9.7 FTR

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.74 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 73 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 19 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.280072° / E 0.506176°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 36 m
  2. 1 : km 2.17 - alt. 75 m - Walk west towards Hermitage Ln/B2246
  3. 2 : km 2.18 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Ln/B2246
  4. 3 : km 2.34 - alt. 66 m - Walk north-west on Hermitage Ln/B2246
  5. 4 : km 2.65 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 2.65 - alt. 62 m - Walk west
  7. 6 : km 3.06 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 3.07 - alt. 55 m - Walk north
  9. 8 : km 3.13 - alt. 53 m - Walk west
  10. 9 : km 4.42 - alt. 29 m - Walk north-west on Ffinch Cl towards Gorse Cres
  11. 10 : km 4.54 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Gorse Cres
  12. 11 : km 4.61 - alt. 28 m - Walk north-west on Gorse Cres towards Acorn Grove
  13. 12 : km 4.69 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Woodlands Rd
  14. 13 : km 4.73 - alt. 32 m - Walk east on Woodlands Rd towards Brassey Dr
  15. 14 : km 5.27 - alt. 21 m - Walk east on London Rd/A20
  16. 15 : km 5.59 - alt. 21 m - Slight left to stay on London Rd/A20
  17. 16 : km 5.73 - alt. 19 m - Walk south-east on London Rd/A20 towards Hall Rd
  18. 17 : km 5.75 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Mills Rd
  19. 18 : km 5.89 - alt. 25 m - Walk south-east on Mills Rd towards Mills Rd
  20. 19 : km 6.22 - alt. 29 m - Walk south-east
  21. 20 : km 6.24 - alt. 29 m - Turn right towards Upper Mills Rd
  22. 21 : km 6.26 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Upper Mills Rd
  23. 22 : km 8.1 - alt. 61 m - Walk north on Howard Dr towards Maxwell Dr
  24. 23 : km 8.3 - alt. 62 m - Walk north-east on Howard Dr towards Maxwell Dr
  25. 24 : km 8.42 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Maxwell Dr
  26. 25 : km 8.51 - alt. 58 m - Walk north-east on Maxwell Dr towards Headingley Rd
  27. 26 : km 8.52 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Headingley Rd
  28. 27 : km 8.56 - alt. 58 m - Continue onto Ash Grove
  29. 28 : km 9.01 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Poplar Grove
  30. 29 : km 9.15 - alt. 52 m - Walk north-east on Poplar Grove towards Riverhead Cl
  31. 30 : km 9.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto London Rd/A20
  32. 31 : km 9.32 - alt. 44 m - Walk south-east on London Rd/A20 towards Poplar Grove
  33. 32 : km 9.38 - alt. 43 m - Slight right to stay on London Rd/A20
  34. 33 : km 9.47 - alt. 40 m - Walk south-east on London Rd/A20 towards Buckland Ln
  35. S/E : km 9.74 - alt. 36 m

Useful Information

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