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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.20 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 115 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 115 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 91 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 25 m
  • ⚐
    District: Downswood 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.26025° / E 0.56926°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Start near Mallards Way, Downswood, Maidstone, Kent ME15, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Walk north-east towards Mallards Way
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 32 m - Exit the roundabout onto Mallards Way
  4. 4 : km 0.26 - alt. 25 m - Walk north on Mallards Way towards Spot Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Spot Ln
  6. 6 : km 0.53 - alt. 37 m - Walk north on Spot Ln towards Greystones Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.96 - alt. 57 m - Walk north on Spot Ln towards Ashford Rd/A20
  8. 8 : km 0.97 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Ashford Rd/A20
  9. 9 : km 1.47 - alt. 53 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Otham Ln
  10. 10 : km 1.9 - alt. 41 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Roundwell
  11. 11 : km 2.52 - alt. 54 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Roundwell
  12. 12 : km 3.15 - alt. 66 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards First Ln
  13. 13 : km 3.75 - alt. 52 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Musket Ln
  14. 14 : km 4.05 - alt. 54 m - Walk east on Ashford Rd
  15. 15 : km 4.3 - alt. 56 m - Walk south on Ashford Rd towards A20
  16. 16 : km 4.54 - alt. 48 m - Sharp right onto Ashford Rd/A20
  17. 17 : km 4.56 - alt. 48 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd towards A20
  18. 18 : km 4.87 - alt. 54 m - Enter the roundabout
  19. 19 : km 4.88 - alt. 54 m - Walk south towards Ashford Rd/A20
  20. 20 : km 4.91 - alt. 53 m - Exit the roundabout onto Ashford Rd/A20
  21. 21 : km 5.01 - alt. 52 m - Walk south-east on Ashford Rd/A20
  22. 22 : km 5.01 - alt. 53 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Penfold Hill/B2163
  23. 23 : km 5.49 - alt. 47 m - Walk south on Penfold Hill/B2163 towards Lower St
  24. 24 : km 5.86 - alt. 70 m - Walk south on Penfold Hill/B2163 towards Burberry Ln
  25. 25 : km 6.18 - alt. 72 m - Walk south-west on Lower St/B2163 towards Wykeham Grove
  26. 26 : km 6.85 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Forge Ln
  27. 27 : km 6.86 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-west on Forge Ln towards Brogden Cres
  28. 28 : km 7.22 - alt. 87 m - Walk west on Forge Ln
  29. 29 : km 7.83 - alt. 84 m - Turn left to stay on Forge Ln
  30. 30 : km 7.84 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-west on Back St towards Forge Ln
  31. 31 : km 7.88 - alt. 83 m - Slight right onto Caring Ln
  32. 32 : km 8.32 - alt. 55 m - Walk north-west on Caring Ln
  33. 33 : km 8.43 - alt. 47 m - Walk north on Caring Ln
  34. 34 : km 8.45 - alt. 46 m - Walk north on Caring Ln towards Caring Rd
  35. 35 : km 8.46 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Caring Rd
  36. 36 : km 8.53 - alt. 45 m - Walk east on Caring Rd towards Caring Ln
  37. 37 : km 8.53 - alt. 45 m - Walk west on Caring Rd
  38. 38 : km 8.62 - alt. 40 m - Walk north-west on Caring Rd
  39. 39 : km 8.82 - alt. 49 m - Walk north-west on Caring Rd
  40. 40 : km 8.98 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 8.98 - alt. 53 m - Walk north-east towards Caring Rd
  42. 42 : km 8.99 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Caring Rd
  43. 43 : km 9.37 - alt. 51 m - Walk north-west on Caring Rd towards Otham Ln
  44. 44 : km 9.81 - alt. 29 m - Walk north-east on Otham Ln
  45. 45 : km 9.98 - alt. 38 m - Walk north-east on Otham Ln towards Ashford Rd/Lilk Hill/A20
  46. 46 : km 10.31 - alt. 41 m - Walk north on Otham Ln towards Ashford Rd/Lilk Hill/A20
  47. 47 : km 10.31 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Ashford Rd/Lilk Hill/A20
  48. 48 : km 10.57 - alt. 49 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Yeoman Ln
  49. 49 : km 10.96 - alt. 57 m - Walk south
  50. 50 : km 11.06 - alt. 55 m - Walk south towards Copsewood Way
  51. 51 : km 11.17 - alt. 51 m - Walk west on Copsewood Way towards Yeoman Way
  52. 52 : km 11.28 - alt. 51 m - Walk west on Copsewood Way towards Spot Ln
  53. 53 : km 11.43 - alt. 52 m - Walk south on Spot Ln towards Royston Rd
  54. 54 : km 11.94 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Mallards Way
  55. 55 : km 11.97 - alt. 25 m - Walk south on Mallards Way
  56. 56 : km 12.15 - alt. 31 m - Slight left to stay on Mallards Way
  57. 57 : km 12.18 - alt. 32 m - Enter the roundabout
  58. S/E : km 12.2 - alt. 33 m

Useful Information

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