16km Medway Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.63 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 232 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 235 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 117 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Medway 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.377119° / E 0.492312°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.378° / E 0.493094°
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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. 47 m - Start on Borstal Road
  2. 2 : km 1.12 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Nashenden Farm Lane
  3. 3 : km 1.97 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left
  4. 4 : km 2.47 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 3.36 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Stoney Lane
  6. 6 : km 3.98 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Maidstone Road
  7. 7 : km 4.2 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 4.22 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 4.44 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 4.53 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 4.56 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 12 : km 5.35 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 5.48 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 5.48 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Curtis Way
  15. 15 : km 5.65 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight left onto Marconi Way
  16. 16 : km 5.98 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Elliotts Way
  17. 17 : km 6.04 - alt. 116 m - Keep right onto Navigator Close
  18. 18 : km 6.07 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 6.27 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.3 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 6.37 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 6.37 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 6.73 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 6.88 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight left onto Concord Avenue
  25. 25 : km 7.45 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 7.61 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 7.62 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 7.96 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 8.04 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.06 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 8.26 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Navigator Close
  32. 32 : km 8.29 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight left onto Elliotts Way
  33. 33 : km 8.35 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Pilots View
  34. 34 : km 8.5 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Horsted Way
  35. 35 : km 8.94 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto The Ridgeway
  36. 36 : km 9.04 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 9.28 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Walderslade Road
  38. 38 : km 9.73 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Magpie Hall Road
  39. 39 : km 9.91 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Palmerston Road
  40. 40 : km 11.24 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left onto Chalk Pit Hill
  41. 41 : km 11.59 - alt. 21 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bryant Street
  42. 42 : km 11.69 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 11.74 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 11.79 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 11.82 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto New Road
  46. 46 : km 11.92 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left onto New Road
  47. 47 : km 11.93 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Old Road
  48. 48 : km 12.27 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Gibraltar Hill
  49. 49 : km 12.28 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto Gibraltar Hill
  50. 50 : km 12.3 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto A230
  51. 51 : km 12.31 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Railway Street
  52. 52 : km 12.41 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Rochester Street
  53. 53 : km 12.42 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight left onto Ordnance Terrace
  54. 54 : km 12.6 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Fort Pitt Hill
  55. 55 : km 12.61 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 56 : km 12.63 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 12.72 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 12.72 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 12.83 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Fort Pitt Hill
  60. 60 : km 12.88 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Fort Pitt Hill
  61. 61 : km 12.95 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 12.98 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 13.1 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 13.17 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto New Road
  65. 65 : km 13.48 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Star Hill
  66. 66 : km 13.74 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Star Hill
  67. 67 : km 13.78 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto High Street
  68. 68 : km 14.3 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto College Yard
  69. 69 : km 14.31 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto High Street
  70. 70 : km 14.52 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Corporation Street
  71. 71 : km 14.56 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Esplanade
  72. 72 : km 14.6 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 14.61 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Esplanade
  74. 74 : km 14.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 14.79 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 14.79 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right
  77. 77 : km 15.53 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto Esplanade
  78. 78 : km 15.62 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Esplanade
  79. 79 : km 15.64 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  80. 80 : km 15.74 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 15.77 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Backfields
  82. 82 : km 15.8 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto St Margaret's Street
  83. 83 : km 16.14 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto RRX 14
  84. 84 : km 16.15 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Borstal Road
  85. E : km 16.63 - alt. 46 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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