Kent Spring Marathon
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 26.24 mi
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Average duration: 12h 50
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: Yes
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Ascent: + 856 ft
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Descent: - 856 ft
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Highest point: 472 ft
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Lowest point: 177 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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City: Boughton Aluph
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Start/End: N 51.174489° / E 0.871353°
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 210 ft
- 1 : mi 0.05 - alt. 203 ft - Turn right onto Sandyhurst Lane
- 2 : mi 1.06 - alt. 223 ft - Turn right onto Westwell Lane
- 3 : mi 1.16 - alt. 220 ft - Turn right onto Kingsland Lane
- 4 : mi 2.31 - alt. 305 ft - Keep left onto Kingsland Lane
- 5 : mi 2.34 - alt. 302 ft - Turn left onto Tumbledown Hill
- 6 : mi 3.2 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right onto Gold Hill
- 7 : mi 3.38 - alt. 285 ft - Turn left
- 8 : mi 3.62 - alt. 387 ft - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
- 9 : mi 3.89 - alt. 427 ft - Keep left onto Pilgrims Way
- 10 : mi 4.03 - alt. 436 ft - Keep right
- 11 : mi 4.13 - alt. 459 ft - Keep left
- 12 : mi 4.14 - alt. 459 ft - Keep right
- 13 : mi 5.39 - alt. 440 ft - Turn slight right
- 14 : mi 5.72 - alt. 430 ft - Keep left onto Toll Lane
- 15 : mi 6.02 - alt. 348 ft - Turn slight left onto Pett Lane
- 16 : mi 6.33 - alt. 335 ft - Turn left onto Westwell Lane
- 17 : mi 7.52 - alt. 276 ft - Keep left
- 18 : mi 7.54 - alt. 279 ft - Turn slight left onto Westwell Lane
- 19 : mi 8.39 - alt. 276 ft - Keep right
- 20 : mi 8.42 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right
- 21 : mi 8.51 - alt. 266 ft - Turn left
- 22 : mi 8.89 - alt. 230 ft - Keep right
- 23 : mi 9.07 - alt. 233 ft - Keep right onto Watery Lane
- 24 : mi 9.33 - alt. 233 ft - Turn sharp right onto Westwell Lane
- 25 : mi 10.34 - alt. 220 ft - Turn left onto Kingsland Lane
- 26 : mi 11.49 - alt. 305 ft - Keep right onto Kingsland Lane
- 27 : mi 11.51 - alt. 308 ft - Turn slight right onto Lenacre Street
- 28 : mi 12.67 - alt. 246 ft - Turn slight left onto Sandyhurst Lane
- 29 : mi 14.04 - alt. 220 ft - Turn right onto Westwell Lane
- 30 : mi 14.14 - alt. 220 ft - Turn right onto Kingsland Lane
- 31 : mi 15.29 - alt. 305 ft - Keep left onto Kingsland Lane
- 32 : mi 15.32 - alt. 302 ft - Turn left onto Tumbledown Hill
- 33 : mi 16.17 - alt. 269 ft - Keep right
- 34 : mi 16.18 - alt. 269 ft - Turn sharp left onto Gold Hill
- 35 : mi 16.36 - alt. 285 ft - Turn left
- 36 : mi 16.6 - alt. 387 ft - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
- 37 : mi 16.87 - alt. 427 ft - Keep left onto Pilgrims Way
- 38 : mi 17.01 - alt. 436 ft - Keep right
- 39 : mi 17.11 - alt. 459 ft - Keep left
- 40 : mi 17.12 - alt. 459 ft - Keep right
- 41 : mi 18.37 - alt. 440 ft - Turn slight right
- 42 : mi 18.7 - alt. 430 ft - Keep left onto Toll Lane
- 43 : mi 19 - alt. 348 ft - Turn sharp right onto Pett Lane
- 44 : mi 19.31 - alt. 335 ft - Turn left onto Westwell Lane
- 45 : mi 20.51 - alt. 276 ft - Keep left
- 46 : mi 20.52 - alt. 279 ft - Turn slight left onto Westwell Lane
- 47 : mi 21.37 - alt. 276 ft - Keep right
- 48 : mi 21.41 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right
- 49 : mi 21.87 - alt. 230 ft - Keep right
- 50 : mi 22.05 - alt. 233 ft - Keep right onto Watery Lane
- 51 : mi 22.45 - alt. 233 ft - Turn sharp right onto Westwell Lane
- 52 : mi 23.46 - alt. 220 ft - Turn left onto Kingsland Lane
- 53 : mi 24.61 - alt. 305 ft - Keep right onto Kingsland Lane
- 54 : mi 24.64 - alt. 308 ft - Turn slight right onto Lenacre Street
- 55 : mi 25.79 - alt. 246 ft - Turn sharp right onto Sandyhurst Lane
- 56 : mi 26.15 - alt. 203 ft - Turn right
- S/E : mi 26.24 - alt. 210 ft
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