Almost 20miles. Higham, Shorne, Gravesend

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 31.68 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 35 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 195 m
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    Vertical drop: - 199 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 110 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Higham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.428006° / E 0.465202°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 9 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 9 m - Head north on Chequers St toward Lower Rochester Rd
  3. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Church St
  4. 3 : km 0.55 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Bull Ln
  5. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 12 m - Head east on Bull Ln toward Gore Green Rd
  6. 5 : km 0.99 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Gore Green Rd
  7. 6 : km 1 - alt. 6 m - Head south on Gore Green Rd toward Bull Ln
  8. 7 : km 1.2 - alt. 11 m - Head south on Sandhill Ln toward Lower Rochester Rd
  9. 8 : km 1.37 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Lower Rochester Rd
  10. 9 : km 1.38 - alt. 15 m - Head east on Lower Rochester Rd toward Two Gates Hill
  11. 10 : km 2.33 - alt. 27 m - Slight left onto Two Gates Hill
  12. 11 : km 2.34 - alt. 27 m - Head east on Two Gates Hill toward Town Rd/B2000
  13. 12 : km 2.96 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Town Rd/B2000
  14. 13 : km 2.96 - alt. 37 m - Head south on Town Rd/B2000 toward Lower Rochester Rd
  15. 14 : km 3.45 - alt. 29 m - Slight left onto Lower Rochester Rd/B2000
  16. 15 : km 4.62 - alt. 36 m - Enter the roundabout
  17. 16 : km 4.63 - alt. 36 m - Head south toward Hollywood Ln/B2108
  18. 17 : km 4.66 - alt. 37 m - Exit the roundabout onto Brompton Farm Rd/B2108
  19. 18 : km 6.19 - alt. 61 m - Head southwest on Brompton Farm Rd/B2108 toward Gravesend Rd/A226
  20. 19 : km 6.2 - alt. 61 m - Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Gravesend Rd/A226
  21. 20 : km 7.26 - alt. 53 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Gravesend Rd/A226
  22. 21 : km 7.49 - alt. 51 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Gravesend Rd/A226
  23. 22 : km 7.83 - alt. 64 m - Head northwest on Gravesend Rd/A226 toward Charles Dickens Ave
  24. 23 : km 7.93 - alt. 70 m - Head northwest on Gravesend Rd/A226 toward Telegraph Hill
  25. 24 : km 8.55 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Villa Rd
  26. 25 : km 9.04 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto School Ln
  27. 26 : km 9.17 - alt. 60 m - Head south on School Ln toward Taylors Ln
  28. 27 : km 9.18 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Taylors Ln
  29. 28 : km 9.44 - alt. 58 m - Head north on Taylors Ln
  30. 29 : km 10.07 - alt. 31 m - Head northeast on Taylors Ln toward Chalk Rd
  31. 30 : km 10.69 - alt. 7 m - Head west on Chalk Rd
  32. 31 : km 10.92 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto Lower Rd
  33. 32 : km 12.48 - alt. 17 m - Head northwest on Lower Rd toward Green Farm Ln
  34. 33 : km 12.5 - alt. 17 m - Sharp left onto Green Farm Ln
  35. 34 : km 13.58 - alt. 44 m - Head south on Forge Ln toward Gravesend Rd/A226
  36. 35 : km 14.17 - alt. 72 m - Continue onto The St
  37. 36 : km 14.45 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Tanyard Hill
  38. 37 : km 14.77 - alt. 87 m - Head north on Tanyard Hill toward Woodlands Ln
  39. 38 : km 14.79 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Woodlands Ln
  40. 39 : km 15.48 - alt. 105 m - Head southwest on Woodlands Ln toward The Ridgeway
  41. 40 : km 15.49 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Brewers Rd
  42. 41 : km 16.25 - alt. 110 m - Head southwest on Brewers Rd
  43. 42 : km 16.25 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 17.22 - alt. 97 m - Head northwest toward Thong Ln
  45. 44 : km 17.31 - alt. 95 m - Slight right
  46. 45 : km 19.02 - alt. 68 m - Head northwest on Hever Ct Rd toward Miskin Way
  47. 46 : km 20.04 - alt. 61 m - Head north on Hever Ct Rd toward Watling St
  48. 47 : km 20.04 - alt. 61 m - Continue onto Singlewell Rd
  49. 48 : km 21.49 - alt. 35 m - Head north on Singlewell Rd toward Ascot Rd
  50. 49 : km 22.23 - alt. 30 m - Continue straight onto Windmill St
  51. 50 : km 22.66 - alt. 31 m - Head north on Windmill St toward Clarence Pl
  52. 51 : km 22.66 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Clarence Pl
  53. 52 : km 22.98 - alt. 30 m - Head northeast on Clarence Pl toward Parrock Rd
  54. 53 : km 22.99 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Parrock St
  55. 54 : km 23.29 - alt. 21 m - Head southeast on Parrock St toward The Grove
  56. 55 : km 23.29 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto The Grove
  57. 56 : km 23.62 - alt. 16 m - Head east on Berkley Cres/A226
  58. 57 : km 23.65 - alt. 15 m - Sharp left to stay on Berkley Cres/A226
  59. 58 : km 23.69 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Harmer St/A226
  60. 59 : km 23.91 - alt. 12 m - Head north on Harmer St/A226 toward The Terrace
  61. 60 : km 23.92 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto The Terrace
  62. 61 : km 24.05 - alt. 7 m - Head southeast on The Terrace toward Commercial Pl
  63. 62 : km 24.05 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Commercial Pl
  64. 63 : km 24.35 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  65. 64 : km 24.35 - alt. 4 m - Head east toward Gordon Promenade E
  66. 65 : km 24.48 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Gordon Promenade E
  67. 66 : km 24.66 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Canal Rd
  68. 67 : km 24.66 - alt. 5 m - Head east on Canal Rd toward Romulus Rd
  69. 68 : km 24.94 - alt. 5 m - Head southeast on Canal Rd toward Admirals Way
  70. 69 : km 25.19 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Norfolk Rd
  71. 70 : km 25.22 - alt. 4 m - Head east on Norfolk Rd toward Mark Ln
  72. 71 : km 25.77 - alt. 4 m - Head northeast on Mark Ln
  73. 72 : km 25.82 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  74. 73 : km 26.06 - alt. 2 m - Head east
  75. 74 : km 26.66 - alt. 2 m - Head east
  76. 75 : km 27.63 - alt. 2 m - Head east
  77. 76 : km 28.19 - alt. 2 m - Head east
  78. 77 : km 28.77 - alt. 3 m - Head east
  79. 78 : km 29.55 - alt. 4 m - Head northeast
  80. 79 : km 29.82 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Canal Rd
  81. 80 : km 29.87 - alt. 4 m - Head east on Canal Rd toward Chequers Ct
  82. 81 : km 30.96 - alt. 3 m - Head south on Canal Rd toward Chequers Ct
  83. 82 : km 31.57 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Chequers St
  84. S/E : km 31.67 - alt. 8 m

Useful Information

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