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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.55 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 122 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 122 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 87 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.29694° / E 0.50809°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Start near Willow Lodge, Lock Ln, Maidstone ME14 3AU, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-west on Lock Ln
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 8 m - Turn left to stay on Lock Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Forstal Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.18 - alt. 10 m - Walk north-west on Forstal Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.62 - alt. 26 m - Walk north-west on Forstal Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.63 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.26 - alt. 23 m - Walk north-east
  9. 9 : km 1.72 - alt. 36 m - Walk north
  10. 10 : km 1.91 - alt. 40 m - Sharp right towards Tyland Ln
  11. 11 : km 2.08 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Tyland Ln
  12. 12 : km 2.09 - alt. 42 m - Turn left to stay on Tyland Ln
  13. 13 : km 2.15 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Old Chatham Rd
  14. 14 : km 2.21 - alt. 43 m - Walk north on Old Chatham Rd towards Chatham Rd
  15. 15 : km 2.78 - alt. 59 m - Walk north on Old Chatham Rd
  16. 16 : km 2.94 - alt. 62 m - Walk north-west on Old Chatham Rd
  17. 17 : km 3.18 - alt. 73 m - Slight right to stay on Old Chatham Rd
  18. 18 : km 3.42 - alt. 77 m - Walk north on Old Chatham Rd
  19. 19 : km 3.5 - alt. 81 m - Turn left to stay on Old Chatham Rd
  20. 20 : km 3.68 - alt. 72 m - Walk north-west on Old Chatham Rd towards Rochester Rd
  21. 21 : km 3.82 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Rochester Rd
  22. 22 : km 4 - alt. 71 m - Walk west on Rochester Rd towards Pilgrims Way
  23. 23 : km 4.16 - alt. 58 m - Turn left to stay on Rochester Rd
  24. 24 : km 4.71 - alt. 30 m - Walk south-west on Rochester Rd towards Pratling St
  25. 25 : km 5.59 - alt. 18 m - Walk south-west on Rochester Rd towards Pratling St
  26. 26 : km 6.15 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-west on Rochester Rd towards Bush Row
  27. 27 : km 6.3 - alt. 5 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto High St
  28. 28 : km 6.4 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 6.41 - alt. 5 m - Walk north towards High St
  30. 30 : km 6.43 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto High St
  31. 31 : km 6.46 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Station Rd
  32. 32 : km 6.6 - alt. 4 m - Turn right to stay on Station Rd
  33. 33 : km 6.62 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-west on Station Rd towards Bridge Pl
  34. 34 : km 6.86 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-west on Station Rd towards Hall Rd
  35. 35 : km 6.92 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Hall Rd
  36. 36 : km 7.45 - alt. 13 m - Walk south on Hall Rd towards Admiral Moore Dr
  37. 37 : km 7.71 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto London Rd/A20
  38. 38 : km 8.01 - alt. 29 m - Walk south-east on London Rd/A20 towards Hermitage Ln/B2246
  39. 39 : km 9.14 - alt. 38 m - Walk south-east on London Rd/A20 towards Nightingale Rd
  40. 40 : km 9.68 - alt. 52 m - Walk south-east on London Rd/A20 towards Castle Rd
  41. 41 : km 9.71 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Castle Rd
  42. 42 : km 10.48 - alt. 35 m - Walk north-east on Castle Rd towards Braunstone Dr
  43. 43 : km 10.77 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-east on Castle Rd
  44. 44 : km 10.88 - alt. 21 m - Turn left to stay on Castle Rd
  45. 45 : km 11.16 - alt. 14 m - Walk north-east on Castle Rd
  46. 46 : km 11.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn right towards Lock Ln
  47. 47 : km 11.48 - alt. 4 m - Turn left towards Lock Ln
  48. 48 : km 11.49 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Lock Ln
  49. S/E : km 11.55 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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Walking Defences of the First World War in Newington, Kent

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⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

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↔10.14 km ↗+96 m ↘-96 m ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

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↔4.13 km ↗+12 m ↘-40 m ◔1h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)

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Walking Lower Halstow, Newington

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↔7.86 km ↗+56 m ↘-63 m ◔2h 25 ▲Moderate
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