Stour Valley Walk (Kent)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 85.76 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 25h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 335 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 447 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 150 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Lenham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.237021° / E 0.718059°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.304582° / E 1.372805°
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Description

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If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 116 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Church Square
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight left
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.8 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.25 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.68 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 1.9 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.93 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.51 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Lenham Heath Road
  11. 11 : km 3.22 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 3.62 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.86 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 4.18 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.29 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 4.33 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 4.84 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 5.06 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 5.07 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Coach Road
  20. 20 : km 5.38 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Field Mill Road
  21. 21 : km 5.73 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 6.12 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 6.8 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 7.22 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto AW164
  25. 25 : km 7.49 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 7.52 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto AW242
  27. 27 : km 8.08 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 8.58 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 8.77 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.91 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 10.1 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Swan Lane
  32. 32 : km 10.32 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 10.98 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Ram Lane
  34. 34 : km 11.3 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 12.41 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 12.41 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 12.6 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 12.6 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 12.9 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 12.96 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 13.61 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto West Street
  42. 42 : km 13.61 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto AW357
  43. 43 : km 15.43 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Pluckley Road
  44. 44 : km 16.25 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Bears Lane
  45. 45 : km 16.37 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 16.77 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 17.51 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 17.58 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 17.78 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 18.14 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 18.28 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right
  52. 52 : km 19.18 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 19.2 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 20.09 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Chart Road
  55. 55 : km 20.19 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 20.66 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 20.82 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 21.31 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 21.34 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  60. 60 : km 22.65 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 22.69 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto Gasworks Lane
  62. 62 : km 22.75 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Victoria Road
  63. 63 : km 23.16 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 23.33 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 23.36 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 23.36 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Beaver Road, A2042
  67. 67 : km 23.51 - alt. 43 m - Keep right onto Station Road, A2042
  68. 68 : km 23.55 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 23.57 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 23.73 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 23.75 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 23.79 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Tannery Lane
  73. 73 : km 23.88 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Tannery Lane
  74. 74 : km 23.98 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Tannery Lane
  75. 75 : km 24.05 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Tannery Lane
  76. 76 : km 24.11 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 24.13 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 24.18 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Mill Court
  79. 79 : km 24.25 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Miller Close
  80. 80 : km 24.36 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Birling Road
  81. 81 : km 24.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Croft Road
  82. 82 : km 24.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 24.53 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Hythe Road, A292
  84. 84 : km 24.58 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Gordon Close
  85. 85 : km 24.7 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Gordon Close
  86. 86 : km 24.71 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 25.09 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right
  88. 88 : km 25.29 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Cradlebridge Drive
  89. 89 : km 25.43 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 26.14 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 26.22 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Blackwall Road North
  92. 92 : km 26.55 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Blackwall Road
  93. 93 : km 26.64 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 26.88 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto Blackwall Road
  95. 95 : km 27.45 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 27.97 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  97. 97 : km 27.97 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 28.52 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 29.02 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 29.87 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 29.9 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 30.73 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  103. 103 : km 31.01 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 31.45 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 31.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  106. 106 : km 31.87 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Little Chequers
  107. 107 : km 32.11 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  108. 108 : km 32.21 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  109. 109 : km 32.38 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto High Street
  110. 110 : km 32.39 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 32.4 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto North Downs Way
  112. 112 : km 32.5 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto North Downs Way
  113. 113 : km 32.67 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  114. 114 : km 32.69 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Olantigh Road
  115. 115 : km 32.7 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Occupation Road
  116. 116 : km 33.35 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 33.76 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight right
  118. 118 : km 33.77 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right
  119. 119 : km 33.85 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  120. 120 : km 34.97 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto AE80
  121. 121 : km 35.99 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight left onto AE74
  122. 122 : km 36.02 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto AE80
  123. 123 : km 36.18 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Denwood Street
  124. 124 : km 36.31 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Denwood Street
  125. 125 : km 36.56 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right
  126. 126 : km 36.75 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left
  127. 127 : km 36.76 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  128. 128 : km 37.25 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 37.3 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 38.57 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 39.89 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Pope Street
  132. 132 : km 40 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  133. 133 : km 42.15 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Pilgrims Cycle Trail
  134. 134 : km 42.8 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right onto Pilgrims Cycle Trail
  135. 135 : km 42.86 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Pilgrims Cycle Trail
  136. 136 : km 44.62 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 44.94 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  138. 138 : km 45.28 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  139. 139 : km 45.54 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Shalmsford Street
  140. 140 : km 45.79 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Bolts Hill
  141. 141 : km 46.66 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  142. 142 : km 46.84 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  143. 143 : km 46.85 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  144. 144 : km 46.89 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Great Stour Way
  145. 145 : km 48.24 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  146. 146 : km 48.37 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  147. 147 : km 48.56 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right onto Ashford Road, A28
  148. 148 : km 48.84 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left onto Howfield Lane
  149. 149 : km 49.08 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  150. 150 : km 50.05 - alt. 16 m - Keep left
  151. 151 : km 50.35 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left onto Tonford Lane
  152. 152 : km 50.36 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 50.53 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  154. 154 : km 51.06 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Whitehall Road
  155. 155 : km 52.52 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  156. 156 : km 52.53 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  157. 157 : km 52.53 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right onto Great Stour Way
  158. 158 : km 52.57 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  159. 159 : km 52.63 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left
  160. 160 : km 52.67 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  161. 161 : km 53.11 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  162. 162 : km 53.23 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto St. Peter's Place, A290
  163. 163 : km 53.28 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto St. Peter's Street
  164. 164 : km 53.39 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto St. Peter's Grove
  165. 165 : km 53.7 - alt. 12 m - Make a U-turn onto Parade
  166. 166 : km 53.7 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Mercery Lane
  167. 167 : km 53.77 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Butter Market
  168. 168 : km 54.04 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  169. 169 : km 54.07 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right
  170. 170 : km 54.17 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Monastery Street
  171. 171 : km 54.2 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Longport
  172. 172 : km 54.33 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto Longport
  173. 173 : km 54.35 - alt. 15 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Longport, A257
  174. 174 : km 54.65 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto North Holmes Road
  175. 175 : km 54.77 - alt. 23 m - Keep right onto St. Martin's Avenue
  176. 176 : km 54.81 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  177. 177 : km 54.84 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right onto St. Martin's Avenue
  178. 178 : km 55.11 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  179. 179 : km 55.71 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  180. 180 : km 55.87 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  181. 181 : km 56.01 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right
  182. 182 : km 56.67 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  183. 183 : km 57.35 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  184. 184 : km 57.71 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  185. 185 : km 57.93 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto King Street
  186. 186 : km 58.01 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto King Street
  187. 187 : km 58.07 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right onto King Street
  188. 188 : km 58.09 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  189. 189 : km 58.26 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  190. 190 : km 58.69 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  191. 191 : km 60.24 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right
  192. 192 : km 60.24 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Stodmarsh Road
  193. 193 : km 60.94 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  194. 194 : km 61.67 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left onto Stodmarsh Road
  195. 195 : km 62.19 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  196. 196 : km 62.3 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  197. 197 : km 62.58 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  198. 198 : km 62.8 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Stour Valley Way
  199. 199 : km 62.92 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Stour Valley Way
  200. 200 : km 65.43 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Stour Valley Way
  201. 201 : km 66.25 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Grove Ferry Road
  202. 202 : km 67.01 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  203. 203 : km 67.09 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  204. 204 : km 67.92 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  205. 205 : km 68.49 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  206. 206 : km 68.79 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  207. 207 : km 69.68 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  208. 208 : km 69.69 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  209. 209 : km 69.76 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  210. 210 : km 69.94 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left onto The Street
  211. 211 : km 69.95 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight right
  212. 212 : km 69.96 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  213. 213 : km 70.78 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  214. 214 : km 72.37 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  215. 215 : km 72.4 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  216. 216 : km 72.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  217. 217 : km 72.95 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  218. 218 : km 73.22 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  219. 219 : km 73.42 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Paramour Street
  220. 220 : km 73.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  221. 221 : km 73.82 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  222. 222 : km 73.99 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  223. 223 : km 74 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  224. 224 : km 74.23 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  225. 225 : km 74.71 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  226. 226 : km 77.36 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right onto Richborough Road
  227. 227 : km 78.63 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  228. 228 : km 78.75 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Ash Road
  229. 229 : km 78.76 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto The Butts
  230. 230 : km 78.82 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto The Butts
  231. 231 : km 79.31 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto The Rope Walk
  232. 232 : km 79.69 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Mill Wall
  233. 233 : km 80.12 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Sandown Road
  234. 234 : km 80.14 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto ES3
  235. 235 : km 80.26 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp right
  236. 236 : km 80.35 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  237. 237 : km 80.58 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Stour Valley Walk, ES1
  238. 238 : km 81.52 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right onto Stour Valley Walk, EE230
  239. 239 : km 83.05 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  240. 240 : km 83.19 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto Stour Valley Walk
  241. 241 : km 84.12 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Stour Valley Walk
  242. 242 : km 85.76 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  243. E : km 85.76 - alt. 4 m

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