Army Test Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 2.49 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 0h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 21 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 21 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 84 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 58 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Start near 287-297 Willington St, Maidstone, Kent ME15, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Walk north on Willington St towards Woolley Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 74 m - Walk north on Willington St towards Denton Cl
  4. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 67 m - Walk north on Willington St towards Beauworth Park
  5. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 61 m - Walk north on Willington St towards Chapman Ave
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 59 m - Walk north on Willington St towards School Ln
  7. 7 : km 0.59 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto School Ln
  8. 8 : km 0.77 - alt. 59 m - Walk west on School Ln
  9. 9 : km 0.79 - alt. 59 m - Continue onto Oxford Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.91 - alt. 59 m - Walk west on Oxford Rd towards Durham Cl
  11. 11 : km 1.02 - alt. 58 m - Walk south on Oxford Rd towards Durham Cl
  12. 12 : km 1.19 - alt. 60 m - Walk south on Oxford Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.27 - alt. 63 m - Enter the roundabout
  14. 14 : km 1.29 - alt. 63 m - Walk south-east on Oxford Rd towards Oxford Gardens
  15. 15 : km 1.42 - alt. 68 m - Walk south on Oxford Rd towards Oxford Gardens
  16. 16 : km 1.54 - alt. 73 m - Turn left to stay on Oxford Rd
  17. 17 : km 1.56 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Northumberland Rd
  18. 18 : km 1.57 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Worcester Rd
  19. 19 : km 1.59 - alt. 74 m - Walk north on Worcester Rd towards Northumberland Rd
  20. 20 : km 1.6 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Northumberland Rd
  21. 21 : km 1.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Drawbridge Cl
  22. 22 : km 1.77 - alt. 75 m - Walk north on Drawbridge Cl towards Northumberland Rd
  23. 23 : km 1.78 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Northumberland Rd
  24. 24 : km 1.89 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Dunster Terrace
  25. 25 : km 1.9 - alt. 76 m - Walk south on Dunster Terrace towards Wiltshire Way
  26. 26 : km 2.08 - alt. 81 m - Continue onto Westmorland Rd
  27. 27 : km 2.13 - alt. 82 m - Walk north on Westmorland Rd towards Huntingdon Walk
  28. 28 : km 2.15 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Huntingdon Walk
  29. 29 : km 2.22 - alt. 83 m - Walk south-east towards Willington Green
  30. 30 : km 2.26 - alt. 84 m - Slight left onto Willington Green
  31. 31 : km 2.3 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Willington St
  32. 32 : km 2.31 - alt. 84 m - Walk north on Willington St towards Willington Green
  33. 33 : km 2.48 - alt. 79 m - Walk north on Willington St towards Woolley Rd
  34. S/E : km 2.49 - alt. 79 m

Useful Information

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