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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.67 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 51 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 51 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 57 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.274502° / E 0.552311°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 55 m - Start on Provender Way
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto New Cut Road
  5. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 0.72 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.74 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 0.77 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Ashford Road
  10. 10 : km 1.84 - alt. 20 m - Keep right onto Andrew Broughton Way
  11. 11 : km 1.9 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.93 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 1.94 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto A249
  14. 14 : km 1.95 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right onto Ashford Road
  15. 15 : km 2.53 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Gabriel's Hill
  16. 16 : km 2.76 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Mill Street
  17. 17 : km 2.78 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto High Street
  18. 18 : km 2.89 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto High Street
  19. 19 : km 2.96 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.97 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.98 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.01 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.08 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 3.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.36 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Knightrider Street
  26. 26 : km 3.56 - alt. 13 m - Keep right onto Mote Road
  27. 27 : km 3.66 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Mote Road
  28. 28 : km 3.73 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Kingsley Road
  29. 29 : km 3.77 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Mote Road
  30. 30 : km 3.95 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto Mote Avenue
  31. 31 : km 4.27 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.32 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 4.33 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 4.63 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 4.64 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 4.78 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 4.87 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 5.47 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 5.49 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 5.8 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 5.92 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Cheshire Road
  42. 42 : km 6.24 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 6.47 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 6.5 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right
  45. 45 : km 6.72 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 6.84 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 6.87 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Ashford Road
  48. 48 : km 6.91 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 7.35 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  50. 50 : km 7.46 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Restharrow Road
  51. 51 : km 7.59 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Provender Way
  52. S/E : km 7.67 - alt. 55 m

Useful Information

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