12m River And Ditton

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 20.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 106 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 105 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 78 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.27044° / E 0.52042°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Start near Rear Of Archbishops Palace, Bishops Way, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6XG, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Walk south on Medway Footpath
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.08 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.09 - alt. 8 m - Walk west
  7. 7 : km 0.1 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.26 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 0.27 - alt. 6 m - Walk north-west
  10. 10 : km 0.38 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.5 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-west towards St Peter's Bridge/A229
  12. 12 : km 0.51 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto St Peter's Bridge/A229
  13. 13 : km 0.93 - alt. 6 m - Walk north on Fairmeadow/A229
  14. 14 : km 1.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.07 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.22 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-west
  17. 17 : km 1.51 - alt. 6 m - Walk north
  18. 18 : km 1.82 - alt. 6 m - Walk north-west
  19. 19 : km 2.14 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-west
  20. 20 : km 2.61 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-east
  21. 21 : km 3.06 - alt. 7 m - Walk north-east
  22. 22 : km 3.53 - alt. 8 m - Walk north-west
  23. 23 : km 3.78 - alt. 4 m - Walk west
  24. 24 : km 3.99 - alt. 5 m - Walk west
  25. 25 : km 4.35 - alt. 11 m - Walk south-west
  26. 26 : km 4.37 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 4.66 - alt. 25 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
  28. 28 : km 4.8 - alt. 20 m - Walk north-east
  29. 29 : km 4.88 - alt. 14 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
  30. 30 : km 5.14 - alt. 8 m - Walk west
  31. 31 : km 5.67 - alt. 5 m - Walk west
  32. 32 : km 6.06 - alt. 4 m - Slight right
  33. 33 : km 6.28 - alt. 5 m - Sharp right
  34. 34 : km 6.28 - alt. 5 m - Walk west towards Medway Ct
  35. 35 : km 6.31 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Station Rd
  36. 36 : km 6.35 - alt. 4 m - Turn right to stay on Station Rd
  37. 37 : km 6.35 - alt. 4 m - Walk west on Station Rd towards Bridge Pl
  38. 38 : km 6.64 - alt. 5 m - Walk west on Station Rd towards Hall Rd
  39. 39 : km 7.01 - alt. 5 m - Walk west on Station Rd towards Mill Hall
  40. 40 : km 7.58 - alt. 8 m - Walk west on Station Rd towards Robson Dr
  41. 41 : km 8.17 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-west on Station Rd towards London Rd/A20
  42. 42 : km 8.22 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto New Rd
  43. 43 : km 8.52 - alt. 13 m - Walk south-west on New Rd towards The Stream
  44. 44 : km 8.7 - alt. 16 m - Continue onto Kiln Barn Rd
  45. 45 : km 9.02 - alt. 19 m - Walk south-east on Kiln Barn Rd towards Ragstone Ct
  46. 46 : km 9.65 - alt. 32 m - Walk south-east on Kiln Barn Rd towards Cyril W Ln
  47. 47 : km 9.95 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Cyril W Ln
  48. 48 : km 11 - alt. 53 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
  49. 49 : km 11.04 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 11.46 - alt. 62 m - Walk south on Hermitage Ln/B2246 towards Hermitage Ct
  51. 51 : km 11.8 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 12.52 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Howard Dr
  53. 53 : km 12.52 - alt. 61 m - Walk south on Howard Dr towards Maxwell Dr
  54. 54 : km 13.04 - alt. 77 m - Walk south on Howard Dr towards Hawkwood
  55. 55 : km 13.29 - alt. 76 m - Continue onto Poplar Grove
  56. 56 : km 13.61 - alt. 66 m - Walk north-east on Poplar Grove towards Hazel Ave
  57. 57 : km 14.12 - alt. 44 m - Walk north-west on London Rd/A20 towards Grace Ave
  58. 58 : km 14.7 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Castle Rd
  59. 59 : km 14.73 - alt. 51 m - Walk north-east on Castle Rd towards Adisham Dr
  60. 60 : km 15.87 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 15.88 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-west towards Castle Rd
  62. 62 : km 15.89 - alt. 21 m - Slight right onto Castle Rd
  63. 63 : km 16.23 - alt. 13 m - Walk north on Castle Rd
  64. 64 : km 16.31 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 16.66 - alt. 7 m - Walk south-east
  66. 66 : km 16.96 - alt. 13 m - Walk south-east
  67. 67 : km 17.27 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-east
  68. 68 : km 17.28 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-west
  69. 69 : km 17.43 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-west
  70. 70 : km 17.61 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-west
  71. 71 : km 17.83 - alt. 4 m - Walk south
  72. 72 : km 18.1 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-east
  73. 73 : km 18.34 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-east
  74. 74 : km 18.48 - alt. 6 m - Walk south-east
  75. 75 : km 18.75 - alt. 6 m - Walk south
  76. 76 : km 19.03 - alt. 6 m - Walk south
  77. 77 : km 19.33 - alt. 5 m - Walk south
  78. 78 : km 19.49 - alt. 5 m - Walk south
  79. 79 : km 19.66 - alt. 5 m - Walk south towards St Peter's Bridge/A229
  80. 80 : km 19.89 - alt. 6 m - Take the pedestrian tunnel
  81. 81 : km 19.91 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-east
  82. 82 : km 20.02 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 20.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  84. S/E : km 20.3 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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