Pilgrim's Way Day 6 - Wormshill to Canterbury

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 26.47 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 13h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,184 ft
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    Descent: - 1,696 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 636 ft
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    Lowest point: 26 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 541 ft - Continue
  2. 1 : mi 0.02 - alt. 541 ft - Turn sharp right onto The Street
  3. 2 : mi 0.09 - alt. 541 ft - Continue
  4. 3 : mi 0.97 - alt. 623 ft - Turn slight left onto Stede Hill
  5. 4 : mi 2.69 - alt. 482 ft - Turn sharp left onto Pilgrims Way
  6. 5 : mi 3.82 - alt. 499 ft - Continue onto KH212
  7. 6 : mi 4.25 - alt. 495 ft - Continue onto Faversham Road
  8. 7 : mi 4.33 - alt. 472 ft - Turn slight left onto KH219 Pilgrim's Way
  9. 8 : mi 5.11 - alt. 486 ft - Continue onto Hubbards Hill
  10. 9 : mi 5.32 - alt. 535 ft - Turn slight right onto Pilgrims Way
  11. 10 : mi 5.68 - alt. 502 ft - Turn left onto Rayners Hill
  12. 11 : mi 5.7 - alt. 509 ft - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  13. 12 : mi 6.86 - alt. 430 ft - Continue onto AW347
  14. 13 : mi 7.31 - alt. 466 ft - Turn right onto Hart Hill
  15. 14 : mi 7.34 - alt. 453 ft - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
  16. 15 : mi 8.51 - alt. 456 ft - Turn slight left onto A252
  17. 16 : mi 8.53 - alt. 459 ft - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  18. 17 : mi 9 - alt. 430 ft - Turn slight left
  19. 18 : mi 9.44 - alt. 469 ft - Continue onto North Downs Way/Pilgrims Way
  20. 19 : mi 10.56 - alt. 463 ft - Continue
  21. 20 : mi 10.69 - alt. 436 ft - Turn slight left onto Pilgrims Way
  22. 21 : mi 11.11 - alt. 387 ft - Turn left
  23. 22 : mi 11.11 - alt. 384 ft - Turn right onto North Downs Way/Pilgrims Way
  24. 23 : mi 12.32 - alt. 246 ft - Continue
  25. 24 : mi 13.08 - alt. 223 ft - Turn left onto Faversham Road, A251
  26. 25 : mi 13.09 - alt. 223 ft - Continue
  27. 26 : mi 13.28 - alt. 226 ft - Turn right onto Wye Road
  28. 27 : mi 13.29 - alt. 223 ft - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
  29. 28 : mi 13.67 - alt. 217 ft - Turn slight left onto North Downs Way/Pilgrims Way
  30. 29 : mi 14.05 - alt. 243 ft - Turn left
  31. 30 : mi 14.59 - alt. 272 ft - Turn right onto North Downs Way
  32. 31 : mi 17.97 - alt. 217 ft - Turn slight right onto Mountain Street
  33. 32 : mi 18.99 - alt. 105 ft - Turn left onto School Hill
  34. 33 : mi 19.09 - alt. 154 ft - Continue onto The Square
  35. 34 : mi 19.13 - alt. 151 ft - Turn left onto Church Hill
  36. 35 : mi 19.29 - alt. 98 ft - Continue onto Long Hill
  37. 36 : mi 19.99 - alt. 282 ft - Continue onto Lower Lees Road
  38. 37 : mi 20.43 - alt. 230 ft - Turn slight left onto Lower Ensden Road
  39. 38 : mi 20.49 - alt. 226 ft - Turn sharp left
  40. 39 : mi 22.35 - alt. 236 ft - Turn left onto Hatch Lane
  41. 40 : mi 22.36 - alt. 240 ft - Turn right onto New Town Street
  42. 41 : mi 22.7 - alt. 269 ft - Turn left onto Howfield Lane
  43. 42 : mi 22.74 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right
  44. 43 : mi 24.17 - alt. 144 ft - Turn left onto Faulkners Lane
  45. 44 : mi 24.25 - alt. 108 ft - Turn right
  46. 45 : mi 25.28 - alt. 95 ft - Turn left
  47. 46 : mi 25.46 - alt. 82 ft - Turn right onto London Road
  48. 47 : mi 25.8 - alt. 56 ft - Turn right onto St. Dunstan's Street, A290
  49. 48 : mi 26.06 - alt. 30 ft - Turn sharp left onto North Lane
  50. 49 : mi 26.06 - alt. 30 ft - Turn sharp right
  51. 50 : mi 26.11 - alt. 33 ft - Continue onto St. Peter's Street
  52. 51 : mi 26.24 - alt. 26 ft - Continue onto High Street
  53. 52 : mi 26.34 - alt. 39 ft - Continue
  54. 53 : mi 26.35 - alt. 39 ft - Continue onto High Street
  55. 54 : mi 26.37 - alt. 39 ft - Turn sharp left onto Mercery Lane
  56. 55 : mi 26.4 - alt. 39 ft - Continue onto Butter Market
  57. 56 : mi 26.43 - alt. 39 ft - Turn left
  58. 57 : mi 26.45 - alt. 36 ft - Continue onto The Precincts
  59. E : mi 26.47 - alt. 33 ft

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↔2.77 mi ↗+194 ft ↘-180 ft ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
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↔1.77 mi ↗+75 ft ↘-75 ft ◔0h 55 ▲Easy
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↔6.30 mi ↗+328 ft ↘-322 ft ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Newington (Kent)
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↔2.57 mi ↗+43 ft ↘-121 ft ◔1h 15 ▲Moderate
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