10mile Bacon Run

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.31 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 142 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 141 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 121 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 8 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.29652° / E 0.50955°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Start near Forstal Rd, Maidstone ME14 3AR, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Walk east towards Forstal Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Forstal Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.27 - alt. 17 m - Walk east on Forstal Rd towards The Running Horse Roundabout
  5. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 18 m - At The Running Horse Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Sandling Ln
  6. 6 : km 0.45 - alt. 16 m - Head south-east on Old Chatham Rd towards Boarley Ln
  7. 7 : km 0.5 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Boarley Ln
  8. 8 : km 0.54 - alt. 14 m - Head north-east on Boarley Ln
  9. 9 : km 0.77 - alt. 21 m - Head north-east on Boarley Ln towards Grange Ln
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 21 m - Head north on Boarley Ln towards Grange Ln
  11. 11 : km 0.95 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Grange Ln
  12. 12 : km 1.27 - alt. 25 m - Head south-east on Grange Ln towards Boxley Rd
  13. 13 : km 2.53 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Boxley Rd
  14. 14 : km 2.79 - alt. 44 m - Head north on Boxley Rd
  15. 15 : km 3.15 - alt. 51 m - Continue onto The St
  16. 16 : km 3.38 - alt. 60 m - Head north-east on The St towards Forge Ln
  17. 17 : km 3.76 - alt. 78 m - Head north on The St towards Styles Ln
  18. 18 : km 3.83 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Styles Ln
  19. 19 : km 3.92 - alt. 88 m - Head north-east on Styles Ln towards Pilgrims Way
  20. 20 : km 3.98 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  21. 21 : km 4.34 - alt. 103 m - Head east on Pilgrims Way
  22. 22 : km 5.17 - alt. 104 m - Walk south-east on Pilgrims Way towards Harple Ln
  23. 23 : km 6.22 - alt. 120 m - Turn right to stay on Pilgrims Way
  24. 24 : km 6.24 - alt. 118 m - Turn left to stay on Pilgrims Way
  25. 25 : km 6.55 - alt. 110 m - Walk east on Pilgrims Way towards Thurnham Ln
  26. 26 : km 7.69 - alt. 117 m - Walk east on Pilgrims Way towards Thurnham Ln
  27. 27 : km 7.71 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Thurnham Ln
  28. 28 : km 8.07 - alt. 88 m - Walk south-west on Thurnham Ln
  29. 29 : km 9.61 - alt. 62 m - Walk south-west on Thurnham Ln towards Ware St
  30. 30 : km 9.75 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Ware St
  31. 31 : km 9.87 - alt. 59 m - Walk west on Ware St towards Hog Hill
  32. 32 : km 10.89 - alt. 59 m - Walk north-west on Ware St towards Hockers Ln
  33. 33 : km 11.05 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Weavering St
  34. 34 : km 11.44 - alt. 67 m - Walk south-west on Weavering St
  35. 35 : km 11.51 - alt. 64 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Grovewood Dr N
  36. 36 : km 11.63 - alt. 69 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards The Hedgerow
  37. 37 : km 12.17 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N
  38. 38 : km 12.19 - alt. 64 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto New Cut Rd
  39. 39 : km 12.52 - alt. 57 m - Walk north-east on New Cut Rd
  40. 40 : km 12.6 - alt. 56 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bearsted Rd
  41. 41 : km 12.85 - alt. 63 m - Walk north-west on Bearsted Rd towards Bearsted Rd/A249
  42. 42 : km 13.42 - alt. 73 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Penenden Heath Rd
  43. 43 : km 13.62 - alt. 74 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd towards Heathfield Ave
  44. 44 : km 13.98 - alt. 56 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sandling Ln
  45. 45 : km 15.02 - alt. 51 m - Walk north-west on Sandling Ln towards Cuckoowood Ave
  46. 46 : km 15.79 - alt. 21 m - Walk north on Sandling Ln
  47. 47 : km 15.85 - alt. 18 m - Turn left to stay on Sandling Ln
  48. 48 : km 15.89 - alt. 18 m - At The Running Horse Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Forstal Rd
  49. 49 : km 16.23 - alt. 9 m - Turn left towards Lock Ln
  50. 50 : km 16.31 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Lock Ln
  51. S/E : km 16.31 - alt. 8 m

Useful Information

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