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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.21 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 55 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 95 m
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    Vertical drop: - 92 m
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    Highest point: 78 m
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    Lowest point: 5 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 59 m - Start near 15 Greenwich Cl, Maidstone, Kent ME16 0JA, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 59 m - Walk east on Greenwich Cl
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 57 m - Walk north-east on Greenwich Cl
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 57 m - Walk north-east on Greenwich Cl
  5. 5 : km 0.13 - alt. 57 m - Turn left to stay on Greenwich Cl
  6. 6 : km 0.21 - alt. 61 m - Walk south-west on Queen's Rd towards Warden Cl
  7. 7 : km 0.54 - alt. 70 m - Walk west on Queen's Rd towards Shaftesbury Dr
  8. 8 : km 1.01 - alt. 72 m - Walk west on Queen's Rd towards Victoria Orchard
  9. 9 : km 1.56 - alt. 75 m - Walk south on Queen's Rd towards W Walk
  10. 10 : km 1.77 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Tonbridge Rd/A26
  11. 11 : km 1.77 - alt. 70 m - Walk south-west on Tonbridge Rd/A26 towards Fant Ln
  12. 12 : km 2.36 - alt. 71 m - Walk south-west on Tonbridge Rd/A26 towards Beverley Rd
  13. 13 : km 2.88 - alt. 51 m - Walk west on Tonbridge Rd/A26 towards Bull Orchard
  14. 14 : km 3.15 - alt. 45 m - Walk west on Tonbridge Rd/A26 towards South St
  15. 15 : km 3.16 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto South St
  16. 16 : km 3.34 - alt. 35 m - Walk south on South St towards Church Ln
  17. 17 : km 3.66 - alt. 13 m - Walk south on South St
  18. 18 : km 3.8 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto St Helens Ln
  19. 19 : km 4.14 - alt. 39 m - Walk south on St Helens Ln towards Lower Rd/B2010
  20. 20 : km 4.15 - alt. 40 m - Walk east on Lower Rd/B2010
  21. 21 : km 4.46 - alt. 36 m - Walk east on Lower Rd/B2010 towards Gallants Ln
  22. 22 : km 4.77 - alt. 33 m - Walk east on Lower Rd/B2010
  23. 23 : km 5.12 - alt. 33 m - Walk east on Lower Rd/B2010 towards Station Hill
  24. 24 : km 5.29 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Station Hill
  25. 25 : km 5.3 - alt. 31 m - Walk north on Station Hill towards River Cl
  26. 26 : km 5.4 - alt. 22 m - Walk north on Station Hill towards River Cl
  27. 27 : km 5.56 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto Farleigh Ln
  28. 28 : km 5.56 - alt. 7 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln
  29. 29 : km 5.64 - alt. 10 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln towards Rectory Ln
  30. 30 : km 5.75 - alt. 19 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln towards Rectory Ln
  31. 31 : km 5.97 - alt. 30 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln towards Bosman Cl
  32. 32 : km 6.16 - alt. 45 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln towards Bosman Cl
  33. 33 : km 6.36 - alt. 54 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln towards Bosman Cl
  34. 34 : km 6.49 - alt. 59 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln towards Gatland Ln
  35. 35 : km 6.67 - alt. 67 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln towards Tonbridge Rd/A26
  36. 36 : km 6.87 - alt. 71 m - Walk north on Farleigh Ln towards Tonbridge Rd/A26
  37. 37 : km 6.87 - alt. 71 m - Continue onto Fountain Ln/B2246
  38. 38 : km 7.09 - alt. 78 m - Walk north on Fountain Ln/B2246 towards St Andrew's Rd
  39. 39 : km 7.09 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto St Andrew's Rd
  40. 40 : km 7.41 - alt. 72 m - Walk east on St Andrew's Rd towards Queens Rd
  41. 41 : km 7.45 - alt. 71 m - Walk north on Queen's Rd towards W Walk
  42. 42 : km 7.65 - alt. 75 m - Walk north on Queen's Rd towards Greenway
  43. 43 : km 7.86 - alt. 77 m - Walk north-east on Queen's Rd towards Victoria Orchard
  44. 44 : km 8.15 - alt. 73 m - Walk north-east on Queen's Rd towards Freshland Rd
  45. 45 : km 8.44 - alt. 70 m - Walk east on Queen's Rd towards Shaftesbury Dr
  46. 46 : km 8.7 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-east on Queen's Rd towards Speldhurst Ct
  47. 47 : km 8.99 - alt. 62 m - Walk north-east on Queen's Rd towards Court Dr
  48. 48 : km 9 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Greenwich Cl
  49. 49 : km 9.07 - alt. 57 m - Walk south-east on Greenwich Cl
  50. 50 : km 9.08 - alt. 57 m - Turn right to stay on Greenwich Cl
  51. S/E : km 9.21 - alt. 59 m

Useful Information

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