Phil 15 26 April 2020

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 68 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 138 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 82 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.275528° / E 0.489356°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.266056° / E 0.509876°
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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. 82 m
  2. 1 : km 0.14 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Westminster Square
  3. 2 : km 0.19 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Freshland Road
  4. 3 : km 0.27 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right onto Freshland Road
  5. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Queen's Road
  6. 5 : km 0.87 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Speldhurst Court
  7. 6 : km 1.39 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Bower Mount Road
  8. 7 : km 1.76 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Bower Mount Road
  9. 8 : km 1.89 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Tonbridge Road, A26
  10. 9 : km 2.35 - alt. 24 m - Keep right onto Tonbridge Road, A26
  11. 10 : km 2.61 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto London Road, A20
  12. 11 : km 2.66 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 2.76 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Buckland Road
  14. 13 : km 2.84 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto St. Peter's Street
  15. 14 : km 2.87 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 15 : km 2.89 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 2.94 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 3.28 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 3.42 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  20. 19 : km 3.54 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto St. Peter's Street
  21. 20 : km 3.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 3.71 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 3.87 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  24. 23 : km 3.94 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  25. 24 : km 4.06 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  26. 25 : km 4.1 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 4.11 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 4.31 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  29. 28 : km 4.6 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 7.47 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 8.79 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  32. 31 : km 8.83 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 8.83 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Forstal Road
  34. 33 : km 11.2 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto Forstal Road
  35. 34 : km 11.25 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A229
  36. 35 : km 11.27 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 11.36 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Sandling Lane
  38. 37 : km 13.19 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left onto Boxley Road
  39. 38 : km 14.06 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Boxley Road
  40. 39 : km 14.5 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Lower Boxley Road, B2012
  41. 40 : km 14.6 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Lower Boxley Road, B2012
  42. 41 : km 14.86 - alt. 22 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Sandling Road
  43. 42 : km 15.54 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto King Street
  44. 43 : km 15.97 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto Ashford Road
  45. 44 : km 15.98 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 15.99 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Wat Tyler Way, A249
  47. 46 : km 16.44 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left onto Lower Stone Street, A229
  48. 47 : km 16.45 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right onto Knightrider Street, A249
  49. 48 : km 16.75 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 16.76 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Lockmeadow Millenium Bridge
  51. 50 : km 16.9 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 17.87 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  53. E : km 17.88 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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