Early Bird 11kv Route V1

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 81 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 81 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 75 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 17 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.27738° / E 0.55686°
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Description

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Start near 7 The Hedgerow, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent ME14 5TG, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  3. 3 : km 0.41 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 64 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto New Cut Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.5 - alt. 66 m - Walk north-east on New Cut Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.84 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-east on New Cut Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.85 - alt. 56 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bearsted Rd
  8. 8 : km 1.16 - alt. 64 m - Walk west on Bearsted Rd towards Bearsted Rd/A249
  9. 9 : km 1.48 - alt. 62 m - Walk west on Bearsted Rd/A249 towards Sittingbourne Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.7 - alt. 73 m - Enter the roundabout
  11. 11 : km 1.71 - alt. 73 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd towards Heathfield Rd
  12. 12 : km 2.02 - alt. 65 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd towards Faraday Rd
  13. 13 : km 2.23 - alt. 56 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sandling Ln
  14. 14 : km 2.53 - alt. 52 m - Walk west on Sandling Ln towards Woodland Way
  15. 15 : km 3.01 - alt. 51 m - Walk north-west on Sandling Ln
  16. 16 : km 3.5 - alt. 52 m - Walk north-west on Sandling Ln towards Cuckoowood Ave
  17. 17 : km 3.85 - alt. 31 m - Walk west on Sandling Ln towards Old Chatham Rd
  18. 18 : km 3.86 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Old Chatham Rd
  19. 19 : km 3.89 - alt. 32 m - Walk north on Old Chatham Rd towards Sandling Ln
  20. 20 : km 3.93 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Sandling Ln
  21. 21 : km 4.17 - alt. 18 m - Turn left to stay on Sandling Ln
  22. 22 : km 4.21 - alt. 18 m - At The Running Horse Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the Chatham Rd/A229 slip road
  23. 23 : km 4.5 - alt. 32 m - Merge onto Chatham Rd/A229
  24. 24 : km 4.51 - alt. 33 m - Walk south-east on Royal Engineers' Rd/A229
  25. 25 : km 4.59 - alt. 36 m - Slight left onto A229
  26. 26 : km 4.64 - alt. 37 m - Walk south-east on A229
  27. 27 : km 4.72 - alt. 36 m - Walk south-west on A229 towards Chatham Rd
  28. 28 : km 4.77 - alt. 33 m - Walk south on A229 towards Chatham Rd
  29. 29 : km 4.86 - alt. 31 m - Continue onto Chatham Rd
  30. 30 : km 4.89 - alt. 32 m - Walk south on Chatham Rd towards Chatham Rd
  31. 31 : km 5.08 - alt. 33 m - Walk south on Chatham Rd towards Calder Rd
  32. 32 : km 5.42 - alt. 28 m - Walk south on Chatham Rd towards Chatham Rd
  33. 33 : km 5.59 - alt. 26 m - Walk south-east on Chatham Rd
  34. 34 : km 5.61 - alt. 27 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Royal Engineers' Rd/A229
  35. 35 : km 5.7 - alt. 26 m - Walk south on Royal Engineers' Rd/A229
  36. 36 : km 5.99 - alt. 20 m - Walk south on Royal Engineers' Rd/A229
  37. 37 : km 6.18 - alt. 17 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Staceys St/B2012
  38. 38 : km 6.27 - alt. 19 m - Sharp left
  39. 39 : km 6.3 - alt. 17 m - Walk south-east towards Staceys St/B2012
  40. 40 : km 6.33 - alt. 19 m - Continue onto Staceys St/B2012
  41. 41 : km 6.5 - alt. 27 m - Walk north-east on Staceys St/B2012 towards Alexandra St
  42. 42 : km 6.66 - alt. 33 m - Enter the roundabout
  43. 43 : km 6.67 - alt. 33 m - Walk east towards Lower Boxley Rd/B2012
  44. 44 : km 6.67 - alt. 33 m - Exit the roundabout onto Lower Boxley Rd/B2012
  45. 45 : km 7.04 - alt. 38 m - Walk south-east on Holland Rd/B2012 towards Hedley St
  46. 46 : km 7.34 - alt. 39 m - Walk south-east on Holland Rd/B2012 towards St Luke's Ave
  47. 47 : km 7.44 - alt. 37 m - Walk south-west on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Vinters Rd
  48. 48 : km 7.61 - alt. 30 m - Walk south-west on Sittingbourne Rd/A249 towards Union St
  49. 49 : km 7.75 - alt. 24 m - Slight left onto Andrew Broughton Way/A249
  50. 50 : km 7.76 - alt. 24 m - Walk south on Andrew Broughton Way/A249
  51. 51 : km 7.8 - alt. 23 m - Turn left to stay on Andrew Broughton Way/A249
  52. 52 : km 7.89 - alt. 22 m - Walk south-east on Andrew Broughton Way/A249 towards A20
  53. 53 : km 7.96 - alt. 20 m - Continue onto Ashford Rd/A20
  54. 54 : km 8.06 - alt. 19 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Huntsman Ln
  55. 55 : km 8.25 - alt. 23 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd/A20
  56. 56 : km 8.56 - alt. 23 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd/A20
  57. 57 : km 8.85 - alt. 30 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards New Cut Rd
  58. 58 : km 9.06 - alt. 37 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20
  59. 59 : km 9.41 - alt. 41 m - Walk north-east on Weavering St towards Orchard Dr
  60. 60 : km 9.61 - alt. 50 m - Walk north on Weavering St towards Grovewood Dr S
  61. 61 : km 9.62 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Grovewood Dr S
  62. 62 : km 9.88 - alt. 48 m - Walk north-east on Grovewood Dr S towards Meadowdown
  63. 63 : km 10.09 - alt. 49 m - Walk north-east on Grovewood Dr S towards Crownfields
  64. 64 : km 10.1 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Crownfields
  65. 65 : km 10.19 - alt. 54 m - Turn right to stay on Crownfields
  66. 66 : km 10.27 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 10.3 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 10.41 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 10.41 - alt. 52 m - Walk north-east
  70. 70 : km 10.42 - alt. 52 m - Turn left towards Grovewood Dr N
  71. 71 : km 10.44 - alt. 53 m - Turn right towards Grovewood Dr N
  72. 72 : km 10.46 - alt. 54 m - Continue onto Grovewood Dr N
  73. 73 : km 10.6 - alt. 58 m - Walk north on Grovewood Dr N towards Camomile Dr
  74. 74 : km 10.78 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Penhurst Cl
  75. S/E : km 11 - alt. 70 m

Useful Information

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