. 28 : km 5.87 - alt. 105 m - Walk east on Amber Ln towards Chart Hill Rd
  29. 29 : km 6.02 - alt. 106 m - Continue onto Warmlake Rd
  30. 30 : km 6.48 - alt. 111 m - Walk south-east on Warmlake Rd towards Church Rd
  31. 31 : km 6.67 - alt. 113 m - Walk east on Warmlake Rd towards Norton Rd
  32. 32 : km 7.62 - alt. 121 m - Continue onto Chartway St
  33. 33 : km 8.52 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Pleasure House Ln
  34. 34 : km 9.38 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto E Sutton Rd
  35. 35 : km 9.73 - alt. 109 m - Continue onto Tumblers Hill
  36. 36 : km 9.93 - alt. 101 m - Continue onto Broad St
  37. 37 : km 10.1 - alt. 87 m - Slight right onto High St
  38. 38 : km 10.37 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto North St/A274
  39. 39 : km 10.38 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Chart Rd
  40. 40 : km 11.21 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Church Rd
  41. 41 : km 11.23 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 11.3 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Church Rd
  43. 43 : km 11.32 - alt. 92 m - Walk south on Church Rd towards Chart Rd
  44. 44 : km 11.32 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Chart Rd
  45. 45 : km 12.01 - alt. 83 m - Walk north-west on Chart Rd towards Chart Hill Rd
  46. 46 : km 12.08 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Chart Hill Rd
  47. 47 : km 13.37 - alt. 97 m - Walk north-east on E Hall Hill towards Wierton Hill
  48. 48 : km 13.58 - alt. 103 m - E Hall Hill turns slightly right and becomes Wierton Rd
  49. 49 : km 14.99 - alt. 95 m - Walk south on Church Hill towards Peens Ln
  50. 50 : km 15.58 - alt. 45 m - Walk south-west on Church Hill towards Lower Farm Rd
  51. 51 : km 16.19 - alt. 27 m - Walk south-west on Church Hill towards Lower Farm Rd
  52. 52 : km 16.32 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Lower Farm Rd
  53. 53 : km 16.33 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Butt Green Ln
  54. 54 : km 16.78 - alt. 34 m - Turn right towards Loddington Ln
  55. 55 : km 16.79 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Loddington Ln
  56. 56 : km 16.86 - alt. 35 m - Walk north on Loddington Ln towards Loddington Farm
  57. 57 : km 19.37 - alt. 100 m - Walk north on Vanity Ln towards Heath Rd/B2163
  58. 58 : km 19.47 - alt. 111 m - Walk north on Vanity Ln towards Heath Rd/B2163
  59. 59 : km 19.57 - alt. 118 m - Walk north on Vanity Ln towards Heath Rd/B2163
  60. 60 : km 19.68 - alt. 123 m - Walk north on Vanity Ln towards Heath Rd/B2163
  61. 61 : km 19.78 - alt. 123 m - Walk north on Vanity Ln towards Heath Rd/B2163
  62. 62 : km 19.89 - alt. 122 m - Walk north on Vanity Ln towards Heath Rd/B2163
  63. 63 : km 19.92 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Heath Rd/B2163
  64. 64 : km 20.56 - alt. 98 m - Walk west on Forstal Ln
  65. 65 : km 20.57 - alt. 98 m - Walk east on Forstal Ln towards Gordon Ct
  66. 66 : km 20.67 - alt. 95 m - Continue onto Well St
  67. 67 : km 21.1 - alt. 77 m - Walk north on Well St towards Vale Rd
  68. 68 : km 21.5 - alt. 53 m - Continue onto Mill St
  69. 69 : km 21.58 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Bridge St
  70. 70 : km 21.58 - alt. 48 m - Walk south-east on Bridge St towards Church St
  71. 71 : km 21.79 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Old Loose Hill
  72. 72 : km 21.79 - alt. 50 m - Turn right to stay on Old Loose Hill
  73. S/E : km 21.82 - alt. 51 m

Useful Information

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