Back From Detling 29/03/19

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.46 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 208 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 339 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 187 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.314413° / E 0.58176°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.431607° / E 0.374763°
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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.

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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. 167 m
  2. 1 : km 0.38 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Hurstwood Road
  3. 2 : km 1.5 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 3 : km 2.04 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 4 : km 2.49 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp left onto Dunn Street Road
  6. 5 : km 3.4 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp right onto Lidsing Road
  7. 6 : km 3.46 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Yelsted Lane
  8. 7 : km 4.66 - alt. 168 m - Turn left onto Harp Farm Road
  9. 8 : km 5.01 - alt. 164 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Walderslade Woods, A2045
  10. 9 : km 6.71 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 6.74 - alt. 181 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 6.95 - alt. 181 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 6.98 - alt. 181 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 7.09 - alt. 181 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 7.64 - alt. 187 m - Turn slight left
  16. 15 : km 7.65 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  17. 16 : km 9.32 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 9.4 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  19. 18 : km 11.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 12.44 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 13.79 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right onto Wouldham Road
  22. 21 : km 13.9 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 13.93 - alt. 31 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 15.12 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 15.34 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Sundridge Hill, A228
  26. 25 : km 15.61 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 15.75 - alt. 44 m - Keep left
  28. 27 : km 15.85 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Sundridge Hill, A228
  29. 28 : km 15.89 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 15.9 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  31. 30 : km 16.07 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 16.57 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 16.58 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 16.96 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 18.27 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right
  36. 35 : km 18.73 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 36 : km 21.31 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight left onto Halfpence Lane
  38. 37 : km 21.33 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto The Street
  39. 38 : km 21.94 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Battle Street
  40. 39 : km 22.2 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Scotland Lane
  41. 40 : km 22.26 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  42. 41 : km 22.59 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 22.6 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 23.15 - alt. 77 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 23.82 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Henhurst Road
  46. 45 : km 24.18 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Henhurst Road
  47. 46 : km 24.22 - alt. 74 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  48. 47 : km 24.26 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
  49. 48 : km 24.32 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 24.35 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hever Court Road
  51. 50 : km 25.06 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 51 : km 25.44 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  53. 52 : km 25.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Cedar Avenue
  54. 53 : km 25.84 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Cedar Avenue
  55. 54 : km 26.25 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  56. 55 : km 26.38 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Elm Road
  57. 56 : km 26.39 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Kitchener Avenue
  58. 57 : km 26.88 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Sun Lane
  59. 58 : km 27.43 - alt. 30 m - Enter roundabout
  60. E : km 27.46 - alt. 31 m

Useful Information

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