Saturday Long Run

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 28.73 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 225 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 224 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 84 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.282119° / E 0.537192°
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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. 70 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Calehill Close
  4. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Hampton Road
  5. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.33 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right onto Hampton Road
  7. 7 : km 0.79 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.01 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.15 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 1.17 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.26 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Penenden Heath Road
  12. 12 : km 1.81 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.85 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left onto Sandling Lane
  14. 14 : km 3.41 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Old Chatham Road
  15. 15 : km 3.41 - alt. 30 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 3.46 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.71 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.73 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Chatham Road
  19. 19 : km 3.98 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.99 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 4.07 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto A229 to River Medway
  22. 22 : km 4.09 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 4.47 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 4.48 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Forstal Road
  25. 25 : km 6.69 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Forstal Road
  26. 26 : km 6.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  27. 27 : km 6.94 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 6.95 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 7.09 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road
  30. 30 : km 8.16 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 8.16 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 8.33 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 8.34 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  34. 34 : km 9.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn left and take M20 toward Maidstone
  35. 35 : km 9.09 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 9.11 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 9.12 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  38. 38 : km 9.14 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto London Road
  39. 39 : km 9.46 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 9.47 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 9.71 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 9.72 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto London Road
  43. 43 : km 10.05 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto London Road
  44. 44 : km 10.27 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto London Road
  45. 45 : km 10.33 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 10.35 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 10.36 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 10.37 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto New Road
  49. 49 : km 11.61 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Mill Street
  50. 50 : km 11.66 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto New Road
  51. 51 : km 11.67 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Church Walk
  52. 52 : km 11.75 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 12.54 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 12.82 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 13.06 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Kiln Barn Road
  56. 56 : km 13.07 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 14.15 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 14.55 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Lane
  59. 59 : km 14.84 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  60. 60 : km 14.98 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right onto Hermitage Lane
  61. 61 : km 18.6 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto River Close
  62. 62 : km 18.65 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Station Hill
  63. 63 : km 18.77 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Station Hill
  64. 64 : km 18.78 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Lower Road
  65. 65 : km 20.25 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Dean Street
  66. 66 : km 21.56 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto College Road
  67. 67 : km 22.66 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Knightrider Street
  68. 68 : km 22.86 - alt. 13 m - Keep right onto Mote Road
  69. 69 : km 22.96 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Mote Road
  70. 70 : km 23.21 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto Mote Avenue
  71. 71 : km 23.54 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 23.58 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 23.61 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp left
  74. 74 : km 23.89 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  75. 75 : km 24.1 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 25.05 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 25.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left
  78. 78 : km 25.34 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 25.41 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 25.42 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 25.7 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 25.73 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Willington Street
  83. 83 : km 25.87 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Lord Romney's Hill
  84. 84 : km 27.49 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Huntsman Lane
  85. 85 : km 27.76 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Huntsman Lane
  86. 86 : km 28.17 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 28.46 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 28.49 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right
  89. 89 : km 28.51 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Hampton Road
  90. 90 : km 28.65 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Calehill Close
  91. 91 : km 28.71 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Calehill Close
  92. S/E : km 28.73 - alt. 72 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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