18 Mile

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 28.60 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 160 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 158 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.246321° / E 0.545524°
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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. 92 m - Start on Queen Elizabeth Square
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.12 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.19 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.22 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.28 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Nottingham Avenue
  9. 9 : km 0.35 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 6 onto Leicester Road
  10. 10 : km 0.73 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right onto Worcester Road
  11. 11 : km 1.09 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Northumberland Road
  12. 12 : km 1.11 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Oxford Road
  13. 13 : km 1.13 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Oxford Road
  14. 14 : km 1.38 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Oxford Road
  15. 15 : km 2.07 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Willington Street
  16. 16 : km 2.6 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Cheshire Road
  17. 17 : km 2.77 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 2.97 - alt. 29 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 3.24 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.52 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 4.07 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 4.22 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 4.64 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 4.85 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 5.16 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Mote Avenue
  26. 26 : km 5.19 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 5.2 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.58 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Square Hill Road
  29. 29 : km 5.77 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto Ashford Road, A20
  30. 30 : km 5.82 - alt. 20 m - Keep right onto Andrew Broughton Way, A20
  31. 31 : km 5.93 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 5.95 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 6.14 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Sittingbourne Road, A249
  34. 34 : km 6.27 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Holland Road, B2012
  35. 35 : km 6.38 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto St Luke's Avenue
  36. 36 : km 6.62 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto St Luke's Road
  37. 37 : km 6.92 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right onto Wheeler Street
  38. 38 : km 7.04 - alt. 53 m - Keep right onto Park Avenue
  39. 39 : km 7.07 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Curzon Road
  40. 40 : km 7.07 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 7.14 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 7.23 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Knowle Road
  43. 43 : km 7.26 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Knowle Road
  44. 44 : km 7.46 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Boxley Road
  45. 45 : km 8.98 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Grange Lane
  46. 46 : km 10.55 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Boarley Lane
  47. 47 : km 11.01 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 11.06 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 11.19 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Sandling Interchange, A229
  50. 50 : km 11.21 - alt. 16 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Forstal Road
  51. 51 : km 11.51 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 11.64 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 11.7 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 11.71 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 11.76 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 11.81 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Lock Lane
  57. 57 : km 11.82 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 12.79 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 13.2 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  60. 60 : km 13.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Forstal Road
  61. 61 : km 14.22 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  62. 62 : km 14.55 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Hall Road
  63. 63 : km 14.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 14.82 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 15.38 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Coldharbour Lane
  66. 66 : km 15.38 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 15.74 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 16.18 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left
  69. 69 : km 16.28 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 16.72 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 16.8 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 17.05 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 17.06 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 17.12 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 17.26 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 19.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 19.53 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 19.62 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 19.69 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 19.88 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  81. 81 : km 20.11 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  82. 82 : km 20.15 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto St. Peter's Street
  83. 83 : km 20.69 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 20.71 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 20.76 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 20.83 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 20.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 20.94 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 20.96 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 22.18 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  91. 91 : km 22.19 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 22.25 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Wharf Road
  93. 93 : km 22.38 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp right onto Lower Tovil
  94. 94 : km 22.52 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Bridgeside Mews
  95. 95 : km 22.56 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 22.88 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Straw Mill Hill
  97. 97 : km 23.05 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Cave Hill
  98. 98 : km 23.99 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Hayle Place
  99. 99 : km 24 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Cripple Street
  100. 100 : km 24.32 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp right
  101. 101 : km 24.78 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 24.81 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Old Drive
  103. 103 : km 25.02 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Anglesey Avenue
  104. 104 : km 25.27 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Anglesey Avenue
  105. 105 : km 25.5 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Loose Road, A229
  106. 106 : km 25.55 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left onto Paynes Lane
  107. 107 : km 25.88 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp left onto Boughton Lane
  108. 108 : km 26.55 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  109. 109 : km 27.09 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 27.57 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 27.94 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Grove Road
  112. 112 : km 27.97 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 28.43 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto St. Saviours Road
  114. S/E : km 28.6 - alt. 92 m

Useful Information

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