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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 27.21 km
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    Calculated time: 8h 05 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 102 m
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    Vertical drop: - 102 m
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    Highest point: 73 m
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    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Iwade 
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    Start: N 51.37315° / E 0.73326°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.37905° / E 0.73011°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 11 m - Start near 18-20 Cormorant Rd, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8WP, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 11 m - Head west on Cormorant Rd toward Wigeon Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Grovehurst Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 13 m - Head west on Grovehurst Rd toward Sheppey Way
  5. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Ferry Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.66 - alt. 7 m - Head north on Ferry Rd toward School Ln
  7. 7 : km 0.69 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto The St
  8. 8 : km 1.05 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Old Ferry Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.26 - alt. 8 m - Head north on Old Ferry Rd toward Raspberry Hill Ln
  10. 10 : km 1.65 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Raspberry Hill Ln
  11. 11 : km 2.22 - alt. 14 m - Head west on Raspberry Hill Ln
  12. 12 : km 3.5 - alt. 4 m - Head southwest on Raspberry Hill Ln toward Basser Hill
  13. 13 : km 5.04 - alt. 15 m - Head southwest on Raspberry Hill Ln toward Basser Hill
  14. 14 : km 5.94 - alt. 3 m - Head west toward Vicarage Ln
  15. 15 : km 6.2 - alt. 6 m - Slight right onto The St
  16. 16 : km 7.03 - alt. 6 m - Head northwest on The St toward Twinney Ln
  17. 17 : km 7.57 - alt. 13 m - Head southwest on The St toward Holywell Ln
  18. 18 : km 7.67 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Forge Ln
  19. 19 : km 8.07 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto The St
  20. 20 : km 8.11 - alt. 23 m - Continue onto Oak Ln
  21. 21 : km 8.37 - alt. 22 m - Head southwest on Oak Ln toward Upchurch Scout HQ
  22. 22 : km 9.84 - alt. 20 m - Head southwest on Oak Ln toward London Rd/A2
  23. 23 : km 10.33 - alt. 25 m - Head southwest on Oak Ln toward London Rd/A2
  24. 24 : km 10.39 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto London Rd/A2
  25. 25 : km 11.16 - alt. 36 m - Head west on Moor St/A2 toward Meresborough Rd
  26. 26 : km 11.24 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Meresborough Rd
  27. 27 : km 11.98 - alt. 47 m - Head southwest on Meresborough Rd toward GB16
  28. 28 : km 12.94 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Meresborough Ln
  29. 29 : km 13.47 - alt. 54 m - Head northeast on Meresborough Ln toward S Bush Ln
  30. 30 : km 14.57 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Place Ln
  31. 31 : km 14.87 - alt. 54 m - Head south on Place Ln toward Warren Ln
  32. 32 : km 15.06 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto The St
  33. 33 : km 15.56 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Hollow Ln
  34. 34 : km 15.67 - alt. 42 m - Head southeast on Hollow Ln toward Lower Hartlip Rd
  35. 35 : km 15.8 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Lower Hartlip Rd
  36. 36 : km 16.74 - alt. 25 m - Head north on Lower Hartlip Rd toward Hartlip Hill/A2
  37. 37 : km 17 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Hartlip Hill/A2
  38. 38 : km 17.07 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Breach Ln
  39. 39 : km 17.45 - alt. 19 m - Head northeast on Breach Ln toward Boxted Ln
  40. 40 : km 19.11 - alt. 9 m - Head northeast on Breach Ln toward Landrail Rd
  41. 41 : km 19.44 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto The St
  42. 42 : km 19.92 - alt. 6 m - Slight left at Vicarage Ln
  43. 43 : km 20.12 - alt. 3 m - Head east toward Basser Hill
  44. 44 : km 20.92 - alt. 17 m - Continue onto Raspberry Hill Ln
  45. 45 : km 21.24 - alt. 12 m - Head northeast on Raspberry Hill Ln
  46. 46 : km 22.58 - alt. 4 m - Head northeast on Raspberry Hill Ln
  47. 47 : km 23.93 - alt. 14 m - Head east on Raspberry Hill Ln toward Old Ferry Rd
  48. 48 : km 24.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Old Ferry Rd
  49. 49 : km 24.8 - alt. 4 m - Head north on Old Ferry Rd
  50. 50 : km 25.56 - alt. 2 m - Head southeast on Old Ferry Rd toward Sheppey Way
  51. 51 : km 25.8 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Sheppey Way
  52. 52 : km 26.01 - alt. 2 m - Head southwest on Sheppey Way toward Old Ferry Rd
  53. 53 : km 27.02 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto The St
  54. E : km 27.21 - alt. 11 m

Useful Information

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Walking Lower Halstow, Newington

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⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

This pleasant walk takes you both sides of Newington's historic watercress beds and past lagoons and open spaces filled with birds. This is Newington Walk 4.

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↔10.14 km ↗+96 m ↘-96 m ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

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Walking Defences of the First World War in Newington, Kent

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↔4.46 km ↗+50 m ↘-47 m ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

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The walk takes you through the defences, leading you to four information boards that enable you to visualise the trenches, gun emplacements and observation posts that helped protect Britain.

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Association or club
↔2.86 km ↗+23 m ↘-22 m ◔0h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

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Walking Newington, South

Association or club
↔4.34 km ↗+37 m ↘-40 m ◔1h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

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⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

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