23 Mile From Home

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 37.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 176 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 203 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 113 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.284732° / E 0.546964°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.276799° / E 0.532043°
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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. 61 m
  2. 1 : km 0.35 - alt. 73 m - Enter roundabout
  3. 2 : km 2.71 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 2.81 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto A229 and take M20 toward London, Ashford
  5. 4 : km 2.82 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Forstal Road
  6. 5 : km 3.09 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Lock Lane
  7. 6 : km 3.17 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Lock Lane
  8. 7 : km 3.24 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Lock Lane
  9. 8 : km 3.39 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 4.37 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 4.84 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto Forstal Road
  12. 11 : km 5.47 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Forstal Road
  13. 12 : km 5.59 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  14. 13 : km 5.72 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 5.72 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  16. 15 : km 5.86 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road
  17. 16 : km 7.05 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 7.05 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 7.07 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 19 : km 8.55 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Papyrus Way
  21. 20 : km 8.84 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto New Hythe Lane
  22. 21 : km 9.13 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Leybourne Way
  23. 22 : km 10.07 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Gighill Road
  24. 23 : km 10.58 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto Lunsford Lane
  25. 24 : km 11.23 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 11.74 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Wheatfield
  27. 26 : km 11.76 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Oxley Shaw Lane
  28. 27 : km 12.26 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto A20
  29. 28 : km 12.27 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto London Road
  30. 29 : km 12.29 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 12.82 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 13.8 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 14.79 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 14.8 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Tower View
  35. 34 : km 15.03 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Tower View
  36. 35 : km 15.21 - alt. 84 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Kings Hill Avenue
  37. 36 : km 15.37 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 15.38 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Kings Hill Avenue
  39. 38 : km 16.06 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Forest Way
  40. 39 : km 16.55 - alt. 101 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Discovery Drive
  41. 40 : km 16.87 - alt. 99 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Discovery Drive
  42. 41 : km 17.22 - alt. 96 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Discovery Drive
  43. 42 : km 18.64 - alt. 84 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Beacon Avenue
  44. 43 : km 19.2 - alt. 86 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Park Drive
  45. 44 : km 19.46 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 19.47 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Park Drive
  47. 46 : km 19.52 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Park Drive
  48. 47 : km 19.76 - alt. 83 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  49. 48 : km 19.8 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 19.93 - alt. 85 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Kings Hill Avenue
  51. 50 : km 20.54 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 20.56 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Kings Hill Avenue
  53. 52 : km 20.84 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gibson Drive
  54. 53 : km 21.04 - alt. 97 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Malling Road
  55. 54 : km 22.97 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 23.11 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Tonbridge Road
  57. 56 : km 27.68 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Teston Lane
  58. 57 : km 28.51 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left onto Lower Road
  59. 58 : km 29.72 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto St Helens Lane
  60. 59 : km 30.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 30.17 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  62. 61 : km 31.33 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  63. 62 : km 34.71 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 34.75 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  65. 64 : km 34.76 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 34.8 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 34.82 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 34.87 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right onto Barker Road
  69. 68 : km 35.05 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  70. 69 : km 35.13 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 35.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  72. 71 : km 35.36 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 35.36 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto St. Peter's Street
  74. 73 : km 35.86 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto St. Peter's Street
  75. 74 : km 35.92 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right
  76. 75 : km 36.25 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left
  77. 76 : km 36.39 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto Station Road
  78. 77 : km 36.45 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Week Street
  79. 78 : km 36.48 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  80. 79 : km 36.53 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto County Road
  81. 80 : km 36.85 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Well Road
  82. 81 : km 37.29 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  83. 82 : km 37.33 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  84. E : km 37.33 - alt. 38 m

Useful Information

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