10.5 Miles Medway

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.92 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 05 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 91 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 102 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 59 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Medway 
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    Start: N 51.399641° / E 0.495184°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.394458° / E 0.497334°
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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.

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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 : km 0 - alt. 17 m - Start on Cliffe Road
  2. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Frindsbury Road, A228
  3. 3 : km 0.44 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B2002
  4. 4 : km 0.49 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Banks Road
  5. 5 : km 0.82 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Church Green
  6. 6 : km 0.91 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Church Green
  7. 7 : km 1.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 1.2 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto RR9, RR9
  9. 9 : km 1.34 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Upnor Road
  10. 10 : km 1.63 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 1.8 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Maritime Close
  13. 13 : km 1.95 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Anthonys Way
  14. 14 : km 2.57 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Anthonys Way
  15. 15 : km 2.62 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Whitewall Road
  16. 16 : km 3.24 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 3.25 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Whitewall Road
  18. 18 : km 3.43 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Commissioners Road
  19. 19 : km 3.58 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 4.32 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 4.33 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto High Street, A2
  22. 22 : km 5.36 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 5.38 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Bardell Terrace
  24. 24 : km 5.57 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto High Street
  25. 25 : km 6.47 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Medway Street
  26. 26 : km 6.72 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 6.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Globe Lane
  28. 28 : km 6.87 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 6.91 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Dock Road, A231
  30. 30 : km 7.02 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Dock Road, A231
  31. 31 : km 7.09 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Khartoum Road
  32. 32 : km 7.1 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Dock Road, A231
  33. 33 : km 7.8 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Wood Street, A231
  34. 34 : km 8.82 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 9.56 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 9.85 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 10 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 10.12 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 10.37 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 10.43 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  41. 41 : km 10.48 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Whiffen's Avenue
  42. 42 : km 10.58 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto The Brook, A231
  43. 43 : km 10.6 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Military Road
  44. 44 : km 10.95 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 10.96 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Best Street, A231
  46. 46 : km 10.97 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Waterfront Way
  47. 47 : km 10.98 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Railway Street, A230
  48. 48 : km 11.09 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto New Cut
  49. 49 : km 11.24 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto New Road Avenue, A2
  50. 50 : km 12.07 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Star Hill, A2
  51. 51 : km 12.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Star Hill, A2
  52. 52 : km 12.34 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Victoria Street, B2097
  53. 53 : km 12.63 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Vines Lane
  54. 54 : km 12.65 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Crow Lane
  55. 55 : km 12.66 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 12.77 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 12.97 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Minor Canon Row
  58. 58 : km 13.03 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto The Precinct
  59. 59 : km 13.11 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto College Yard
  60. 60 : km 13.13 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Boley Hill
  61. 61 : km 13.21 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight left onto St Margaret's Street
  62. 62 : km 13.31 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Love Lane
  63. 63 : km 13.53 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Love Lane
  64. 64 : km 13.59 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 13.66 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 13.77 - alt. 6 m - Enter roundabout
  67. 67 : km 14.74 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 14.74 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Esplanade
  69. 69 : km 15.67 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 15.72 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Esplanade
  71. 71 : km 16.46 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto A2
  72. E : km 16.92 - alt. 3 m

Useful Information

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