16 MILE ROUTE

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 349 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 359 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 196 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 27 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.277095° / E 0.557347°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.276378° / E 0.556306°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 71 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Greenways
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Grove Green Road
  5. 5 : km 0.28 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight left onto Weavering Street
  6. 6 : km 2.41 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto The Street
  7. 7 : km 2.67 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto The Street
  8. 8 : km 2.86 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.87 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 3.18 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Lane
  11. 11 : km 3.89 - alt. 196 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 3.9 - alt. 196 m - Turn sharp left onto Hermitage Lane
  13. 13 : km 4.63 - alt. 175 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Lane
  14. 14 : km 5.04 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Lane
  15. 15 : km 5.2 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Scragged Oak Road
  16. 16 : km 7.8 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 7.8 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Magpie Lane
  18. 18 : km 8.1 - alt. 80 m - Keep left onto Magpie Lane
  19. 19 : km 8.89 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 8.97 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Cox Street
  21. 21 : km 9.27 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left onto Matt's Hill Lane
  22. 22 : km 10.22 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left onto Matts Hill Road
  23. 23 : km 11.47 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight right onto Kemsley Street Road
  24. 24 : km 12.43 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto The Street
  25. 25 : km 12.86 - alt. 135 m - Keep left onto Dunn Street Road
  26. 26 : km 13.64 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 14.09 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 15.35 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 15.74 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 17.01 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Lane
  31. 31 : km 17.13 - alt. 192 m - Turn right onto North Downs Way
  32. 32 : km 18.69 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 18.7 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto North Downs Way
  34. 34 : km 19.2 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 19.44 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 19.47 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 19.85 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
  38. 38 : km 20.29 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 20.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left
  40. 40 : km 21.12 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 22.13 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 22.76 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left onto Sandy Lane
  43. 43 : km 22.99 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Penenden Heath Road
  44. 44 : km 23.21 - alt. 73 m - Enter roundabout
  45. 45 : km 23.25 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Bearsted Road, A249
  46. 46 : km 23.48 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 23.5 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Bearsted Road, A249
  48. 48 : km 23.58 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 23.77 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 24.07 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Bargrove Road
  51. 51 : km 24.14 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 24.36 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 24.75 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 24.88 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left
  55. 55 : km 25.31 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto New Cut Road
  56. 56 : km 25.55 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Grovewood Drive South
  57. 57 : km 25.89 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Provender Way
  58. 58 : km 26.39 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Wingrove Drive
  59. 59 : km 26.43 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right onto Wingrove Drive
  60. 60 : km 26.48 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Wingrove Drive
  61. 61 : km 26.49 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right onto Wingrove Drive
  62. 62 : km 26.54 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Harebell Close
  63. 63 : km 26.59 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 26.66 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 26.78 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 26.9 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  67. E : km 26.9 - alt. 68 m

Useful Information

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