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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 24.80 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 149 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 156 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 123 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.247796° / E 0.525253°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 83 m - Start on Loose Road, A229
  2. 2 : km 0.24 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left onto Paynes Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.57 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp left onto Boughton Lane
  4. 4 : km 1.81 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Cliff Hill Road
  5. 5 : km 1.81 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.82 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Cliff Hill Road
  7. 7 : km 1.82 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Bottlescrew Hill
  8. 8 : km 2.14 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Bresfords Hill
  9. 9 : km 2.19 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Bresfords Hill
  10. 10 : km 3.13 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Heath Road, B2163
  11. 11 : km 4.61 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 4.62 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Heath Road, B2163
  13. 13 : km 5.85 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Stockett Lane
  14. 14 : km 7.99 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto New Cut
  15. 15 : km 8.67 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Dean Street
  16. 16 : km 8.69 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Forge Lane
  17. 17 : km 9.72 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Vicarage Lane
  18. 18 : km 9.79 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Lower Road, B2010
  19. 19 : km 9.8 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Station Hill
  20. 20 : km 10.13 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 10.21 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 13.58 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 13.63 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 13.72 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 13.91 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 14.13 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto St. Peter's Bridge, A229
  27. 27 : km 14.13 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Fairmeadow, A229
  28. 28 : km 14.58 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto St Faiths Street
  29. 29 : km 14.6 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Waterside, A229
  30. 30 : km 14.81 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 14.82 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 14.83 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 14.87 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 14.9 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 14.91 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 15.16 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 17.7 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 17.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 17.76 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 17.82 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 17.95 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Forstal Road
  42. 42 : km 18.47 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A229
  43. 43 : km 18.97 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Gibraltar Lane
  44. 44 : km 18.99 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Chatham Road
  45. 45 : km 19.77 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 19.93 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  47. 47 : km 19.95 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 20.4 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 20.47 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 20.56 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  51. 51 : km 21.23 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 21.26 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 21.43 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto High Street
  54. 54 : km 21.51 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Bishops Way, A229
  55. 55 : km 21.72 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto A229
  56. 56 : km 21.76 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Mill Street, A229
  57. 57 : km 22.43 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Old Tovil Road
  58. 58 : km 22.44 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right onto Postley Road, A229
  59. 59 : km 22.52 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Postley Road
  60. 60 : km 22.94 - alt. 51 m - Enter roundabout
  61. 61 : km 23.2 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left onto Redstart Avenue
  62. 62 : km 23.41 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 23.65 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 23.91 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Cripple Street
  65. 65 : km 24.28 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Loose Road, A229
  66. S/E : km 24.8 - alt. 82 m

Useful Information

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