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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 29.75 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 396 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 396 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 192 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 28 m
  • ⚐
    District: Thurnham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.277085° / E 0.565833°
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Description

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(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. 56 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Ware Street
  3. 2 : km 1.19 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  4. 3 : km 1.49 - alt. 63 m - Keep left
  5. 4 : km 1.54 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bearsted Road, A249
  6. 5 : km 1.77 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 1.79 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Bearsted Road, A249
  8. 7 : km 2.04 - alt. 73 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Penenden Heath Road
  9. 8 : km 2.61 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left onto Boxley Road
  10. 9 : km 4.86 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left onto Pilgrims Way
  11. 10 : km 5.35 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
  12. 11 : km 7.31 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  13. 12 : km 7.36 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 7.92 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left onto Lower Warren Road
  15. 14 : km 8.13 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 8.26 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 8.27 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Old Chatham Road
  18. 17 : km 8.69 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Chatham Road
  19. 18 : km 8.92 - alt. 134 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 19 : km 9.14 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 9.98 - alt. 182 m - Turn left onto Common Road
  22. 21 : km 12.38 - alt. 155 m - Keep right onto Hill Road
  23. 22 : km 15.18 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 15.68 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 16.57 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Stoney Lane
  26. 25 : km 17.21 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right onto Maidstone Road, B2097
  27. 26 : km 18.69 - alt. 136 m - Keep left onto Rochester Road, B2097
  28. 27 : km 18.74 - alt. 138 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Walderslade Woods
  29. 28 : km 19.65 - alt. 152 m - Keep right onto Walderslade Woods
  30. 29 : km 20.08 - alt. 168 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Walderslade Woods
  31. 30 : km 21.41 - alt. 188 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 21.75 - alt. 190 m - Turn left onto Bell Lane
  33. 32 : km 21.76 - alt. 190 m - Turn slight left onto Lower Warren Road
  34. 33 : km 21.77 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 22.03 - alt. 190 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 22.67 - alt. 180 m - Keep left
  37. 36 : km 23.85 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto Harp Farm Road
  38. 37 : km 26.22 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Lane
  39. 38 : km 26.84 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  40. 39 : km 27.11 - alt. 118 m - Keep right onto Pilgrims Way
  41. 40 : km 27.16 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto The Street
  42. 41 : km 27.62 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Hockers Lane
  43. 42 : km 29.4 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Ware Street
  44. 43 : km 29.75 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Averenches Road
  45. S/E : km 29.75 - alt. 54 m

Useful Information

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