10k FTR

Pippin - grace avenue through to Larkin drive to castle road / through path over motorway through field to cold harbour road. Through field to station road to hall Rd to sainsburys through field over railway crossing out to hermitage lane. Through orchard follow road. Along to popular road down hill a20 back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 05 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 87 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 78 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 73 m
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    Lowest point: 4 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 33 m - Start near 91 London Rd, Maidstone ME16 0EB, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 33 m - Walk north-west on London Rd/A20 towards Buckland Ln
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Buckland Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.06 - alt. 35 m - Walk north-east on Buckland Ln towards London Rd/A20
  5. 5 : km 0.07 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto London Rd/A20
  6. 6 : km 0.16 - alt. 40 m - Walk north-west on London Rd/A20 towards Palmar Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.3 - alt. 44 m - Walk north-west on London Rd/A20 towards Poplar Grove
  8. 8 : km 0.33 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Grace Ave
  9. 9 : km 0.33 - alt. 44 m - Walk north on Grace Ave
  10. 10 : km 0.39 - alt. 42 m - Walk north-east on Grace Ave
  11. 11 : km 0.54 - alt. 35 m - Walk north-east on Grace Ave towards Hyde Rd
  12. 12 : km 0.64 - alt. 30 m - Walk east on Grace Ave towards Hyde Rd
  13. 13 : km 0.75 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Hyde Rd
  14. 14 : km 0.76 - alt. 24 m - Walk north on Hyde Rd towards Grace Ave
  15. 15 : km 0.88 - alt. 25 m - Walk north on Hyde Rd towards Newbury Ave
  16. 16 : km 0.9 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-west on Hyde Rd towards Newbury Ave
  17. 17 : km 0.91 - alt. 25 m - Turn right at Newbury Ave
  18. 18 : km 0.96 - alt. 22 m - Walk north-east
  19. 19 : km 1 - alt. 19 m - Walk north-east
  20. 20 : km 1 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 1.03 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-east on Larking Dr towards Stadler Cl
  22. 22 : km 1.11 - alt. 24 m - Walk north on Larking Dr towards Hewitt Cl
  23. 23 : km 1.2 - alt. 27 m - Walk north-west on Larking Dr towards Braunstone Dr
  24. 24 : km 1.22 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Braunstone Dr
  25. 25 : km 1.27 - alt. 26 m - Walk north-west on Braunstone Dr towards Rayleigh Cl
  26. 26 : km 1.35 - alt. 27 m - Walk north-west on Braunstone Dr towards Sheringham Cl
  27. 27 : km 1.42 - alt. 27 m - Walk north on Braunstone Dr towards Charlock Cl
  28. 28 : km 1.51 - alt. 28 m - Walk north-west on Braunstone Dr towards Thirlemere Cl
  29. 29 : km 1.57 - alt. 29 m - Walk north-west on Braunstone Dr towards Castle Rd
  30. 30 : km 1.57 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Castle Rd
  31. 31 : km 1.64 - alt. 26 m - Walk north-east on Castle Rd
  32. 32 : km 1.65 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 1.73 - alt. 22 m - Walk north-west
  34. 34 : km 1.85 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-west
  35. 35 : km 1.94 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-west
  36. 36 : km 2.05 - alt. 20 m - Walk north-west
  37. 37 : km 2.16 - alt. 20 m - Walk north-west
  38. 38 : km 2.25 - alt. 12 m - Walk north-west
  39. 39 : km 2.33 - alt. 14 m - Walk north-west
  40. 40 : km 2.41 - alt. 16 m - Walk west
  41. 41 : km 2.52 - alt. 22 m - Walk south-west
  42. 42 : km 2.55 - alt. 25 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
  43. 43 : km 2.56 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-west
  44. 44 : km 2.68 - alt. 20 m - Walk north
  45. 45 : km 2.69 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 2.71 - alt. 21 m - Walk west towards Coldharbour Ln
  47. 47 : km 2.76 - alt. 21 m - Walk west towards Coldharbour Ln
  48. 48 : km 2.84 - alt. 20 m - Walk north-west towards Coldharbour Ln
  49. 49 : km 2.94 - alt. 15 m - Walk west towards Coldharbour Ln
  50. 50 : km 3.04 - alt. 13 m - Walk west towards Coldharbour Ln
  51. 51 : km 3.12 - alt. 10 m - Walk west towards Coldharbour Ln
  52. 52 : km 3.25 - alt. 9 m - Walk west towards Coldharbour Ln
  53. 53 : km 3.29 - alt. 8 m - Walk south towards Coldharbour Ln
  54. 54 : km 3.33 - alt. 9 m - Walk west towards Coldharbour Ln
  55. 55 : km 3.41 - alt. 8 m - Walk west towards Coldharbour Ln
  56. 56 : km 4.28 - alt. 4 m - Walk west on Station Rd towards Hall Rd
  57. 57 : km 4.3 - alt. 4 m - Walk east on Station Rd towards Hall Rd
  58. 58 : km 4.31 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Hall Rd
  59. 59 : km 4.44 - alt. 6 m - Walk on Hall Rd
  60. 60 : km 4.44 - alt. 6 m - Walk south-west on Hall Rd towards The Avenue
  61. 61 : km 4.67 - alt. 10 m - Walk south on Hall Rd towards The Avenue
  62. 62 : km 4.76 - alt. 11 m - Walk on Hall Rd
  63. 63 : km 4.76 - alt. 11 m - Walk south on Hall Rd towards The Avenue
  64. 64 : km 4.99 - alt. 20 m - Walk south on Hall Rd towards London Rd/A20
  65. 65 : km 5.09 - alt. 20 m - Walk south on Mills Rd towards London Rd/A20
  66. 66 : km 5.23 - alt. 25 m - Enter the roundabout
  67. 67 : km 5.26 - alt. 26 m - Walk south-west towards Mills Rd
  68. 68 : km 5.28 - alt. 26 m - Exit the roundabout onto Mills Rd
  69. 69 : km 5.33 - alt. 27 m - Walk south on Mills Rd towards Burnt Ash Rd
  70. 70 : km 5.46 - alt. 28 m - Walk south on Mills Rd
  71. 71 : km 5.55 - alt. 29 m - Walk south-west on Mills Rd towards Upper Mills Rd
  72. 72 : km 5.57 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Upper Mills Rd
  73. 73 : km 5.57 - alt. 29 m - Walk south-east on Upper Mills Rd
  74. 74 : km 5.65 - alt. 32 m - Walk south-east on Upper Mills Rd
  75. 75 : km 5.75 - alt. 33 m - Walk west on Upper Mills Rd
  76. 76 : km 5.81 - alt. 34 m - Walk east on Upper Mills Rd
  77. 77 : km 6.6 - alt. 53 m - Walk south-east
  78. 78 : km 6.62 - alt. 53 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
  79. 79 : km 6.66 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 6.67 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 6.68 - alt. 57 m - Walk north
  82. 82 : km 6.69 - alt. 55 m - Turn right towards Hermitage Ln/B2246
  83. 83 : km 7.12 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Ln/B2246
  84. 84 : km 7.13 - alt. 62 m - Walk south on Hermitage Ln/B2246 towards Hermitage Ct
  85. 85 : km 7.29 - alt. 62 m - Walk south on Hermitage Ln/B2246 towards Hermitage Ct
  86. 86 : km 7.48 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 8.2 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Howard Dr
  88. 88 : km 8.21 - alt. 61 m - Walk south on Howard Dr towards Maxwell Dr
  89. 89 : km 8.32 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Maxwell Dr
  90. 90 : km 8.52 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-east on Maxwell Dr towards Howard Dr
  91. 91 : km 8.63 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Trevor Dr
  92. 92 : km 8.67 - alt. 61 m - Walk north-west on Trevor Dr towards Maxwell Dr
  93. 93 : km 8.71 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Maxwell Dr
  94. 94 : km 8.78 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Headingley Rd
  95. 95 : km 8.82 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Conway Rd
  96. 96 : km 8.85 - alt. 57 m - Walk south-west on Conway Rd towards Ash Grove
  97. 97 : km 8.88 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Ash Grove
  98. 98 : km 9.3 - alt. 59 m - Walk south-east on Ash Grove towards Poplar Grove
  99. 99 : km 9.33 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Poplar Grove
  100. 100 : km 9.61 - alt. 45 m - Walk north-east on Poplar Grove towards London Rd/A20
  101. 101 : km 9.62 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto London Rd/A20
  102. 102 : km 9.68 - alt. 43 m - Slight right to stay on London Rd/A20
  103. S/E : km 9.9 - alt. 33 m

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