15 Miles Greensand Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 25.60 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 186 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 182 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 130 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.270403° / E 0.520005°
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Description

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(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. 6 m - Continue
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Lockmeadow Millenium Bridge
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Mill Street, A229
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Knightrider Street
  6. 6 : km 0.3 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Priory Road
  7. 7 : km 0.47 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.56 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight left onto Hayle Road, A229
  9. 9 : km 0.85 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Postley Road, A229
  10. 10 : km 0.92 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right onto Postley Road
  11. 11 : km 1.35 - alt. 51 m - Enter roundabout
  12. 12 : km 1.59 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 2.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto Old Drive
  14. 14 : km 3.02 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Kirkdale Road
  15. 15 : km 3.13 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Kirkdale
  16. 16 : km 3.73 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.9 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right onto Old Loose Hill
  18. 18 : km 3.92 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Salts Lane
  19. 19 : km 4.65 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Hubbards Lane
  20. 20 : km 4.87 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Haste Hill Road
  21. 21 : km 5.08 - alt. 97 m - Walk east on Haste Hill Rd towards Haste Hill Cl
  22. 22 : km 5.4 - alt. 98 m - Walk east on Haste Hill Rd towards Windmill Ct
  23. 23 : km 5.54 - alt. 97 m - Continue onto Green Ln
  24. 24 : km 5.95 - alt. 99 m - Walk south-east on Green Ln towards Old Tree Ln
  25. 25 : km 6.46 - alt. 103 m - Walk south on Brishing Ln towards Heath Rd/B2163
  26. 26 : km 6.47 - alt. 103 m - Continue onto Park Ln
  27. 27 : km 6.68 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Back Ln
  28. 28 : km 6.71 - alt. 107 m - Walk east on Back Ln towards Wierton Rd
  29. 29 : km 7.21 - alt. 107 m - Walk east on Back Ln towards Wierton Rd
  30. 30 : km 7.98 - alt. 104 m - Continue onto Amber Ln
  31. 31 : km 8.07 - alt. 103 m - Walk east on Amber Ln towards Cobfields
  32. 32 : km 8.69 - alt. 105 m - Walk east on Amber Ln towards Chart Hill Rd
  33. 33 : km 8.75 - alt. 106 m - Continue onto Warmlake Rd
  34. 34 : km 10.37 - alt. 121 m - Continue onto Chartway Street
  35. 35 : km 10.97 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right onto KH493A
  36. 36 : km 11.92 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 12.31 - alt. 106 m - Continue onto School Lane
  38. 38 : km 12.55 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto North Street, A274
  39. 39 : km 12.62 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 13.39 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  41. 41 : km 13.49 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Chart Road
  42. 42 : km 14.24 - alt. 81 m - Continue
  43. 43 : km 15.55 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto East Hall Hill
  44. 44 : km 15.8 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Wierton Road
  45. 45 : km 15.81 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 18.88 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Linton Hill, A229
  47. 47 : km 19.01 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 19.55 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right onto Greensand Way
  49. 49 : km 19.57 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight left onto Vanity Lane
  50. 50 : km 20.12 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Heath Road, B2163
  51. 51 : km 20.16 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp right onto KM67
  52. 52 : km 20.77 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Well Street
  53. 53 : km 21.37 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 21.82 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto High Banks
  55. 55 : km 21.82 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  56. 56 : km 21.95 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Kirkdale
  57. 57 : km 22.55 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Kirkdale Road
  58. 58 : km 22.66 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Old Drive
  59. 59 : km 22.88 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left
  60. 60 : km 24.09 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Postley Road
  61. 61 : km 24.28 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Postley Road
  62. 62 : km 24.76 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Postley Road, A229
  63. 63 : km 24.83 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Hayle Road, A229
  64. 64 : km 25.13 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 25.15 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto College Road, B2010
  66. 66 : km 25.18 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Greenhithe
  67. 67 : km 25.25 - alt. 14 m - Continue
  68. 68 : km 25.28 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto College Avenue
  69. 69 : km 25.3 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 25.49 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Lockmeadow Millenium Bridge
  71. 71 : km 25.57 - alt. 6 m - Continue
  72. S/E : km 25.6 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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