Vinters Park 2 5k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.23 km
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    Calculated time: 1h 40 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 63 m
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    Vertical drop: - 72 m
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    Highest point: 76 m
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    Lowest point: 10 m
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    District: Maidstone 
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    Start/End: N 51.26862° / E 0.53434°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Start near 5 Willow Way, Maidstone, Kent ME15 7RL, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Walk south on Willow Way towards Birch Tree Way
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 39 m - Walk west on Birch Tree Way towards Greenside
  4. 4 : km 0.31 - alt. 37 m - Birch Tree Way turns slightly right and becomes Greenside
  5. 5 : km 0.31 - alt. 37 m - Walk north on Greenside towards Elm Grove
  6. 6 : km 0.61 - alt. 23 m - Slight left onto Mote Ave
  7. 7 : km 0.63 - alt. 23 m - Walk west on Mote Ave
  8. 8 : km 0.63 - alt. 23 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Square Hill Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.04 - alt. 20 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Huntsman Ln
  10. 10 : km 1.24 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Huntsman Ln
  11. 11 : km 1.25 - alt. 22 m - Walk north-east on Huntsman Ln
  12. 12 : km 1.33 - alt. 26 m - Walk north-west on Huntsman Ln towards Vinters Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.51 - alt. 31 m - Slight right to stay on Huntsman Ln
  14. 14 : km 1.54 - alt. 33 m - Walk north on Huntsman Ln towards Snowdon Ave
  15. 15 : km 1.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Snowdon Ave
  16. 16 : km 1.66 - alt. 37 m - Walk south-east on Snowdon Ave towards Goldthorne Cl
  17. 17 : km 1.85 - alt. 36 m - Slight left onto Alkham Rd
  18. 18 : km 1.85 - alt. 36 m - Walk north-east on Alkham Rd towards Birchington Cl
  19. 19 : km 2.24 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Northfleet Cl
  20. 20 : km 2.24 - alt. 52 m - Walk west on Northfleet Cl towards Alkham Rd
  21. 21 : km 2.24 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Alkham Rd
  22. 22 : km 2.43 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Hampton Rd
  23. 23 : km 2.46 - alt. 57 m - Walk south-west on Hampton Rd towards Alkham Rd
  24. 24 : km 2.72 - alt. 62 m - Walk north on Hampton Rd towards Basmere Cl
  25. 25 : km 2.92 - alt. 75 m - Walk north-west on Hampton Rd towards Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  26. 26 : km 2.93 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  27. 27 : km 3.28 - alt. 63 m - Walk south-west on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Windsor Cl
  28. 28 : km 3.64 - alt. 44 m - Walk south-west on Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  29. 29 : km 3.77 - alt. 39 m - Slight left to stay on Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  30. 30 : km 3.88 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Vinters Rd
  31. 31 : km 3.93 - alt. 33 m - Walk east on Vinters Rd towards Cutbush and Corrall Ct
  32. 32 : km 4.2 - alt. 31 m - Walk south on Vinters Rd towards Huntsman Ln
  33. 33 : km 4.21 - alt. 31 m - Slight right onto Huntsman Ln
  34. 34 : km 4.31 - alt. 25 m - Turn right to stay on Huntsman Ln
  35. 35 : km 4.32 - alt. 25 m - Walk west on Huntsman Ln towards Lenfield Ave
  36. 36 : km 4.32 - alt. 25 m - Turn left at Lenfield Ave
  37. 37 : km 4.37 - alt. 21 m - Walk south towards Ashford Rd/A20
  38. 38 : km 4.39 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Ashford Rd/A20
  39. 39 : km 4.48 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Square Hill Rd
  40. 40 : km 4.68 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Blythe Rd
  41. 41 : km 4.7 - alt. 15 m - Walk south-east on Blythe Rd
  42. 42 : km 5.05 - alt. 27 m - Walk west towards Willow Way
  43. 43 : km 5.06 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Willow Way
  44. S/E : km 5.23 - alt. 35 m

Useful Information

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