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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.07 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 86 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 86 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 10 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.268581° / E 0.53435°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 35 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Walk south on Willow Way towards Birch Tree Way
  3. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 39 m - Walk west on Birch Tree Way towards Greenside
  4. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 37 m - Birch Tree Way turns right and becomes Greenside
  5. 4 : km 0.31 - alt. 36 m - Walk north on Greenside towards Elm Grove
  6. 5 : km 0.49 - alt. 29 m - Walk north on Greenside towards Mote Ave
  7. 6 : km 0.61 - alt. 23 m - Slight left onto Mote Ave
  8. 7 : km 0.66 - alt. 23 m - Walk west on Mote Rd towards Hastings Rd
  9. 8 : km 0.82 - alt. 19 m - Slight right to stay on Mote Rd
  10. 9 : km 0.84 - alt. 18 m - Walk north-west on Mote Rd towards Wat Tyler Way/A249
  11. 10 : km 0.85 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Wat Tyler Way/A249
  12. 11 : km 1.05 - alt. 10 m - Walk north-east on Wat Tyler Way/A249 towards Ashford Rd
  13. 12 : km 1.17 - alt. 19 m - Sharp left onto Ashford Rd/A249
  14. 13 : km 1.19 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Wat Tyler Way/A249
  15. 14 : km 1.21 - alt. 20 m - Walk north on Wat Tyler Way/A249
  16. 15 : km 1.25 - alt. 21 m - Slight left to stay on Wat Tyler Way/A249
  17. 16 : km 1.38 - alt. 26 m - Walk north-east on Albion Pl/A249
  18. 17 : km 1.42 - alt. 28 m - Slight left onto Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  19. 18 : km 1.52 - alt. 29 m - Walk north-east on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Vinters Rd
  20. 19 : km 1.69 - alt. 40 m - Walk north-east on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Claremont Rd
  21. 20 : km 1.89 - alt. 49 m - Walk north-east on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Frigenti Pl
  22. 21 : km 2.1 - alt. 60 m - Walk north-east on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Windsor Cl
  23. 22 : km 2.33 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-east on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Stuart Cl
  24. 23 : km 2.56 - alt. 77 m - Walk north-east on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Whatman Cl
  25. 24 : km 2.76 - alt. 72 m - Slight right to stay on Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  26. 25 : km 2.9 - alt. 72 m - Walk east on Bearsted Rd/A249 towards Hampton Rd
  27. 26 : km 3.2 - alt. 61 m - Walk east on Bearsted Rd/A249 towards Bearsted Rd
  28. 27 : km 3.41 - alt. 63 m - Walk south-east on Bearsted Rd
  29. 28 : km 3.66 - alt. 57 m - Walk south-west towards New Cut Rd
  30. 29 : km 3.81 - alt. 59 m - Continue onto New Cut Rd
  31. 30 : km 3.87 - alt. 64 m - Walk south on New Cut Rd
  32. 31 : km 3.98 - alt. 67 m - Walk south on New Cut Rd towards New Cut Rd
  33. 32 : km 4.14 - alt. 62 m - Walk south-west on New Cut Rd
  34. 33 : km 4.3 - alt. 57 m - Enter the roundabout
  35. 34 : km 4.32 - alt. 57 m - Walk south on New Cut Rd
  36. 35 : km 4.61 - alt. 52 m - Walk south on New Cut Rd towards Grovewood Dr S
  37. 36 : km 4.75 - alt. 47 m - Walk south on New Cut Rd towards Grovewood Dr S
  38. 37 : km 4.87 - alt. 43 m - Walk south on New Cut Rd towards Ashford Rd/A20
  39. 38 : km 5.03 - alt. 36 m - Walk south on New Cut Rd towards Ashford Rd/A20
  40. 39 : km 5.06 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Ashford Rd/A20
  41. 40 : km 5.28 - alt. 28 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20
  42. 41 : km 5.59 - alt. 19 m - Walk north-west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Huntsman Ln
  43. 42 : km 5.9 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Square Hill Rd
  44. 43 : km 6.05 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Square Hill Road
  45. 44 : km 6.45 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Mote Avenue
  46. 45 : km 6.47 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto Greenside
  47. 46 : km 6.55 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Mote Avenue
  48. 47 : km 6.81 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right onto Willow Way
  49. S/E : km 7.07 - alt. 39 m

Useful Information

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