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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 05 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 86 m
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    Vertical drop: - 82 m
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    Highest point: 75 m
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    Lowest point: 14 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.2774° / E 0.55683°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Start near Grovewood Dr N, Weavering, Maidstone ME14 5TQ, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  3. 3 : km 0.44 - alt. 64 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto New Cut Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.59 - alt. 67 m - Walk north on New Cut Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.72 - alt. 59 m - Slight left towards Bearsted Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.87 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Bearsted Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.93 - alt. 59 m - Walk north-west on Bearsted Rd towards Bearsted Rd/A249
  8. 8 : km 1.57 - alt. 67 m - Walk west on Bearsted Rd/A249
  9. 9 : km 1.65 - alt. 73 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Penenden Heath Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.81 - alt. 75 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd towards Heathfield Ave
  11. 11 : km 2.21 - alt. 56 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Boxley Rd
  12. 12 : km 2.23 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-east on Boxley Rd towards Boxley Cl
  13. 13 : km 2.67 - alt. 51 m - Walk north-east on Boxley Rd towards Sandy Ln
  14. 14 : km 2.82 - alt. 41 m - Walk north on Boxley Rd towards Sandy Ln
  15. 15 : km 2.98 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Grange Ln
  16. 16 : km 2.99 - alt. 36 m - Walk west on Grange Ln
  17. 17 : km 3.47 - alt. 29 m - Walk north-west on Grange Ln
  18. 18 : km 3.97 - alt. 29 m - Walk north-west on Grange Ln towards Boarley Ln
  19. 19 : km 4.35 - alt. 23 m - Walk north-west on Grange Ln towards Boarley Ln
  20. 20 : km 4.56 - alt. 21 m - Walk south on Boarley Ln towards Grange Ln
  21. 21 : km 4.7 - alt. 20 m - Walk south-west on Boarley Ln towards Grange Ln
  22. 22 : km 5.02 - alt. 16 m - Walk south on Boarley Ln towards Old Chatham Rd
  23. 23 : km 5.15 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Old Chatham Rd
  24. 24 : km 5.22 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Sandling Lane
  25. 25 : km 7.15 - alt. 71 m - Continue onto Penenden Heath Road
  26. 26 : km 7.34 - alt. 73 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  27. 27 : km 7.77 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 7.84 - alt. 65 m - Enter roundabout
  29. 29 : km 8.1 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left onto Bearsted Road, A249
  30. 30 : km 8.21 - alt. 64 m - Enter roundabout
  31. 31 : km 8.57 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 8.79 - alt. 65 m - Walk south on New Cut Rd
  33. 33 : km 8.91 - alt. 66 m - Turn left towards Avondale Ct
  34. 34 : km 8.94 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Avondale Ct
  35. 35 : km 8.95 - alt. 67 m - Walk north-east on Avondale Ct towards Briar Fields
  36. 36 : km 8.97 - alt. 68 m - Continue straight onto Briar Fields
  37. 37 : km 9.07 - alt. 70 m - Slight left to stay on Briar Fields
  38. 38 : km 9.11 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Henley Fields
  39. 39 : km 9.19 - alt. 71 m - Walk east on Henley Fields towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  40. 40 : km 9.19 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Shepherds Gate Dr
  41. 41 : km 9.34 - alt. 73 m - Walk south-east on Shepherds Gate Dr towards Harrow Way
  42. 42 : km 9.5 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Harrow Way
  43. 43 : km 9.62 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto The Hedgerow
  44. 44 : km 9.62 - alt. 74 m - Walk south-west on The Hedgerow
  45. 45 : km 9.75 - alt. 73 m - Turn left to stay on The Hedgerow
  46. 46 : km 9.88 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N
  47. S/E : km 9.89 - alt. 70 m

Useful Information

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