Darnley Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.20 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 136 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 132 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 130 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 61 m
  • ⚐
    District: Gravesham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.408903° / E 0.38912°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 74 m - Start on Sheldon Heights
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.48 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.53 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 1.51 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Thong Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.54 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.85 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 1.86 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.88 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left onto G String
  12. 12 : km 1.9 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 2.03 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 3.04 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.57 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.82 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.85 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Brewers Road
  18. 18 : km 3.87 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Park Pale
  19. 19 : km 4.81 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 5.23 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 5.34 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 5.67 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 6.43 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 6.46 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 6.5 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 6.52 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 6.84 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 6.87 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 7.32 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 7.57 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 8.45 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 8.91 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 8.92 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 9.13 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Lodge Lane
  35. 35 : km 9.87 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right onto Halfpence Lane
  36. 36 : km 9.88 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 9.88 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight left onto Halfpence Lane
  38. 38 : km 9.92 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto The Street
  39. 39 : km 10.94 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 11.86 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 12.37 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 12.58 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 14.04 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 14.16 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Sheldon Heights
  45. S/E : km 14.2 - alt. 74 m

Useful Information

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Walking Dartford Station to Shoreham Station

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Walking Egypt Bay and St Mary's Bay from High Halstow

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↔14.12 km ↗+70 m ↘-70 m ◔4h 15 ▲Easy
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Walking River Darent, Kent

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River Darent, Kent
↔7.06 km ↗+4 m ↘-41 m ◔2h 00 ▲Easy
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Walking Shoreham Station (Kent) to Westmore Green

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↔18.05 km ↗+319 m ↘-171 m ◔6h 05 ▲Moderate
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↔17.71 km ↗+61 m ↘-53 m ◔5h 15 ▲Moderate
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