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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.95 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 44 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 52 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 45 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.28009° / E 0.50614°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 36 m - Start near 78 London Rd, Maidstone ME16 0DR, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 36 m - Walk north-west on London Rd/A20 towards Brunell Cl
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 33 m - Slight right to stay on London Rd/A20
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Buckland Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.19 - alt. 34 m - Walk south-west on Buckland Ln towards London Rd/A20
  6. 6 : km 0.19 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto London Rd/A20
  7. 7 : km 0.45 - alt. 45 m - Walk north on Grace Ave
  8. 8 : km 0.75 - alt. 30 m - Walk north-west towards Grace Ave
  9. 9 : km 0.77 - alt. 31 m - Walk north-east on Grace Ave towards Hyde Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.9 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Hyde Rd
  11. 11 : km 1.02 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-east
  12. 12 : km 1.03 - alt. 26 m - Take the pedestrian tunnel
  13. 13 : km 1.11 - alt. 19 m - Walk north-east
  14. 14 : km 1.12 - alt. 18 m - Turn left towards Larking Dr
  15. 15 : km 1.14 - alt. 21 m - Continue onto Larking Dr
  16. 16 : km 1.33 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Braunstone Dr
  17. 17 : km 1.33 - alt. 27 m - Walk north-east on Braunstone Dr towards Lacy Cl
  18. 18 : km 1.53 - alt. 27 m - Walk north on Braunstone Dr towards Charlock Cl
  19. 19 : km 1.68 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Castle Rd
  20. 20 : km 1.69 - alt. 29 m - Walk north-east on Castle Rd
  21. 21 : km 1.95 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-west on Castle Rd
  22. 22 : km 2.22 - alt. 14 m - Walk north-east on Castle Rd
  23. 23 : km 2.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 2.53 - alt. 4 m - Walk east
  25. 25 : km 2.56 - alt. 4 m - Turn left towards Lock Ln
  26. 26 : km 2.57 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Lock Ln
  27. 27 : km 2.7 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-east on Lock Ln towards Forstal Rd
  28. 28 : km 2.86 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-east on Forstal Rd towards The Running Horse Roundabout
  29. 29 : km 3.1 - alt. 17 m - Walk east on Forstal Rd towards The Running Horse Roundabout
  30. 30 : km 3.11 - alt. 18 m - Enter The Running Horse Roundabout
  31. 31 : km 3.5 - alt. 35 m - Walk south-east on Royal Engineers' Rd/A229 towards Chatham Rd
  32. 32 : km 3.58 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Chatham Rd
  33. 33 : km 3.6 - alt. 35 m - Walk south on Chatham Rd towards Gibraltar Ln
  34. 34 : km 3.74 - alt. 31 m - Walk south on Chatham Rd towards A229
  35. 35 : km 3.9 - alt. 33 m - Walk south towards Chatham Rd
  36. 36 : km 3.92 - alt. 33 m - Exit the roundabout onto Chatham Rd
  37. 37 : km 4.09 - alt. 33 m - Walk south on Chatham Rd towards Calder Rd
  38. 38 : km 4.31 - alt. 28 m - Walk south on Chatham Rd
  39. 39 : km 4.36 - alt. 26 m - Enter the roundabout
  40. 40 : km 4.37 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-west towards Moncktons Ln
  41. 41 : km 4.38 - alt. 25 m - Exit the roundabout onto Moncktons Ln
  42. 42 : km 4.61 - alt. 15 m - Walk south on Kerry Hill Way
  43. 43 : km 4.76 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 4.77 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-west
  45. 45 : km 4.77 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 4.87 - alt. 7 m - Walk south
  47. 47 : km 5.08 - alt. 9 m - Walk south
  48. 48 : km 5.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 5.24 - alt. 5 m - Walk south
  50. 50 : km 5.44 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-east towards Waterside Gate
  51. 51 : km 5.55 - alt. 9 m - Slight right onto Waterside Gate
  52. 52 : km 5.6 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-east on St Peter's St towards Scotney Gardens
  53. 53 : km 5.71 - alt. 7 m - Walk south on St Peter's St towards Scotney Gardens
  54. 54 : km 5.91 - alt. 8 m - Walk south on St Peter's St
  55. 55 : km 6.09 - alt. 9 m - Walk south on St Peter's St towards Buckland Rd
  56. 56 : km 6.15 - alt. 8 m - Walk south on St Peter's St towards Buckland Rd
  57. 57 : km 6.15 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Buckland Rd
  58. 58 : km 6.26 - alt. 12 m - Walk north-west on Buckland Rd towards Spring Vale
  59. 59 : km 6.46 - alt. 20 m - Walk north-west on Buckland Rd towards St Anne Ct
  60. 60 : km 6.67 - alt. 25 m - Walk north on Buckland Rd towards Buckland Hill
  61. 61 : km 6.85 - alt. 28 m - Walk north on Buckland Rd towards Leafy Ln
  62. 62 : km 7 - alt. 28 m - Walk north on Buckland Rd
  63. 63 : km 7.03 - alt. 26 m - Slight left
  64. 64 : km 7.03 - alt. 26 m - Walk north-west towards Buckland Ln
  65. 65 : km 7.27 - alt. 27 m - Walk north-west towards Buckland Ln
  66. 66 : km 7.47 - alt. 23 m - Walk north-west towards Buckland Ln
  67. 67 : km 7.53 - alt. 22 m - Walk south-west on Buckland Ln towards Little Buckland Ave
  68. 68 : km 7.75 - alt. 34 m - Walk south-west on Buckland Ln towards London Rd/A20
  69. 69 : km 7.76 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto London Rd/A20
  70. S/E : km 7.94 - alt. 36 m

Useful Information

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