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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.58 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 197 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 188 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 124 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.27014° / E 0.521115°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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. 5 m - Continue
  2. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto College Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.2 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto Greenhithe
  5. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto College Road, B2010
  6. 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 0.34 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Hayle Road, A229
  8. 8 : km 0.35 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 0.43 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Brunswick Street
  10. 10 : km 0.62 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Upper Stone Street, A229
  11. 11 : km 0.63 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Brunswick Street
  12. 12 : km 0.77 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Kingsley Road
  13. 13 : km 1 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Waterloo Street
  14. 14 : km 1.09 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto St Phillips Avenue
  15. 15 : km 1.09 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 1.22 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Lower Road
  17. 17 : km 1.45 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Willow Way
  18. 18 : km 1.54 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto West Park Road
  19. 19 : km 1.58 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.41 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Cheshire Road
  21. 21 : km 4.19 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Willington Street
  22. 22 : km 4.19 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Deringwood Drive
  23. 23 : km 4.25 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 4.82 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  25. 25 : km 6.2 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right onto Gore Court Road
  26. 26 : km 6.85 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto A274
  27. 27 : km 6.85 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 6.88 - alt. 92 m - Continue onto Francis Lane
  29. 29 : km 6.98 - alt. 97 m - Continue onto Brishing Lane
  30. 30 : km 7.26 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 7.31 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left onto Brishing Lane
  32. 32 : km 7.53 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Brishing Road
  33. 33 : km 9.39 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right onto Heath Road, B2163
  34. 34 : km 9.39 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp left onto Brishing Road
  35. 35 : km 9.67 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Amber Lane
  36. 36 : km 9.69 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 10.43 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right onto East Hall Hill
  38. 38 : km 10.61 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Wierton Road
  39. 39 : km 10.63 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 13.68 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Linton Hill, A229
  41. 41 : km 13.82 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 14.36 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right onto Greensand Way
  43. 43 : km 14.37 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight left onto Vanity Lane
  44. 44 : km 14.93 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Heath Road, B2163
  45. 45 : km 15.07 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 16.39 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto High Banks
  47. 47 : km 16.39 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  48. 48 : km 16.52 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Kirkdale
  49. 49 : km 16.62 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left
  50. 50 : km 18.3 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Bockingford Lane
  51. 51 : km 18.37 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Teasaucer Hill
  52. 52 : km 18.55 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 19.23 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Postley Road
  54. 54 : km 19.42 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Postley Road
  55. 55 : km 19.9 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Postley Road, A229
  56. 56 : km 19.98 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Hayle Road, A229
  57. 57 : km 20.27 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 20.29 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto College Road, B2010
  59. 59 : km 20.32 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Greenhithe
  60. 60 : km 20.39 - alt. 14 m - Continue
  61. 61 : km 20.42 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto College Avenue
  62. 62 : km 20.44 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  63. S/E : km 20.58 - alt. 5 m

Useful Information

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