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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.01 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 103 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 66 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 45 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Medway 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.396852° / E 0.500659°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.386607° / E 0.543146°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 4 m - Continue
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Canal Road
  4. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.42 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.77 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.78 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Canal Road
  8. 8 : km 0.83 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto A2
  9. 9 : km 0.84 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto A2
  10. 10 : km 0.86 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto High Street, A2
  11. 11 : km 1.15 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Esplanade
  12. 12 : km 1.23 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Esplanade
  13. 13 : km 1.35 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Esplanade
  14. 14 : km 1.38 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 1.46 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.54 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Boley Hill
  17. 17 : km 1.57 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Margaret's Street
  18. 18 : km 1.63 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto The Precinct
  19. 19 : km 1.64 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto The Precinct
  20. 20 : km 1.7 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Minor Canon Row
  21. 21 : km 1.94 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 2.05 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Crow Lane
  23. 23 : km 2.06 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left onto Vines Lane
  24. 24 : km 2.08 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Maidstone Road, B2097
  25. 25 : km 2.09 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight right onto East Row, B2097
  26. 26 : km 2.25 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Cazeneuve Street
  27. 27 : km 2.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Gravel Walk
  28. 28 : km 2.43 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto King Street
  29. 29 : km 2.44 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Delce Road
  30. 30 : km 2.45 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto King Street
  31. 31 : km 2.48 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Star Hill, A2
  32. 32 : km 2.5 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto Star Hill, A2
  33. 33 : km 2.54 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 2.6 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 2.61 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 2.86 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 2.96 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 3.08 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 3.11 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Fort Pitt Hill
  40. 40 : km 3.11 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 3.31 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 3.33 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Fort Pitt Hill
  43. 43 : km 3.37 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 3.38 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 3.7 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto High Street
  46. 46 : km 3.83 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Medway Street
  47. 47 : km 3.86 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Medway Street
  48. 48 : km 4.04 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 4.08 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  50. 50 : km 4.09 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  51. 51 : km 4.1 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Globe Lane
  52. 52 : km 4.26 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto The Brook
  53. 53 : km 4.4 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Dock Road, A231
  54. 54 : km 4.45 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Dock Road, A231
  55. 55 : km 4.48 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Khartoum Road
  56. 56 : km 4.49 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 4.83 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 4.85 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Brompton Hill
  59. 59 : km 4.95 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 5 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 5.02 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 5.07 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 5.08 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 5.17 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Brompton Hill
  65. 65 : km 6.15 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left onto Marlborough Road
  66. 66 : km 6.45 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Marlborough Road
  67. 67 : km 6.54 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right onto High Street, A231
  68. 68 : km 6.61 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Britton Street
  69. 69 : km 6.62 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto High Street
  70. 70 : km 6.71 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Saxton Street
  71. 71 : km 6.74 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto High Street
  72. 72 : km 7.15 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Victoria Street, A231
  73. 73 : km 7.23 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Jeffery Street
  74. 74 : km 7.42 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Kingswood Road
  75. 75 : km 7.77 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right onto Burnt Oak Terrace
  76. 76 : km 7.85 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Garfield Road
  77. 77 : km 7.9 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Parr Avenue
  78. 78 : km 7.99 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 7.99 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 8.03 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  81. 81 : km 8.24 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 8.41 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  83. 83 : km 8.45 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Gillingham Green
  84. 84 : km 8.57 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right
  85. 85 : km 8.71 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 8.94 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 9.04 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right onto Christmas Street
  88. 88 : km 9.07 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 9.16 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight right
  90. 90 : km 9.17 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 9.22 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 9.25 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 9.4 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 9.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 9.47 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  96. 96 : km 9.49 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 9.49 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 10.32 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  99. 99 : km 11.37 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Lower Rainham Road, B2004
  100. 100 : km 11.5 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Lower Rainham Road, B2004
  101. 101 : km 11.56 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gads Hill, A289
  102. 102 : km 11.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 11.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 12 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 12.01 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Gads Hill, A289
  106. 106 : km 12.87 - alt. 12 m - Enter roundabout
  107. 107 : km 12.95 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 12.97 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Pier Road, A289
  109. 109 : km 13.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Corporation Road
  110. 110 : km 13.3 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 13.36 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Milner Road
  112. 112 : km 13.56 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Selbourne Road
  113. 113 : km 13.61 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Garfield Road
  114. 114 : km 13.85 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Parr Avenue
  115. 115 : km 14.11 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Burnt Oak Terrace
  116. 116 : km 14.4 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Skinner Street
  117. 117 : km 14.92 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Lock Street
  118. 118 : km 15 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Saxton Street
  119. E : km 15.01 - alt. 41 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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