Megido

Number 2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.80 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 137 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 138 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 22 m
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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. 82 m
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Pattens Lane
  3. 2 : km 0.42 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left onto Maidstone Road, A230
  4. 3 : km 0.67 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Letchworth Avenue
  5. 4 : km 0.94 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Park Crescent
  6. 5 : km 1.34 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Walderslade Road
  7. 6 : km 2.09 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Alamein Avenue
  8. 7 : km 2.38 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Cherbourg Crescent
  9. 8 : km 2.41 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Eden Avenue
  10. 9 : km 3.02 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Wayfield Road
  11. 10 : km 3.27 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Roosevelt Avenue
  12. 11 : km 3.91 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 4.26 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 13 : km 4.5 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Palmerston Road
  15. 14 : km 4.51 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left onto Magpie Hall Road
  16. 15 : km 5.1 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Kitchener Avenue
  17. 16 : km 5.33 - alt. 79 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kitchener Avenue
  18. 17 : km 5.51 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp left onto Palmerston Road
  19. 18 : km 5.7 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Bournville Avenue
  20. 19 : km 6.04 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Maidstone Road, A230
  21. 20 : km 6.09 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Cornwallis Avenue
  22. 21 : km 6.21 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Horsted Avenue
  23. 22 : km 6.52 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Wyles Road
  24. 23 : km 6.53 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Dale Street
  25. 24 : km 6.78 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Neville Road
  26. 25 : km 6.78 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Dale Street
  27. 26 : km 7.07 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Corkwell Street
  28. 27 : km 7.28 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Ordnance Street
  29. 28 : km 7.51 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto St Alban's Walk
  30. 29 : km 7.52 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Ordnance Street
  31. 30 : km 7.8 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Ordnance Terrace
  32. 31 : km 7.96 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 7.97 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto Boundary Road
  34. 33 : km 8.79 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Pattens Lane
  35. 34 : km 9.13 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Pattens Lane
  36. 35 : km 9.24 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Pattens Lane
  37. 36 : km 9.72 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Ewart Road
  38. S/E : km 9.8 - alt. 82 m

Useful Information

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