15 Mile Route From Park Gate

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 23.82 km
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    Calculated time: 7h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 223 m
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    Vertical drop: - 215 m
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    Highest point: 146 m
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    Lowest point: 18 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Start near Ashford Road, Maidstone, Kent ME17, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Hospital Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 74 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Broomfield Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.6 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Broomfield Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.86 - alt. 83 m - Walk south on Broomfield Rd
  6. 6 : km 1.45 - alt. 70 m - Walk south-west on Broomfield Rd towards Park Barn Rd
  7. 7 : km 2.15 - alt. 113 m - Walk south on Broomfield Rd towards Park Barn Rd
  8. 8 : km 2.63 - alt. 123 m - Walk south-west on Broomfield Rd towards Ashford Dr
  9. 9 : km 3.33 - alt. 132 m - Walk south on Broomfield Rd towards Gravelly Bottom Rd
  10. 10 : km 3.46 - alt. 133 m - Continue onto Duck Pond Ln
  11. 11 : km 3.76 - alt. 136 m - Slight right onto Chartway St
  12. 12 : km 3.85 - alt. 139 m - Walk south on Chartway St towards Morry Ln
  13. 13 : km 4.33 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Charlton Ln
  14. 14 : km 4.71 - alt. 128 m - Walk south on Charlton Ln towards Church Ln
  15. 15 : km 5.02 - alt. 110 m - Continue onto E Sutton Rd
  16. 16 : km 5.64 - alt. 64 m - Walk south on E Sutton Rd towards Brick Kiln Ln
  17. 17 : km 6.82 - alt. 45 m - Walk south-west on E Sutton Rd towards Heniker Ln
  18. 18 : km 8.66 - alt. 25 m - Walk south-west on E Sutton Rd towards Maidstone Rd/A274
  19. 19 : km 8.81 - alt. 26 m - Continue onto Plumtree Rd
  20. 20 : km 9.29 - alt. 31 m - Walk south-west on Plumtree Rd
  21. 21 : km 10.09 - alt. 20 m - Walk west on Plumtree Rd towards Four Oaks Rd
  22. 22 : km 10.36 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Four Oaks Rd
  23. 23 : km 10.8 - alt. 20 m - Walk south-east on Four Oaks Rd towards Dray Corner Rd
  24. 24 : km 11.51 - alt. 29 m - Continue onto Summerhill
  25. 25 : km 11.91 - alt. 19 m - Continue onto Moat Rd
  26. 26 : km 12.09 - alt. 18 m - Walk east on Moat Rd towards Water Ln
  27. 27 : km 12.93 - alt. 20 m - Continue onto Kings Rd
  28. 28 : km 13.25 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Ulcombe Rd
  29. 29 : km 14.25 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Tilden Rd
  30. 30 : km 14.59 - alt. 26 m - Walk north-east on Tilden Rd towards Boy Ct Ln
  31. 31 : km 16.26 - alt. 41 m - Walk north on Tilden Rd towards Stickfast Ln
  32. 32 : km 16.47 - alt. 42 m - Slight right onto Crump's Ln
  33. 33 : km 16.55 - alt. 42 m - Slight left onto Headcorn Rd
  34. 34 : km 18.05 - alt. 60 m - Continue onto The St
  35. 35 : km 18.14 - alt. 61 m - Walk north on The St towards Street Field
  36. 36 : km 18.68 - alt. 80 m - Continue onto Ulcombe Hill
  37. 37 : km 19.89 - alt. 145 m - Continue onto Chegworth Rd
  38. 38 : km 20.45 - alt. 140 m - Walk north on Chegworth Rd towards Water Ln
  39. 39 : km 22.01 - alt. 69 m - Walk north on Chegworth Rd towards Water Ln
  40. 40 : km 22.97 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Ashford Rd/A20
  41. 41 : km 23.08 - alt. 76 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Broomfield Rd
  42. S/E : km 23.81 - alt. 60 m

Useful Information

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