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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 28.03 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 153 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 159 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.276688° / E 0.5587°
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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 0.03 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Grovewood Drive North
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto The Hedgerow
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto The Hedgerow
  5. 5 : km 0.42 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Harrow Way
  6. 6 : km 0.54 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Shepherds Gate Drive
  7. 7 : km 0.96 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Grovewood Drive North
  8. 8 : km 1.21 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto New Cut Road
  9. 9 : km 1.43 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.48 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.66 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 1.76 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.93 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 2 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.25 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 2.73 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.81 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 3.2 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Huntsman Lane
  19. 19 : km 3.23 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Vinters Road
  20. 20 : km 3.56 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Sittingbourne Road, A249
  21. 21 : km 3.64 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Holland Road, B2012
  22. 22 : km 4.42 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Lower Boxley Road, B2012
  23. 23 : km 4.68 - alt. 22 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Sandling Road
  24. 24 : km 4.74 - alt. 21 m - Keep right onto Sandling Road
  25. 25 : km 5.07 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 5.33 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 5.34 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.34 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 5.49 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Chatham Road
  30. 30 : km 6.14 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Chatham Road
  31. 31 : km 6.36 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left onto Gibraltar Lane
  32. 32 : km 6.37 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Royal Engineers' Road, A229
  33. 33 : km 6.59 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto A229
  34. 34 : km 6.87 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Forstal Road
  35. 35 : km 8.57 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Beddow Way
  36. 36 : km 9.16 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Pratling Street
  37. 37 : km 9.82 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Rochester Road
  38. 38 : km 9.88 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 9.9 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Rochester Road
  40. 40 : km 10.38 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto High Street
  41. 41 : km 10.52 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 10.53 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 10.63 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 44 : km 10.67 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Forstal Road
  45. 45 : km 10.67 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  46. 46 : km 10.99 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Hall Road
  47. 47 : km 11.77 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto London Road, A20
  48. 48 : km 12.62 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto London Road, A20
  49. 49 : km 12.99 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto London Road, A20
  50. 50 : km 13.37 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Bunyard Way
  51. 51 : km 13.38 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 13.46 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Bunyard Way
  53. 53 : km 13.47 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto London Road, A20
  54. 54 : km 13.64 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Hildenborough Crescent
  55. 55 : km 14.21 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Castle Road
  56. 56 : km 14.28 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Lullingstone Road
  57. 57 : km 14.28 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 14.38 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Cranleigh Gardens
  59. 59 : km 14.39 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Castle Road
  60. 60 : km 14.99 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 15.37 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 15.42 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 63 : km 15.56 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 18.77 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 18.86 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 19.09 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 19.14 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 68 : km 19.25 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 19.28 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 19.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto Mill Street, A229
  71. 71 : km 19.5 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp right onto Knightrider Street, A249
  72. 72 : km 19.62 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 19.63 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Knightrider Street, A249
  74. 74 : km 19.81 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Mote Road
  75. 75 : km 20.05 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto Mote Avenue
  76. 76 : km 20.38 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 20.42 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 20.49 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 20.7 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 20.71 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 20.77 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 20.91 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 21 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 21.59 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 21.63 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 21.88 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 22.09 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Plains Avenue
  88. 88 : km 22.37 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Oxford Road
  89. 89 : km 22.94 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Willington Street
  90. 90 : km 23.48 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Cheshire Road
  91. 91 : km 23.65 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  92. 92 : km 23.85 - alt. 29 m - Keep left
  93. 93 : km 24.3 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Cheshire Road
  94. 94 : km 24.55 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  95. 95 : km 24.77 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 25.19 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 25.4 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 25.4 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left
  99. 99 : km 25.68 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  100. 100 : km 26.03 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 26.14 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Ashford Road, A20
  102. 102 : km 27.06 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 27.8 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right
  104. 104 : km 27.96 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Grovewood Drive North
  105. 105 : km 28 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Highridge Close
  106. S/E : km 28.03 - alt. 69 m

Useful Information

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