24km_maidstone

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 24.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 365 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 371 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 189 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 m
  • ⚐
    District: Downswood 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.261775° / E 0.559775°
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Description

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 26 m - Continue onto Deringwood Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.83 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Mallards Way
  4. 4 : km 0.87 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Deringwood Drive
  5. 5 : km 0.93 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.7 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Green Hill
  7. 7 : km 1.72 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto KM96
  8. 8 : km 2.67 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Caring Road
  9. 9 : km 3.15 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.41 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Caring Lane
  11. 11 : km 3.42 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto KH256
  12. 12 : km 3.57 - alt. 36 m - Continue
  13. 13 : km 3.94 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left onto KH 253
  14. 14 : km 3.97 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 4.53 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Old Mill Road
  16. 16 : km 4.54 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 17 : km 7.49 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Broomfield Road
  18. 18 : km 8.11 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right onto Ashford Road, A20
  19. 19 : km 8.68 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Greenway Court Road
  20. 20 : km 10.83 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 11.2 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto New Cottages
  22. 22 : km 11.2 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 11.34 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Upper Street
  24. 24 : km 11.53 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right onto Hollingbourne Hill
  25. 25 : km 11.54 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 15.41 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight left onto Coldharbour Lane
  27. 27 : km 15.75 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 18.17 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Castle Hill
  29. 29 : km 18.43 - alt. 118 m - Continue onto Thurnham Lane
  30. 30 : km 20.48 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right onto Ware Street
  31. 31 : km 20.75 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Hog Hill
  32. 32 : km 21 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto The Landway
  33. 33 : km 21.08 - alt. 72 m - Continue onto Birling Avenue
  34. 34 : km 21.85 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp right onto Fauchons Lane
  35. 35 : km 22.46 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Ashford Road, A20
  36. 36 : km 22.52 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 23.21 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Cheshire Road
  38. 38 : km 23.99 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Willington Street
  39. 39 : km 23.99 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Deringwood Drive
  40. S/E : km 24.02 - alt. 24 m

Useful Information

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