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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 74 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 85 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 61 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.27579° / E 0.50314°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.27491° / E 0.50269°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 61 m - Start near 321 Queen's Rd, Maidstone, Kent ME16 0JD, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 61 m - Head northeast on Queen's Rd toward Langdale Rise
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 59 m - Head northeast on Queen's Rd toward Langdale Rise
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 56 m - Head northeast on Queen's Rd toward Carisbrook Dr
  5. 5 : km 0.14 - alt. 52 m - Head northeast on Queen's Rd toward Carisbrook Dr
  6. 6 : km 0.19 - alt. 50 m - Head northeast on Queen's Rd toward Greyfriars Cl
  7. 7 : km 0.25 - alt. 47 m - Head northeast on Queen's Rd toward Greyfriars Cl
  8. 8 : km 0.31 - alt. 44 m - Head northeast on Queen's Rd toward Queensgate
  9. 9 : km 0.37 - alt. 41 m - Head northeast on Queen's Rd toward London Rd/A20
  10. 10 : km 0.41 - alt. 39 m - Head south on London Rd/A20
  11. 11 : km 0.45 - alt. 39 m - Head south on London Rd/A20
  12. 12 : km 0.46 - alt. 39 m - Slight left to stay on London Rd/A20
  13. 13 : km 0.5 - alt. 40 m - Head south on London Rd/A20
  14. 14 : km 0.54 - alt. 40 m - Head south on London Rd/A20
  15. 15 : km 0.58 - alt. 41 m - Head south on London Rd/A20 toward Somerfield Ln
  16. 16 : km 0.63 - alt. 41 m - Head southeast on London Rd/A20 toward Buckland Hill
  17. 17 : km 0.67 - alt. 41 m - Head southeast on London Rd/A20
  18. 18 : km 0.72 - alt. 40 m - Head southeast on London Rd/A20 toward Bower Mount Rd
  19. 19 : km 0.78 - alt. 39 m - Head southeast on London Rd/A20 toward Kingsdown Cl
  20. 20 : km 0.95 - alt. 33 m - Head southeast on London Rd/A20 toward Terrace Rd
  21. 21 : km 1.14 - alt. 26 m - Head southeast on London Rd/A20 toward Bedford Pl
  22. 22 : km 1.43 - alt. 10 m - Sharp right onto Broadway/A20/A26
  23. 23 : km 1.44 - alt. 10 m - Head east on Broadway/A20/A26
  24. 24 : km 1.48 - alt. 8 m - Slight right to stay on Broadway/A20
  25. 25 : km 1.65 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Bishops Way/A229
  26. 26 : km 1.65 - alt. 7 m - Head west on Bishops Way/A229 toward Fairmeadow
  27. 27 : km 1.66 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Broadway/A229
  28. 28 : km 1.68 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Bishops Way/A229
  29. 29 : km 1.84 - alt. 7 m - Head east on Bishops Way/A229 toward Mill St
  30. 30 : km 2.04 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 2.04 - alt. 8 m - Head northwest toward Palace Ave/A229
  32. 32 : km 2.05 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Palace Ave/A229
  33. 33 : km 2.14 - alt. 9 m - Head southeast on Lower Stone St/A229 toward Romney Pl
  34. 34 : km 2.32 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Mote Rd/A249
  35. 35 : km 2.33 - alt. 13 m - Head west on Mote Rd/A249 toward Lower Stone St/A229
  36. 36 : km 2.33 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Lower Stone St/A229
  37. 37 : km 2.34 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Mote Rd/A249
  38. 38 : km 2.44 - alt. 17 m - Head northeast on Mote Rd/A249 toward Wat Tyler Way
  39. 39 : km 2.5 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Mote Rd
  40. 40 : km 2.61 - alt. 21 m - Head east on Mote Rd toward Chancery Ln
  41. 41 : km 2.72 - alt. 23 m - Head east on Mote Ave toward Greenside
  42. 42 : km 2.91 - alt. 26 m - Head east on Mote Ave toward Willow Way
  43. 43 : km 3.05 - alt. 27 m - Head east toward Blythe Rd
  44. 44 : km 3.27 - alt. 25 m - Head east
  45. 45 : km 3.45 - alt. 21 m - Head east
  46. 46 : km 3.66 - alt. 21 m - Head east
  47. 47 : km 3.82 - alt. 25 m - Head east
  48. 48 : km 3.96 - alt. 27 m - Head northwest
  49. 49 : km 3.96 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 4.24 - alt. 40 m - Head north toward Ashford Rd/A20
  51. 51 : km 4.25 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Ashford Rd/A20
  52. 52 : km 4.52 - alt. 36 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20 toward New Cut Rd
  53. 53 : km 4.68 - alt. 30 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20
  54. 54 : km 4.85 - alt. 25 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20
  55. 55 : km 5.04 - alt. 20 m - Head northwest on Ashford Rd/A20 toward Huntsman Ln
  56. 56 : km 5.27 - alt. 24 m - Head northwest on Ashford Rd/A20 toward Huntsman Ln
  57. 57 : km 5.42 - alt. 20 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20 toward Square Hill Rd
  58. 58 : km 5.59 - alt. 20 m - Head east on Andrew Broughton Way/A20 toward Ashford Rd
  59. 59 : km 5.6 - alt. 20 m - Sharp right onto Ashford Rd/A20
  60. 60 : km 5.77 - alt. 19 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A249 toward Wat Tyler Way
  61. 61 : km 5.8 - alt. 19 m - Continue onto King St
  62. 62 : km 5.81 - alt. 19 m - Head west on King St toward Albion Pl
  63. 63 : km 6 - alt. 19 m - Head west on King St toward Church St
  64. 64 : km 6.17 - alt. 17 m - Head west on King St toward Wyke Manor Rd
  65. 65 : km 6.25 - alt. 16 m - Continue onto High St
  66. 66 : km 6.26 - alt. 16 m - Head west on High St toward Pudding Ln
  67. 67 : km 6.47 - alt. 10 m - Head southwest on High St
  68. 68 : km 6.55 - alt. 7 m - Continue straight to stay on High St
  69. 69 : km 6.57 - alt. 7 m - Head northeast on High St
  70. 70 : km 6.59 - alt. 7 m - Make a U-turn
  71. 71 : km 6.64 - alt. 7 m - Head southwest on High St toward Bishops Way/A229
  72. 72 : km 6.65 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Fairmeadow/A229
  73. 73 : km 6.7 - alt. 7 m - Head northwest on Fairmeadow/A229
  74. 74 : km 6.73 - alt. 7 m - Slight right to stay on Fairmeadow/A229
  75. 75 : km 6.82 - alt. 7 m - Head north on Fairmeadow/A229 toward Medway St
  76. 76 : km 6.9 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Earl St
  77. 77 : km 6.9 - alt. 6 m - Head west on Earl St toward Fairmeadow/A229
  78. 78 : km 6.91 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Fairmeadow/A229
  79. 79 : km 7.04 - alt. 6 m - Head north on Fairmeadow/A229 toward McKenzie Ct
  80. 80 : km 7.44 - alt. 10 m - Head southwest on Waterside Gate toward Buckland Hill
  81. 81 : km 7.46 - alt. 9 m - Head southwest on Waterside Gate toward Buckland Hill
  82. 82 : km 7.47 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Buckland Hill
  83. 83 : km 7.48 - alt. 9 m - Head west on Buckland Hill
  84. 84 : km 7.54 - alt. 10 m - Head west on Buckland Hill toward Lesley Pl
  85. 85 : km 7.71 - alt. 27 m - Head west on Buckland Hill toward Buckland Rd
  86. 86 : km 7.95 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Somerfield Rd
  87. 87 : km 8 - alt. 43 m - Head southwest on Somerfield Rd
  88. 88 : km 8.17 - alt. 52 m - Head southwest on Somerfield Rd
  89. 89 : km 8.29 - alt. 55 m - Continue onto Greenwich Cl
  90. 90 : km 8.32 - alt. 57 m - Turn left to stay on Greenwich Cl
  91. 91 : km 8.33 - alt. 57 m - Head south on Greenwich Cl
  92. E : km 8.45 - alt. 59 m

Useful Information

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