North Downs

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 18.74 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 366 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 368 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 188 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 38 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.284521° / E 0.552321°
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Description

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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. 68 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 68 m - Walk south-west towards Bearsted Rd
  3. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Bearsted Rd
  4. 3 : km 0.25 - alt. 59 m - Walk south-east on Bearsted Rd towards Newnham Ct Way
  5. 4 : km 1.12 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Hockers Ln
  6. 5 : km 1.85 - alt. 66 m - Walk north on Hockers Ln
  7. 6 : km 2.9 - alt. 101 m - Turn right towards The St
  8. 7 : km 2.92 - alt. 102 m - Continue onto The St
  9. 8 : km 3.09 - alt. 113 m - Walk north on The St towards Pilgrims Way
  10. 9 : km 3.15 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  11. 10 : km 3.43 - alt. 110 m - Walk east on Pilgrims Way
  12. 11 : km 9.12 - alt. 180 m - Head south-west on Broad St Hill towards Pilgrims Way
  13. 12 : km 9.31 - alt. 152 m - Head west on Broad St Hill towards Pilgrims Way
  14. 13 : km 9.71 - alt. 116 m - Head south-west on Broad St Hill towards Pilgrims Way
  15. 14 : km 9.87 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  16. 15 : km 10.21 - alt. 99 m - Head north-west on Pilgrims Way towards Whitehall Rd
  17. 16 : km 10.55 - alt. 111 m - Head west on Pilgrims Way towards Whitehall Rd
  18. 17 : km 10.78 - alt. 109 m - Take the 1st left onto Whitehall Rd
  19. 18 : km 10.96 - alt. 96 m - Head south-west on Whitehall Rd
  20. 19 : km 11.19 - alt. 87 m - Head south-east on Whitehall Rd
  21. 20 : km 11.42 - alt. 82 m - Head south-west on Whitehall Rd
  22. 21 : km 11.61 - alt. 80 m - Head south towards Crismill Ln
  23. 22 : km 11.68 - alt. 80 m - Head south-west
  24. 23 : km 11.71 - alt. 80 m - Head south
  25. 24 : km 11.73 - alt. 79 m - Head south towards Crismill Ln
  26. 25 : km 11.76 - alt. 79 m - Head south towards Crismill Ln
  27. 26 : km 11.78 - alt. 80 m - Head south towards Crismill Ln
  28. 27 : km 11.81 - alt. 82 m - Head south
  29. 28 : km 11.83 - alt. 82 m - Head south-west
  30. 29 : km 11.85 - alt. 82 m - Head south-west
  31. 30 : km 11.88 - alt. 83 m - Head south-west
  32. 31 : km 11.9 - alt. 83 m - Head south-west
  33. 32 : km 11.93 - alt. 83 m - Head south-west
  34. 33 : km 11.95 - alt. 82 m - Head south-west
  35. 34 : km 11.97 - alt. 82 m - Head south
  36. 35 : km 12 - alt. 81 m - Head south-west
  37. 36 : km 12.02 - alt. 81 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  38. 37 : km 12.04 - alt. 81 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  39. 38 : km 12.07 - alt. 80 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  40. 39 : km 12.09 - alt. 79 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  41. 40 : km 12.11 - alt. 79 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  42. 41 : km 12.13 - alt. 78 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  43. 42 : km 12.15 - alt. 78 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  44. 43 : km 12.17 - alt. 77 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  45. 44 : km 12.19 - alt. 77 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  46. 45 : km 12.21 - alt. 76 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  47. 46 : km 12.23 - alt. 76 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  48. 47 : km 12.25 - alt. 76 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  49. 48 : km 12.27 - alt. 76 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  50. 49 : km 12.29 - alt. 75 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  51. 50 : km 12.3 - alt. 75 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  52. 51 : km 12.32 - alt. 75 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  53. 52 : km 12.34 - alt. 74 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  54. 53 : km 12.36 - alt. 74 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  55. 54 : km 12.38 - alt. 73 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  56. 55 : km 12.4 - alt. 73 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  57. 56 : km 12.42 - alt. 72 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  58. 57 : km 12.44 - alt. 71 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  59. 58 : km 12.46 - alt. 70 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  60. 59 : km 12.48 - alt. 69 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  61. 60 : km 12.5 - alt. 69 m - Head south-east on Crismill Ln
  62. 61 : km 12.6 - alt. 66 m - Head south-east on Crismill Ln
  63. 62 : km 12.62 - alt. 65 m - Take the 1st right to stay on Crismill Ln
  64. 63 : km 12.67 - alt. 67 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  65. 64 : km 12.69 - alt. 67 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  66. 65 : km 12.72 - alt. 66 m - Head west on Crismill Ln
  67. 66 : km 12.76 - alt. 66 m - Head north-west on Crismill Ln
  68. 67 : km 12.83 - alt. 67 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  69. 68 : km 12.84 - alt. 65 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  70. 69 : km 12.86 - alt. 64 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  71. 70 : km 12.89 - alt. 67 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  72. 71 : km 12.91 - alt. 67 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  73. 72 : km 12.93 - alt. 68 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  74. 73 : km 12.95 - alt. 67 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  75. 74 : km 12.97 - alt. 67 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  76. 75 : km 12.99 - alt. 68 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  77. 76 : km 13.01 - alt. 68 m - Head south on Crismill Ln
  78. 77 : km 13.03 - alt. 68 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  79. 78 : km 13.05 - alt. 69 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  80. 79 : km 13.07 - alt. 70 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  81. 80 : km 13.1 - alt. 71 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  82. 81 : km 13.12 - alt. 71 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  83. 82 : km 13.15 - alt. 71 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  84. 83 : km 13.18 - alt. 69 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  85. 84 : km 13.21 - alt. 69 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  86. 85 : km 13.23 - alt. 69 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  87. 86 : km 13.26 - alt. 69 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  88. 87 : km 13.29 - alt. 69 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln
  89. 88 : km 13.31 - alt. 69 m - Head west on Crismill Ln towards Ashford Rd/A20
  90. 89 : km 13.34 - alt. 69 m - Head west on Crismill Ln towards Ashford Rd/A20
  91. 90 : km 13.38 - alt. 69 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln towards Ashford Rd/A20
  92. 91 : km 13.42 - alt. 68 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln towards Ashford Rd/A20
  93. 92 : km 13.46 - alt. 67 m - Head south-west on Crismill Ln towards Ashford Rd/A20
  94. 93 : km 13.5 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Ashford Rd/A20
  95. 94 : km 13.51 - alt. 66 m - Head north-west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Roundwell
  96. 95 : km 13.76 - alt. 57 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Roundwell
  97. 96 : km 13.9 - alt. 55 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20
  98. 97 : km 14.05 - alt. 50 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20
  99. 98 : km 14.19 - alt. 51 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Otham Ln
  100. 99 : km 14.38 - alt. 50 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Otham Ln
  101. 100 : km 14.69 - alt. 45 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/Lilk Hill/A20
  102. 101 : km 14.85 - alt. 50 m - Head west on Ashford Rd/A20
  103. 102 : km 14.98 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  104. 103 : km 15.03 - alt. 53 m - Head north-east
  105. 104 : km 15.14 - alt. 55 m - Head north-east
  106. 105 : km 15.24 - alt. 56 m - Head north-east
  107. 106 : km 15.35 - alt. 58 m - Head north-east
  108. 107 : km 15.43 - alt. 58 m - Head south-west towards Ashford Rd/A20
  109. 108 : km 15.76 - alt. 69 m - Head west on Manor Rise towards Yeoman Ln
  110. 109 : km 15.79 - alt. 72 m - Manor Rise turns slightly left and becomes Tower Ln
  111. 110 : km 15.88 - alt. 73 m - Head west on Tower Ln towards Otteridge Rd
  112. 111 : km 16.03 - alt. 74 m - Head west on Tower Ln towards Roseacre Ln
  113. 112 : km 16.08 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Roseacre Ln
  114. 113 : km 16.19 - alt. 69 m - Take the 2nd right onto Plantation Ln
  115. 114 : km 16.23 - alt. 68 m - Head west on Plantation Ln towards The Landway
  116. 115 : km 16.42 - alt. 66 m - Head west on Plantation Ln towards The Landway
  117. 116 : km 16.5 - alt. 64 m - Continue onto Fauchon's Ln
  118. 117 : km 16.56 - alt. 62 m - Head north-west on Fauchon's Ln towards Fauchon's Cl
  119. 118 : km 16.66 - alt. 58 m - Head north-west on Fauchon's Ln towards Birling Ave
  120. 119 : km 16.75 - alt. 53 m - Head west on Fauchon's Ln
  121. 120 : km 16.76 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  122. 121 : km 17.21 - alt. 59 m - Head north-west towards Weavering St
  123. 122 : km 17.21 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Weavering St
  124. 123 : km 17.23 - alt. 60 m - Head north-east on Weavering St
  125. 124 : km 17.25 - alt. 60 m - Head north-east on Weavering St
  126. 125 : km 17.28 - alt. 61 m - Head north-east on Weavering St
  127. 126 : km 17.3 - alt. 62 m - Head north-east on Weavering St
  128. 127 : km 17.33 - alt. 63 m - Head north-east on Weavering St
  129. 128 : km 17.33 - alt. 63 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Grovewood Dr N
  130. 129 : km 17.35 - alt. 64 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Penhurst Cl
  131. 130 : km 17.37 - alt. 66 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Penhurst Cl
  132. 131 : km 17.4 - alt. 67 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Highridge Cl
  133. 132 : km 17.43 - alt. 69 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N
  134. 133 : km 17.46 - alt. 69 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N
  135. 134 : km 17.49 - alt. 70 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards The Hedgerow
  136. 135 : km 17.52 - alt. 71 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards The Hedgerow
  137. 136 : km 17.55 - alt. 70 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards The Hedgerow
  138. 137 : km 17.58 - alt. 71 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N
  139. 138 : km 17.6 - alt. 71 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  140. 139 : km 17.63 - alt. 72 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  141. 140 : km 17.65 - alt. 72 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  142. 141 : km 17.68 - alt. 72 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  143. 142 : km 17.7 - alt. 72 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  144. 143 : km 17.73 - alt. 72 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  145. 144 : km 17.75 - alt. 70 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N towards Shepherds Gate Dr
  146. 145 : km 17.78 - alt. 67 m - Head west on Grovewood Dr N towards Provender Way
  147. 146 : km 17.81 - alt. 66 m - Head west on Grovewood Dr N towards Provender Way
  148. 147 : km 17.84 - alt. 67 m - Head west on Grovewood Dr N towards Provender Way
  149. 148 : km 17.87 - alt. 66 m - Head west on Grovewood Dr N towards Provender Way
  150. 149 : km 17.91 - alt. 65 m - Head west on Grovewood Dr N
  151. 150 : km 17.95 - alt. 64 m - Head north-west on Grovewood Dr N
  152. 151 : km 18.06 - alt. 65 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  153. 152 : km 18.08 - alt. 66 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  154. 153 : km 18.1 - alt. 67 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  155. 154 : km 18.12 - alt. 67 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  156. 155 : km 18.15 - alt. 67 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  157. 156 : km 18.17 - alt. 66 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  158. 157 : km 18.19 - alt. 65 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  159. 158 : km 18.21 - alt. 65 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  160. 159 : km 18.24 - alt. 63 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  161. 160 : km 18.26 - alt. 61 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  162. 161 : km 18.28 - alt. 60 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  163. 162 : km 18.3 - alt. 58 m - Head north on New Cut Rd
  164. 163 : km 18.33 - alt. 57 m - Head north-east on New Cut Rd
  165. 164 : km 18.35 - alt. 56 m - Head north-east on New Cut Rd
  166. 165 : km 18.37 - alt. 56 m - Head north-east on New Cut Rd
  167. 166 : km 18.4 - alt. 56 m - Head north-east on New Cut Rd
  168. 167 : km 18.41 - alt. 56 m - Enter the roundabout
  169. 168 : km 18.42 - alt. 56 m - Head north towards Bearsted Rd
  170. 169 : km 18.44 - alt. 57 m - Exit the roundabout onto Bearsted Rd
  171. 170 : km 18.45 - alt. 57 m - Head north-west on Bearsted Rd
  172. 171 : km 18.49 - alt. 59 m - Head north-west on Bearsted Rd
  173. 172 : km 18.52 - alt. 59 m - Head north-west on Bearsted Rd
  174. 173 : km 18.6 - alt. 63 m - Head north-east
  175. S/E : km 18.74 - alt. 68 m

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