SUNDAY ROUTE

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 97 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 97 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 63 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bearsted 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.267747° / E 0.572674°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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. 58 m
  2. 1 : km 0.65 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto The Landway
  3. 2 : km 0.67 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Ashford Road, A20
  4. 3 : km 1.9 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto New Cut Road
  5. 4 : km 2.33 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto KH2
  6. 5 : km 3.22 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Huntsman Lane
  7. 6 : km 3.26 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Vinters Road
  8. 7 : km 3.54 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Vinters Road
  9. 8 : km 3.58 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 3.61 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Vinters Road
  11. 10 : km 3.62 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Sittingbourne Road, A249
  12. 11 : km 3.69 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Holland Road, B2012
  13. 12 : km 4.47 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Lower Boxley Road, B2012
  14. 13 : km 4.73 - alt. 22 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Staceys Street, B2012
  15. 14 : km 4.87 - alt. 17 m - Enter roundabout
  16. 15 : km 4.97 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 5.04 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto James Whathan Way
  18. 17 : km 5.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto James Whathan Way
  19. 18 : km 5.09 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 5.14 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 5.79 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 5.98 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 5.98 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 23 : km 6.09 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 24 : km 6.14 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 6.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  27. 26 : km 6.46 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  28. 27 : km 7.43 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  29. 28 : km 7.47 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 29 : km 7.48 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 7.62 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Beaconsfield Road
  32. 31 : km 7.89 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Road
  33. 32 : km 8.01 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left onto Tovil Road, B2010
  34. 33 : km 8.1 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Eccleston Road
  35. 34 : km 8.31 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Courtenay Road
  36. 35 : km 8.83 - alt. 51 m - Enter roundabout
  37. 36 : km 9.27 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Loose Road, A229
  38. 37 : km 9.29 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Armstrong Road
  39. 38 : km 9.68 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto South Park Road
  40. 39 : km 9.73 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto York Road
  41. 40 : km 9.77 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 9.85 - alt. 54 m - Keep right onto Long Valley
  43. 42 : km 10.43 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 43 : km 10.51 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 44 : km 10.54 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 10.61 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 10.79 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 10.98 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 11.14 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  50. 49 : km 11.21 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  51. 50 : km 11.34 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  52. 51 : km 11.36 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  53. 52 : km 11.41 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  54. 53 : km 11.44 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Cheshire Road
  55. 54 : km 11.69 - alt. 22 m - Keep left onto Cheshire Road
  56. 55 : km 11.78 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Willington Street
  57. 56 : km 12.2 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Madginford Road
  58. 57 : km 12.83 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Royston Road
  59. 58 : km 12.9 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Spot Lane
  60. 59 : km 13.1 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Ashford Road, A20
  61. S/E : km 13.36 - alt. 57 m

Useful Information

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