Maidstone Mara Practice

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.44 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 213 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 211 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 106 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.270481° / E 0.519619°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.23 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto College Road, A229
  4. 3 : km 0.45 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left onto Hayle Road, A229
  5. 4 : km 0.48 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 5 : km 0.49 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Hayle Road, A229
  7. 6 : km 0.78 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Postley Road, A229
  8. 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right onto Postley Road
  9. 8 : km 1.28 - alt. 51 m - Enter roundabout
  10. 9 : km 1.53 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
  11. 10 : km 2.74 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto Old Drive
  12. 11 : km 2.96 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Kirkdale Road
  13. 12 : km 3.07 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Kirkdale
  14. 13 : km 3.67 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto Church Street
  15. 14 : km 3.8 - alt. 60 m - Head southwest on Church St toward High Banks
  16. 15 : km 3.8 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto High Banks
  17. 16 : km 3.91 - alt. 53 m - Head southwest on Well St toward Vale Rd
  18. 17 : km 4.35 - alt. 79 m - Head south on Well St toward Gordon Ct
  19. 18 : km 4.74 - alt. 95 m - Continue onto Forstal Ln
  20. 19 : km 4.86 - alt. 98 m - Head northwest on Forstal Ln toward Mill Ln
  21. 20 : km 5.45 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Stockett Ln
  22. 21 : km 5.47 - alt. 102 m - Head northeast on Stockett Ln toward Forstal Ln
  23. 22 : km 6.04 - alt. 97 m - Head north on Stockett Ln toward New Cut
  24. 23 : km 6.63 - alt. 84 m - Head north on Stockett Ln toward New Cut
  25. 24 : km 7 - alt. 75 m - Head northeast on Stockett Ln toward New Cut
  26. 25 : km 7 - alt. 75 m - Sharp left onto New Cut
  27. 26 : km 7.65 - alt. 67 m - Head west on New Cut toward Dean St
  28. 27 : km 7.67 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Dean St
  29. 28 : km 7.69 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Forge Ln
  30. 29 : km 8.71 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Vicarage Ln
  31. 30 : km 8.72 - alt. 36 m - Head north on Vicarage Ln toward Forge Ln
  32. 31 : km 8.79 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Lower Rd/B2010
  33. 32 : km 9.4 - alt. 34 m - Head west on Lower Rd/B2010 toward Gallants Ln
  34. 33 : km 9.41 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Gallants Ln
  35. 34 : km 10.18 - alt. 91 m - Head south on Gallants Ln toward Wilsons Ln
  36. 35 : km 10.87 - alt. 106 m - Head northwest on Gallants Ln toward Wilsons Ln
  37. 36 : km 10.88 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Wilsons Ln
  38. 37 : km 11.4 - alt. 100 m - Head north on Wilsons Ln
  39. 38 : km 11.73 - alt. 82 m - Continue onto Vicarage Ln
  40. 39 : km 11.81 - alt. 79 m - Head east on Vicarage Ln toward Forge Ln
  41. 40 : km 12.38 - alt. 51 m - Head north on Vicarage Ln toward Forge Ln
  42. 41 : km 12.58 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Forge Ln
  43. 42 : km 12.73 - alt. 39 m - Head east on Forge Ln
  44. 43 : km 13.32 - alt. 64 m - Head east on Forge Ln toward Dean St
  45. 44 : km 13.6 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Dean St
  46. 45 : km 13.62 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto New Cut
  47. 46 : km 14.29 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Stockett Ln
  48. 47 : km 14.34 - alt. 74 m - Head east on Stockett Ln toward Busbridge Rd
  49. 48 : km 14.56 - alt. 66 m - Head east on Stockett Ln toward Busbridge Rd
  50. 49 : km 14.57 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Busbridge Rd
  51. 50 : km 15.53 - alt. 58 m - Head southeast on Busbridge Rd toward Mill St
  52. 51 : km 15.58 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Mill St
  53. 52 : km 15.66 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Bridge St
  54. 53 : km 15.71 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Kirkdale
  55. 54 : km 16.02 - alt. 66 m - Head north
  56. 55 : km 16.31 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Kirkdale Rd
  57. 56 : km 16.42 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Old Dr
  58. 57 : km 16.93 - alt. 64 m - Head northeast toward Cripple St
  59. 58 : km 17.85 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Postley Road
  60. 59 : km 17.87 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Tattershall Road
  61. 60 : km 17.88 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Postley Road
  62. 61 : km 18.06 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Postley Road
  63. 62 : km 18.54 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Postley Road, A229
  64. 63 : km 18.61 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Hayle Road, A229
  65. 64 : km 18.91 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 18.93 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto College Road, B2010
  67. 66 : km 18.95 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Greenhithe
  68. 67 : km 19.03 - alt. 14 m - Continue
  69. 68 : km 19.05 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto College Avenue
  70. 69 : km 19.08 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 19.26 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Lockmeadow Millenium Bridge
  72. 71 : km 19.35 - alt. 6 m - Continue
  73. S/E : km 19.44 - alt. 4 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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