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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.93 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 101 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 94 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 83 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.274911° / E 0.50256°
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 59 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 59 m - Walk east on Greenwich Cl
  3. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 57 m - Walk north-west on Greenwich Cl towards The Spires
  4. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 61 m - Walk south-west on Queen's Rd towards Warden Cl
  5. 4 : km 0.53 - alt. 70 m - Walk west on Queen's Rd towards Shaftesbury Dr
  6. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 72 m - Walk west on Queen's Rd towards Freshland Rd
  7. 6 : km 1.02 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Freshland Rd
  8. 7 : km 1.13 - alt. 78 m - Walk west on Freshland Rd towards Haydon Cl
  9. 8 : km 1.34 - alt. 81 m - Walk west towards Hermitage Ln/B2246
  10. 9 : km 2.07 - alt. 73 m - Walk north-west on Hermitage Ln/B2246 towards Hermitage Ct
  11. 10 : km 2.51 - alt. 62 m - Walk north on Hermitage Ln/B2246
  12. 11 : km 3.06 - alt. 42 m - Walk north on Hermitage Ln/B2246 towards Whitepost Wood Ln
  13. 12 : km 3.6 - alt. 33 m - Walk north on Hermitage Ln/B2246 towards London Rd/A20
  14. 13 : km 3.77 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto London Rd/A20
  15. 14 : km 3.78 - alt. 28 m - Walk west on London Rd/A20 towards Hermitage Ln/B2246
  16. 15 : km 4.92 - alt. 18 m - Walk north-west on London Rd/A20
  17. 16 : km 5.46 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto New Rd
  18. 17 : km 5.48 - alt. 10 m - Walk north-east on New Rd towards London Rd/A20
  19. 18 : km 5.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto London Rd/A20
  20. 19 : km 5.51 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Station Rd
  21. 20 : km 6.18 - alt. 11 m - Walk east on Station Rd towards Mill Hall
  22. 21 : km 7.37 - alt. 4 m - Turn right to stay on Station Rd
  23. 22 : km 7.41 - alt. 5 m - Slight left at Medway Ct
  24. 23 : km 7.69 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-east towards Forstal Rd
  25. 24 : km 7.7 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Forstal Rd
  26. 25 : km 8.58 - alt. 5 m - Walk east on Forstal Rd
  27. 26 : km 9.47 - alt. 19 m - Walk south-east on Forstal Rd
  28. 27 : km 9.78 - alt. 9 m - Walk west
  29. 28 : km 9.86 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Lock Ln
  30. 29 : km 9.94 - alt. 8 m - Turn left to stay on Lock Ln
  31. 30 : km 10.04 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-west on Lock Ln
  32. 31 : km 10.08 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 10.45 - alt. 12 m - Walk south-east
  34. 33 : km 10.73 - alt. 9 m - Walk south
  35. 34 : km 11.32 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-west
  36. 35 : km 11.87 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-east
  37. 36 : km 11.99 - alt. 6 m - Walk south-west
  38. 37 : km 12.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 12.51 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-east towards Waterside Gate
  40. 39 : km 12.73 - alt. 9 m - Slight right onto Waterside Gate
  41. 40 : km 12.75 - alt. 10 m - Walk south-west on Waterside Gate towards Buckland Hill
  42. 41 : km 12.78 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto St Peter's St
  43. 42 : km 13.32 - alt. 8 m - Walk south on St Peter's St towards Buckland Rd
  44. 43 : km 13.4 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto A229
  45. 44 : km 13.46 - alt. 7 m - Slight right onto Broadway/A20
  46. 45 : km 13.52 - alt. 7 m - Walk west on Broadway/A20 towards Station Approach
  47. 46 : km 13.83 - alt. 23 m - Continue onto Tonbridge Rd/A26
  48. 47 : km 14.34 - alt. 39 m - Walk east on Tonbridge Rd/A26 towards Bower Mount Rd
  49. 48 : km 14.35 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Bower Mount Rd
  50. 49 : km 14.48 - alt. 46 m - Turn right to stay on Bower Mount Rd
  51. 50 : km 14.49 - alt. 46 m - Walk south on Bower Mount Rd towards Oakwood Rd
  52. 51 : km 14.49 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Oakwood Rd
  53. 52 : km 14.68 - alt. 53 m - Slight right
  54. 53 : km 15.05 - alt. 68 m - Slight right
  55. 54 : km 15.28 - alt. 72 m - Walk north towards Queen's Rd
  56. 55 : km 15.29 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Queen's Rd
  57. 56 : km 15.73 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Greenwich Cl
  58. 57 : km 15.81 - alt. 57 m - Turn right to stay on Greenwich Cl
  59. S/E : km 15.93 - alt. 58 m

Useful Information

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