River And Greensand Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 29.18 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 186 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 182 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 119 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.270327° / E 0.519026°
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Description

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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/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  4. 4 : km 3.38 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 4.67 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 6.48 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 7.24 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 7.65 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 11.45 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Hampstead Lane, B2162
  10. 10 : km 12.24 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 12.72 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto Lees Road, B2162
  12. 12 : km 12.92 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto High Street, B2010
  13. 13 : km 13.29 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Vicarage Road
  14. 14 : km 13.32 - alt. 18 m - Keep left onto Windmill Walk
  15. 15 : km 13.43 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 13.47 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Windmill Walk
  17. 17 : km 13.51 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Blunden Lane
  18. 18 : km 13.59 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Mount Avenue
  19. 19 : km 14.12 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto KM192A
  20. 20 : km 14.19 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Lughorse Lane
  21. 21 : km 14.33 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto KM194
  22. 22 : km 14.83 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 16.17 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 16.66 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Barn Hill
  25. 25 : km 16.81 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 17.59 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right onto Hunton Hill
  27. 27 : km 17.7 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 18.37 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 20.29 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Linton Hill, A229
  30. 30 : km 20.42 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 22.14 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Church Hill
  32. 32 : km 23.04 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Church St
  33. 33 : km 23.49 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Green Ln
  34. 34 : km 24.22 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Hubbards Lane
  35. 35 : km 24.44 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Salts Lane
  36. 36 : km 25.17 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Old Loose Hill
  37. 37 : km 25.18 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 25.35 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Kirkdale
  39. 39 : km 25.46 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Kirkdale
  40. 40 : km 26.32 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 27.04 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 27.69 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Postley Road
  43. 43 : km 28 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Stagshaw Close
  44. 44 : km 28.01 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Postley Road
  45. 45 : km 28.18 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Postley Road, A229
  46. 46 : km 28.55 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 28.57 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto College Road, B2010
  48. 48 : km 28.6 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Greenhithe
  49. 49 : km 28.7 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto College Avenue
  50. 50 : km 28.72 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 28.91 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Lockmeadow Millenium Bridge
  52. 52 : km 29.05 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 29.1 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  54. S/E : km 29.18 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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