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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 82 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 89 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 69 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 22 m
  • ⚐
    District: Otham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.26025° / E 0.56947°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Start near Deringwood Drive, Downswood, Maidstone, Kent ME15 8SE, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Walk north-west
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 34 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Mallards Way
  4. 4 : km 0.27 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Spot Ln
  5. 5 : km 0.28 - alt. 25 m - Walk north on Spot Ln towards Lenside Dr
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 40 m - Walk north on Spot Ln towards Greystones Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.77 - alt. 52 m - Walk north on Spot Ln towards Royston Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.77 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Royston Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.04 - alt. 57 m - Continue onto Rosemary Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.12 - alt. 58 m - Walk west on Romney Cl towards Ashford Rd/A20
  11. 11 : km 1.21 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Ashford Rd/A20
  12. 12 : km 1.75 - alt. 39 m - Walk west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards Rosemount Gardens
  13. 13 : km 2.33 - alt. 38 m - Walk north-west on Ashford Rd/A20 towards New Cut Rd
  14. 14 : km 2.52 - alt. 36 m - Walk north on New Cut Rd towards Grovewood Dr S
  15. 15 : km 2.94 - alt. 50 m - Walk north on New Cut Rd
  16. 16 : km 2.96 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.21 - alt. 41 m - Walk west
  18. 18 : km 3.39 - alt. 28 m - Walk north-east
  19. 19 : km 3.48 - alt. 29 m - Continue onto Emsworth Grove/Netley Cl
  20. 20 : km 3.55 - alt. 32 m - Walk north on Emsworth Grove/Netley Cl
  21. 21 : km 3.65 - alt. 34 m - Walk north-east on Emsworth Grove/Netley Cl
  22. 22 : km 3.96 - alt. 39 m - Walk north-east on Emsworth Grove/Netley Cl
  23. 23 : km 4.15 - alt. 43 m - Walk north on Emsworth Grove/Netley Cl
  24. 24 : km 4.48 - alt. 58 m - Walk north-west on Emsworth Grove/Netley Cl
  25. 25 : km 4.54 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Emsworth Grove
  26. 26 : km 4.68 - alt. 60 m - Walk north-west on Emsworth Grove towards Hampton Rd
  27. 27 : km 4.69 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Hampton Rd
  28. 28 : km 4.75 - alt. 61 m - Walk north on Hampton Rd towards Bearsted Rd/A249
  29. 29 : km 4.76 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Bearsted Rd/A249
  30. 30 : km 4.99 - alt. 64 m - Enter the roundabout
  31. 31 : km 5.02 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-east towards Bearsted Rd
  32. 32 : km 5.03 - alt. 64 m - Exit the roundabout onto Bearsted Rd
  33. 33 : km 5.32 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 5.33 - alt. 57 m - Walk north-east towards Bearsted Rd
  35. 35 : km 5.33 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Bearsted Rd
  36. 36 : km 5.66 - alt. 65 m - Walk south-east on Bearsted Rd towards Ash Tree Gardens
  37. 37 : km 6.16 - alt. 62 m - Walk south-east on Bearsted Rd towards Hockers Ln
  38. 38 : km 6.17 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Weavering St
  39. 39 : km 6.63 - alt. 64 m - Walk south-east towards Grovewood Dr N
  40. 40 : km 6.65 - alt. 63 m - Exit the roundabout onto Weavering St
  41. 41 : km 6.92 - alt. 57 m - Walk south-west on Weavering St towards Vintners Way
  42. 42 : km 7.47 - alt. 42 m - Walk south-west on Weavering St towards Ashford Rd/A20
  43. 43 : km 7.5 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Ashford Rd/A20
  44. 44 : km 7.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 7.64 - alt. 38 m - Walk west
  46. 46 : km 7.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 7.89 - alt. 27 m - Walk south-east
  48. 48 : km 8.35 - alt. 40 m - Walk south-east towards Willington St
  49. 49 : km 8.84 - alt. 46 m - Walk east towards Willington St
  50. 50 : km 8.85 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Willington St
  51. 51 : km 9.27 - alt. 23 m - Walk east on Deringwood Dr towards Spot Ln
  52. 52 : km 9.33 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Spot Ln
  53. 53 : km 9.57 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 9.57 - alt. 31 m - Walk north-east towards Spot Ln
  55. 55 : km 9.88 - alt. 25 m - Walk east towards Mallards Way
  56. 56 : km 9.89 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Mallards Way
  57. 57 : km 10.1 - alt. 31 m - Slight left to stay on Mallards Way
  58. S/E : km 10.13 - alt. 32 m

Useful Information

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