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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.06 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 92 m
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    Vertical drop: - 97 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 72 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 m
  • ⚐
    District: Otham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.26026° / E 0.56945°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Start near Deringwood Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, Kent ME15 8SE, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Walk north-west
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 34 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Deringwood Dr
  4. 4 : km 0.46 - alt. 45 m - Walk west on Deringwood Dr towards Horton Downs
  5. 5 : km 0.95 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Willington St
  6. 6 : km 0.95 - alt. 24 m - Walk north on Willington St towards Deringwood Dr
  7. 7 : km 1.81 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Lord Romney's Hill/A20
  8. 8 : km 1.81 - alt. 46 m - Walk west on Lord Romney's Hill/A20 towards Willington St
  9. 9 : km 2.23 - alt. 40 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Weavering St
  10. 10 : km 2.66 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto New Cut Rd
  11. 11 : km 2.67 - alt. 36 m - Walk north on New Cut Rd towards Grovewood Dr S
  12. 12 : km 2.89 - alt. 45 m - Walk north on New Cut Rd
  13. 13 : km 3.14 - alt. 52 m - Walk north on New Cut Rd towards New Cut Rd
  14. 14 : km 3.57 - alt. 62 m - Walk north-east on New Cut Rd
  15. 15 : km 3.63 - alt. 64 m - Enter the roundabout
  16. 16 : km 3.65 - alt. 64 m - Walk south-east on Grovewood Dr N towards Provender Way
  17. 17 : km 4.02 - alt. 72 m - Walk south-east on Grovewood Dr N towards The Hedgerow
  18. 18 : km 4.14 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 4.15 - alt. 70 m - Walk west towards Grovewood Dr N
  20. 20 : km 4.15 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Grovewood Dr N
  21. 21 : km 4.33 - alt. 64 m - Enter the roundabout
  22. 22 : km 4.35 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-east on Weavering St towards Grove Green Rd
  23. 23 : km 4.59 - alt. 67 m - Walk north-east on Weavering St towards Wents Wood
  24. 24 : km 4.81 - alt. 62 m - Continue onto Hockers Ln
  25. 25 : km 4.81 - alt. 62 m - Walk south-west on Hockers Ln towards Ware St
  26. 26 : km 4.82 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Ware St
  27. 27 : km 5.1 - alt. 55 m - Walk south-east on Ware St towards Averenches Rd
  28. 28 : km 5.36 - alt. 50 m - Walk east on Ware St towards Bell Ln
  29. 29 : km 5.85 - alt. 64 m - Walk east on Ware St towards Thurnham Ln
  30. 30 : km 6.15 - alt. 51 m - Walk south-east on The St towards Yeoman Ln
  31. 31 : km 6.42 - alt. 46 m - Walk south-east on The St towards Mallings Ln
  32. 32 : km 6.7 - alt. 40 m - Walk south-east on The St towards Water Ln
  33. 33 : km 6.8 - alt. 42 m - Continue onto Roundwell
  34. 34 : km 7.03 - alt. 46 m - Walk south-east on Roundwell towards Ashford Rd/A20
  35. 35 : km 7.34 - alt. 55 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20
  36. 36 : km 7.37 - alt. 53 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20
  37. 37 : km 7.59 - alt. 50 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Otham Ln
  38. 38 : km 7.92 - alt. 47 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Otham Ln
  39. 39 : km 8.22 - alt. 48 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20
  40. 40 : km 8.38 - alt. 52 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20
  41. 41 : km 8.61 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 8.62 - alt. 57 m - Walk south towards Copsewood Way
  43. 43 : km 8.82 - alt. 51 m - Walk east on Button Ln towards Bodsham Cres
  44. 44 : km 8.88 - alt. 49 m - Turn left to stay on Button Ln
  45. 45 : km 8.98 - alt. 46 m - Walk south
  46. 46 : km 9.29 - alt. 29 m - Walk south-west
  47. 47 : km 9.57 - alt. 26 m - Walk west
  48. 48 : km 9.83 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Spot Lane.
  49. 49 : km 9.84 - alt. 25 m - Spot Lane becomes Mallards Way.
  50. S/E : km 10.06 - alt. 32 m

Useful Information

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