8.5m By River

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.15 km
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    Calculated time: 4h 15 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 82 m
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    Vertical drop: - 80 m
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    Highest point: 75 m
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    Lowest point: 3 m
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    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.27726° / E 0.55665°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 69 m - Start near Grovewood Dr N, Weavering, Maidstone ME14 5TQ, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 71 m - Walk north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 68 m - Walk west on Grovewood Dr N towards Provender Way
  4. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 64 m - Walk west on Grovewood Dr N
  5. 5 : km 0.45 - alt. 64 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto New Cut Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.6 - alt. 67 m - Walk north on New Cut Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.73 - alt. 59 m - Slight left
  8. 8 : km 0.82 - alt. 55 m - Walk north-east towards Bearsted Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.88 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Bearsted Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.89 - alt. 58 m - Walk north-west on Bearsted Rd
  11. 11 : km 1.04 - alt. 61 m - Walk north-west on Bearsted Rd
  12. 12 : km 1.17 - alt. 64 m - Enter the roundabout
  13. 13 : km 1.18 - alt. 64 m - Walk west towards Bearsted Rd/A249
  14. 14 : km 1.21 - alt. 64 m - Exit the roundabout onto Bearsted Rd/A249
  15. 15 : km 1.31 - alt. 62 m - Walk west on Bearsted Rd/A249 towards Hampton Rd
  16. 16 : km 1.49 - alt. 63 m - Walk west on Bearsted Rd/A249
  17. 17 : km 1.66 - alt. 73 m - Walk south-west on Bearsted Rd/A249
  18. 18 : km 1.73 - alt. 73 m - Walk north-east on Sittingbourne Rd/A249
  19. 19 : km 1.74 - alt. 73 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Penenden Heath Rd
  20. 20 : km 1.77 - alt. 73 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd towards Heathfield Rd
  21. 21 : km 1.91 - alt. 74 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd towards Heathfield Ave
  22. 22 : km 2.1 - alt. 63 m - Walk north-west on Penenden Heath Rd towards Faraday Rd
  23. 23 : km 2.27 - alt. 56 m - Enter the roundabout
  24. 24 : km 2.28 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-west towards Boxley Rd
  25. 25 : km 2.3 - alt. 56 m - Exit the roundabout onto Sandling Ln
  26. 26 : km 2.52 - alt. 53 m - Walk west on Sandling Ln towards Woodland Way
  27. 27 : km 2.72 - alt. 51 m - Walk west on Sandling Ln towards The Hedges
  28. 28 : km 2.9 - alt. 49 m - Walk west on Sandling Ln towards Becksbourne Cl
  29. 29 : km 3.11 - alt. 52 m - Walk north-west on Sandling Ln towards Sandling Ct
  30. 30 : km 3.27 - alt. 53 m - Walk north-west on Sandling Ln towards Sandling Ct
  31. 31 : km 3.45 - alt. 50 m - Walk north-west on Sandling Ln towards Sandling Ct
  32. 32 : km 3.66 - alt. 48 m - Walk north-west on Sandling Ln towards Cuckoowood Ave
  33. 33 : km 3.86 - alt. 34 m - Walk west on Sandling Ln towards Old Chatham Rd
  34. 34 : km 4.14 - alt. 18 m - Turn left to stay on Sandling Ln
  35. 35 : km 4.15 - alt. 18 m - Walk north-west on Sandling Ln towards The Running Horse Roundabout
  36. 36 : km 4.18 - alt. 18 m - At The Running Horse Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Forstal Rd
  37. 37 : km 4.3 - alt. 16 m - Walk west on Forstal Rd
  38. 38 : km 4.42 - alt. 11 m - Walk west on Forstal Rd
  39. 39 : km 4.52 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 4.52 - alt. 9 m - Walk west
  41. 41 : km 4.6 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Lock Ln
  42. 42 : km 4.68 - alt. 8 m - Turn left to stay on Lock Ln
  43. 43 : km 4.68 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-west on Lock Ln
  44. S/E : km 14.15 - alt. 69 m

Useful Information

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