London Marathon - Medway 2020 Less Mud

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 220 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 309 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 183 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bredhurst 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.330758° / E 0.577261°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.367273° / E 0.602068°
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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. 134 m - Start on Fir Tree Grove
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Hurstwood Road
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto The Street
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 135 m - Keep right onto Forge Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.79 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Chapel Lane
  6. 6 : km 1.64 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 1.75 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.76 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Hempstead Valley Drive
  9. 9 : km 2.1 - alt. 101 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Hempstead Valley Drive
  10. 10 : km 3.95 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 3.96 - alt. 93 m - Make a U-turn
  12. 12 : km 3.98 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Pear Tree Lane
  13. 13 : km 4.68 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 5.16 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Capstone Road
  15. 15 : km 5.23 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Capstone Road
  16. 16 : km 5.73 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto North Dane Way
  17. 17 : km 6.69 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 10.34 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 10.66 - alt. 155 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 11.58 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 12.52 - alt. 178 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 13.84 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp left onto Fostington Way
  23. 23 : km 13.85 - alt. 166 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 15.17 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 15.18 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 15.39 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 15.41 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 16.19 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 16.23 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Shirley Avenue
  30. 30 : km 16.25 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left onto Highview Drive
  31. 31 : km 16.7 - alt. 118 m - Keep left onto Maidstone Road, A229
  32. 32 : km 18 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto St Williams Way
  33. 33 : km 19.51 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Rochester Avenue
  34. 34 : km 19.94 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Maidstone Road, B2097
  35. 35 : km 20.39 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Vines Lane
  36. 36 : km 20.65 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto St Margaret's Street
  37. 37 : km 20.77 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp left onto St Margaret's Mews
  38. 38 : km 20.78 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto St Margaret's Street
  39. 39 : km 20.84 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Boley Hill
  40. 40 : km 20.87 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 20.94 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 20.98 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 21.03 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 21.14 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Epaul Lane
  45. 45 : km 21.18 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Boley Hill
  46. 46 : km 21.24 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto High Street
  47. 47 : km 21.52 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Blue Boar Lane
  48. 48 : km 21.82 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 21.84 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Bardell Terrace
  50. 50 : km 22.03 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto High Street
  51. 51 : km 22.93 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Medway Street
  52. 52 : km 23.18 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 23.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 23.33 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 23.36 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 23.37 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 23.6 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 24.03 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 24.27 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 24.58 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Dock Road
  61. 61 : km 24.98 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Dock Road
  62. 62 : km 25.09 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 25.19 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Western Avenue
  64. 64 : km 25.34 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Leviathan Way
  65. 65 : km 25.72 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Dock Head Road
  66. 66 : km 26.09 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 26.11 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 26.12 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 26.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 26.89 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
  71. 71 : km 26.9 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 27.06 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Cade Close
  73. 73 : km 27.1 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Cade Close
  74. 74 : km 27.17 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Whinchat Way
  75. 75 : km 27.23 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Firecrest Close
  76. 76 : km 28.45 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Phalarope Way
  77. 77 : km 28.47 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 28.53 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  79. 79 : km 29.15 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  80. 80 : km 29.2 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 29.58 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 29.93 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Maritime Way
  83. 83 : km 29.96 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Maritime Way
  84. 84 : km 30.09 - alt. 4 m - Enter roundabout
  85. 85 : km 30.26 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 30.32 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 30.73 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 31.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 31.56 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 31.57 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 31.75 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  92. 92 : km 32.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 32.27 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Strand Approach Road
  94. 94 : km 32.45 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 32.46 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 33.29 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 33.36 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 33.36 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Gads Hill, A289
  99. 99 : km 33.77 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lower Rainham Road, B2004
  100. 100 : km 37.29 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Lower Rainham Road
  101. 101 : km 37.87 - alt. 10 m - Keep right onto Lower Rainham Road
  102. 102 : km 37.89 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Otterham Quay Lane
  103. 103 : km 39.08 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto High Street, A2
  104. 104 : km 39.1 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Meresborough Road
  105. 105 : km 39.12 - alt. 35 m - Make a U-turn onto Meresborough Road
  106. 106 : km 39.13 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto High Street, A2
  107. 107 : km 40.43 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  108. 108 : km 40.99 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Bloors Lane
  109. 109 : km 41 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Denbigh Avenue
  110. 110 : km 41.23 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Danson Way
  111. 111 : km 41.71 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Bloors Lane
  112. 112 : km 41.77 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 41.79 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  114. E : km 42.17 - alt. 40 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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