Pilgrim's Way Day 5 - Rochester to Wormshill
Details
Creation:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 19.96 mi -
Average duration: 10h 55 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 2,041 ft -
Descent: - 1,581 ft -
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Highest point: 636 ft -
Lowest point: 59 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Medway -
Start: N 51.372513° / E 0.479722° -
End: N 51.281073° / E 0.691139° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 108 ft - Continue
- 1 : mi 0.07 - alt. 102 ft - Turn right onto Wouldham Road
- 2 : mi 0.13 - alt. 82 ft - Turn sharp left onto Nashenden Farm Lane
- 3 : mi 0.71 - alt. 95 ft - Turn slight right onto North Downs Way
- 4 : mi 1.68 - alt. 358 ft - Continue onto Hill Road
- 5 : mi 2.65 - alt. 528 ft - Turn slight right onto Common Road
- 6 : mi 3.24 - alt. 561 ft - Continue
- 7 : mi 3.73 - alt. 604 ft - Continue onto Common Road
- 8 : mi 3.79 - alt. 604 ft - Turn right
- 9 : mi 4.4 - alt. 436 ft - Continue onto Chatham Road
- 10 : mi 4.55 - alt. 381 ft - Turn slight right
- 11 : mi 4.86 - alt. 190 ft - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
- 12 : mi 4.87 - alt. 190 ft - Continue onto MR448
- 13 : mi 5.28 - alt. 230 ft - Turn sharp left
- 14 : mi 5.58 - alt. 285 ft - Turn left
- 15 : mi 7.37 - alt. 607 ft - Continue onto Harp Farm Road
- 16 : mi 7.54 - alt. 607 ft - Turn slight right onto North Downs Way
- 17 : mi 8.83 - alt. 630 ft - Turn right onto Hermitage Lane
- 18 : mi 9.2 - alt. 394 ft - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
- 19 : mi 9.37 - alt. 387 ft - Turn slight right
- 20 : mi 9.53 - alt. 387 ft - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
- 21 : mi 9.78 - alt. 364 ft - Turn left
- 22 : mi 10.69 - alt. 571 ft - Turn right onto Castle Hill
- 23 : mi 10.82 - alt. 489 ft - Turn left
- 24 : mi 12.33 - alt. 492 ft - Turn left onto Coldharbour Lane
- 25 : mi 12.54 - alt. 610 ft - Turn slight right
- 26 : mi 14.94 - alt. 299 ft - Turn slight right onto Hollingbourne Hill
- 27 : mi 14.95 - alt. 295 ft - Turn left
- 28 : mi 17.25 - alt. 482 ft - Continue onto Pilgrims Way
- 29 : mi 17.3 - alt. 482 ft - Turn sharp right onto Stede Hill
- 30 : mi 19.02 - alt. 623 ft - Turn slight right
- 31 : mi 19.9 - alt. 541 ft - Continue onto The Street
- E : mi 19.96 - alt. 541 ft
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+295 ft
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+121 ft
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+118 ft
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+75 ft
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+194 ft
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+328 ft
-322 ft
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