Bluebell Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.63 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 294 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 293 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 196 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.288115° / E 0.500412°
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Description

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(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. 42 m
  2. 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Cranleigh Gardens
  3. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  5. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Castle Road
  7. 6 : km 0.67 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.05 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.1 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 9 : km 1.24 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 1.33 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 11 : km 1.38 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 1.4 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 1.46 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 1.58 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Forstal Road
  16. 15 : km 1.79 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto Forstal Road
  17. 16 : km 1.83 - alt. 17 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A229
  18. 17 : km 1.9 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 2.03 - alt. 16 m - Keep left
  20. 19 : km 2.09 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp left onto Boarley Lane
  21. 20 : km 2.54 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Grange Lane
  22. 21 : km 2.65 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 2.92 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left
  24. 23 : km 2.94 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 3.37 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 25 : km 3.48 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 4.18 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  28. 27 : km 4.52 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  29. 28 : km 5.01 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Pilgrims Way
  30. 29 : km 5.57 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 6 - alt. 185 m - Turn left onto North Downs Way
  32. 31 : km 7.57 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Lane
  33. 32 : km 7.69 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto Broader Lane
  34. 33 : km 8.13 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Broader Lane
  35. 34 : km 8.15 - alt. 195 m - Turn slight right
  36. 35 : km 8.46 - alt. 190 m - Keep right
  37. 36 : km 8.49 - alt. 188 m - Keep right
  38. 37 : km 8.51 - alt. 185 m - Turn sharp left onto Detling Hill, A249
  39. 38 : km 8.53 - alt. 186 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 8.64 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto North Downs Way
  41. 40 : km 9.07 - alt. 183 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 41 : km 9.88 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 11.08 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto The Street
  44. 43 : km 11.33 - alt. 119 m - Keep left onto The Street
  45. 44 : km 11.53 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto The Street
  46. 45 : km 11.81 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left onto Harple Lane
  47. 46 : km 12.21 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 13.42 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  49. 48 : km 13.55 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 14.51 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 14.54 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Boxley Road
  52. 51 : km 14.62 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Grange Lane
  53. 52 : km 16.19 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Boarley Lane
  54. 53 : km 16.2 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 16.59 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Chatham Road
  56. 55 : km 16.81 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 17.08 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 17.12 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  59. 58 : km 17.3 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left
  60. 59 : km 17.41 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  61. 60 : km 17.44 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 61 : km 18.65 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 62 : km 18.73 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left onto Forstal Road
  64. 63 : km 19.06 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 19.19 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 19.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 19.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 19.31 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  69. 68 : km 19.41 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 19.54 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  71. 70 : km 19.6 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  72. 71 : km 19.98 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Castle Road
  73. 72 : km 20.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 20.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  75. 74 : km 20.44 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  76. 75 : km 20.58 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Cranleigh Gardens
  77. 76 : km 20.62 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Cranleigh Gardens
  78. S/E : km 20.63 - alt. 41 m

Useful Information

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