River Round Route Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.73 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 106 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 111 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
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    Lowest point: 3 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 25 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 26 m - Walk north on Maple Cl towards Oak Dr
  3. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Oak Dr
  4. 3 : km 0.5 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Bell Ln
  5. 4 : km 0.85 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto London Rd/A20
  6. 5 : km 1.24 - alt. 9 m - Walk east on London Rd/A20 towards Station Rd
  7. 6 : km 1.25 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Station Rd
  8. 7 : km 2.21 - alt. 6 m - Walk east on Station Rd towards Sedley Cl
  9. 8 : km 2.95 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-east on Station Rd towards Bridge Pl
  10. 9 : km 3.1 - alt. 4 m - Turn right to stay on Station Rd
  11. 10 : km 3.15 - alt. 5 m - Slight left at Medway Ct
  12. 11 : km 3.42 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-east towards Forstal Rd
  13. 12 : km 3.44 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Forstal Rd
  14. 13 : km 4.21 - alt. 5 m - Walk east on Forstal Rd
  15. 14 : km 5.01 - alt. 28 m - Walk east on Forstal Rd
  16. 15 : km 5.51 - alt. 9 m - Sharp right onto Lock Ln
  17. 16 : km 5.67 - alt. 8 m - Turn left to stay on Lock Ln
  18. 17 : km 5.82 - alt. 4 m - Walk east
  19. 18 : km 6.55 - alt. 7 m - Walk south-west
  20. 19 : km 7.42 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-east
  21. 20 : km 8.42 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-east towards St Peter's Bridge/A229
  22. 21 : km 9.19 - alt. 6 m - Take the pedestrian tunnel
  23. 22 : km 9.32 - alt. 6 m - Turn right towards Medway Footpath
  24. 23 : km 9.49 - alt. 5 m - Turn right towards Medway Footpath
  25. 24 : km 9.54 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Medway Footpath
  26. 25 : km 9.84 - alt. 5 m - Walk south on Medway Footpath towards Unicumes Ln
  27. 26 : km 10.67 - alt. 5 m - Walk west on Medway Footpath towards Unicumes Ln
  28. 27 : km 11.62 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-west on Medway Footpath
  29. 28 : km 12.41 - alt. 7 m - Walk south-west on Medway Footpath
  30. 29 : km 13.18 - alt. 7 m - Walk north-west
  31. 30 : km 14.04 - alt. 7 m - Walk west
  32. 31 : km 15.05 - alt. 6 m - Walk south-west
  33. 32 : km 15.97 - alt. 6 m - Slight left onto Medway Footpath
  34. 33 : km 16.31 - alt. 7 m - Walk west on Medway Footpath
  35. 34 : km 17.17 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-west on Medway Footpath towards Bow Hill
  36. 35 : km 17.86 - alt. 9 m - Walk west towards Bow Hill
  37. 36 : km 18.05 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-west towards Bow Hill
  38. 37 : km 18.11 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Bow Hill
  39. 38 : km 18.18 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Bow Rd/B2015
  40. 39 : km 18.49 - alt. 22 m - Walk north on Bow Rd/B2015 towards Warden Mill Cl
  41. 40 : km 18.87 - alt. 38 m - Continue onto Red Hill
  42. 41 : km 19.32 - alt. 63 m - Walk north-east on Red Hill towards Malling Rd
  43. 42 : km 20.44 - alt. 94 m - Continue onto Wateringbury Rd
  44. 43 : km 20.49 - alt. 93 m - Walk north on Wateringbury Rd towards Barming Rd
  45. 44 : km 21.85 - alt. 60 m - Walk north on Wateringbury Rd towards Gilletts Ln
  46. 45 : km 22.45 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto Chapel St
  47. 46 : km 22.61 - alt. 42 m - Walk north on Chapel St towards The Rocks Rd
  48. 47 : km 22.67 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto High St
  49. 48 : km 22.88 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto New Rd
  50. 49 : km 23.52 - alt. 20 m - Walk north on New Rd towards Chapman Way
  51. 50 : km 24.09 - alt. 28 m - Turn left to stay on New Rd
  52. 51 : km 24.13 - alt. 27 m - Walk north on New Rd towards London Rd/A20
  53. 52 : km 24.13 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto London Rd/A20
  54. 53 : km 24.36 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto New Hythe Ln
  55. 54 : km 24.48 - alt. 27 m - Walk north on New Hythe Ln towards Laburnum Dr
  56. 55 : km 24.59 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Laburnum Dr
  57. 56 : km 24.67 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Maple Cl
  58. S/E : km 24.73 - alt. 26 m

Useful Information

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