Early Bird 8kv1 Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 30 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 63 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 67 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 75 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 19 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.27723° / E 0.55707°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Start near 1 The Hedgerow, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent ME14 5TG, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards The Hedgerow
  3. 3 : km 0.46 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N
  4. 4 : km 0.47 - alt. 64 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto New Cut Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.86 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-east on New Cut Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.87 - alt. 56 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bearsted Rd
  7. 7 : km 1.07 - alt. 61 m - Walk north-west on Bearsted Rd
  8. 8 : km 1.2 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-west on Bearsted Rd towards A249
  9. 9 : km 1.51 - alt. 63 m - Walk west on Bearsted Rd/A249 towards Sittingbourne Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.72 - alt. 73 m - Enter the roundabout
  11. 11 : km 1.74 - alt. 73 m - Walk north towards Bearsted Rd/A249
  12. 12 : km 1.77 - alt. 73 m - Exit the roundabout onto Penenden Heath Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.82 - alt. 74 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd towards Heathfield Rd
  14. 14 : km 2.25 - alt. 57 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd
  15. 15 : km 2.29 - alt. 56 m - Enter the roundabout
  16. 16 : km 2.3 - alt. 56 m - Walk south-west on Boxley Rd towards Wordsworth Rd
  17. 17 : km 2.66 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto North Way
  18. 18 : km 2.66 - alt. 70 m - Walk south-east on North Way towards Boxley Rd
  19. 19 : km 2.67 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Boxley Rd
  20. 20 : km 2.97 - alt. 59 m - Walk south-west on Boxley Rd towards Rock Rd
  21. 21 : km 3.16 - alt. 51 m - Walk south-west on Boxley Rd towards Gladstone Rd
  22. 22 : km 3.59 - alt. 34 m - Walk south-west on Boxley Rd towards Lower Boxley Rd/B2012
  23. 23 : km 3.59 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Well Rd/B2012
  24. 24 : km 3.84 - alt. 38 m - Walk south-east on Well Rd/B2012 towards Wheeler St
  25. 25 : km 4.27 - alt. 37 m - Walk south-east on Holland Rd/B2012 towards Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  26. 26 : km 4.27 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  27. 27 : km 4.58 - alt. 24 m - Slight left onto Andrew Broughton Way/A249
  28. 28 : km 4.6 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-east on Andrew Broughton Way/A249
  29. 29 : km 4.63 - alt. 23 m - Turn left to stay on Andrew Broughton Way/A249
  30. 30 : km 4.79 - alt. 20 m - Sharp right onto Ashford Rd/A20
  31. 31 : km 4.8 - alt. 19 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Andrew Broughton Way
  32. 32 : km 5.15 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards New Cut Rd
  33. 33 : km 5.53 - alt. 25 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards New Cut Rd
  34. 34 : km 5.89 - alt. 37 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Weavering St
  35. 35 : km 6.24 - alt. 41 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Weavering St
  36. 36 : km 6.25 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Weavering St
  37. 37 : km 6.36 - alt. 42 m - Walk north-east on Weavering St towards Grovewood Dr S
  38. 38 : km 6.45 - alt. 50 m - Walk north on Weavering St towards Grovewood Dr S
  39. 39 : km 6.46 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Grovewood Dr S
  40. 40 : km 6.71 - alt. 48 m - Walk east on Grovewood Dr S towards Meadowdown
  41. 41 : km 6.94 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Crownfields
  42. 42 : km 7.02 - alt. 54 m - Turn right to stay on Crownfields
  43. 43 : km 7.11 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 7.14 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 7.25 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 7.34 - alt. 50 m - Walk east
  47. 47 : km 7.44 - alt. 52 m - Turn left towards Grovewood Dr N
  48. 48 : km 7.46 - alt. 53 m - Turn right towards Grovewood Dr N
  49. 49 : km 7.48 - alt. 54 m - Continue onto Grovewood Dr N
  50. 50 : km 7.57 - alt. 57 m - Walk north on Grovewood Dr N towards Grovewood Dr N
  51. 51 : km 7.76 - alt. 62 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Weavering St
  52. S/E : km 8 - alt. 71 m

Useful Information

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