Tier 4

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 158 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 159 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.276636° / E 0.558588°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 69 m - Start on Highridge Close
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Grovewood Drive North
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Weavering Street
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Grovewood Drive North
  5. 5 : km 0.45 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.54 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Grovewood Drive South
  7. 7 : km 0.55 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Crownfields
  8. 8 : km 0.57 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Grovewood Drive South
  9. 9 : km 1.05 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Weavering Street
  10. 10 : km 1.07 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Grovewood Drive South
  11. 11 : km 1.27 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Franklin Drive
  12. 12 : km 1.56 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Franklin Drive
  13. 13 : km 1.61 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.69 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Ashford Road, A20
  15. 15 : km 2.75 - alt. 20 m - Keep left onto Ashford Road, A20
  16. 16 : km 3.72 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto High Street
  17. 17 : km 3.77 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 3.79 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.8 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.83 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 3.88 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 3.89 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 3.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 3.94 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.95 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 4 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 4.16 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 4.17 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Fairmeadow, A229
  31. 31 : km 4.44 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto St Faiths Street
  32. 32 : km 4.45 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Waterside, A229
  33. 33 : km 4.66 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 4.68 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 4.68 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 4.72 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 4.76 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 4.77 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 5.02 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 7.45 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 7.56 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 7.71 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Forstal Road
  43. 43 : km 7.93 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto Forstal Road
  44. 44 : km 7.98 - alt. 17 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A229
  45. 45 : km 8.05 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 8.18 - alt. 16 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 8.23 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp left onto Boarley Lane
  48. 48 : km 8.45 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto Sandling Lane
  49. 49 : km 9.53 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Downs View Road
  50. 50 : km 9.55 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Sandling Lane
  51. 51 : km 9.56 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right onto The Hedges
  52. 52 : km 10.08 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Hillary Road
  53. 53 : km 10.19 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Peel Street
  54. 54 : km 10.38 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto John Street
  55. 55 : km 10.62 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Boxley Road
  56. 56 : km 10.63 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp right onto Grecian Street
  57. 57 : km 10.9 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right onto Wheeler Street
  58. 58 : km 11.19 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Well Road, B2012
  59. 59 : km 11.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Sittingbourne Road, A249
  60. 60 : km 11.95 - alt. 24 m - Keep left onto A249
  61. 61 : km 12.09 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Andrew Broughton Way, A20
  62. 62 : km 12.23 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Square Hill Road
  63. 63 : km 12.42 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Blythe Road
  64. 64 : km 12.79 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 12.83 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Willow Way
  66. 66 : km 13.32 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 13.33 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto West Park Road
  68. 68 : km 13.81 - alt. 63 m - Enter roundabout
  69. 69 : km 14.24 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Loose Road, A229
  70. 70 : km 14.42 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Plains Avenue
  71. 71 : km 15.21 - alt. 56 m - Enter roundabout
  72. 72 : km 15.5 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Claygate
  73. 73 : km 15.56 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Claygate
  74. 74 : km 15.58 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Claygate
  75. 75 : km 15.62 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Claygate
  76. 76 : km 15.82 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Oxford Road
  77. 77 : km 16.24 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Willington Street
  78. 78 : km 17.25 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Madginford Road
  79. 79 : km 17.89 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Royston Road
  80. 80 : km 17.96 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Spot Lane
  81. 81 : km 18.16 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Ashford Road, A20
  82. 82 : km 18.17 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Roseacre Lane
  83. 83 : km 18.92 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Windmill Heights
  84. 84 : km 18.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Hog Hill
  85. 85 : km 19.18 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left onto Ware Street
  86. 86 : km 19.88 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Averenches Road
  87. 87 : km 20.06 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Fitzwilliam Road
  88. 88 : km 20.36 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Camomile Drive
  89. 89 : km 20.42 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Grovewood Drive North
  90. 90 : km 20.52 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Weavering Street
  91. 91 : km 20.75 - alt. 68 m - Keep right onto Grove Green Road
  92. 92 : km 21.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Grovewood Drive North
  93. 93 : km 21.15 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Highridge Close
  94. S/E : km 21.17 - alt. 69 m

Useful Information

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