Birchwood Road Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.54 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 99 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 99 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 11 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 59 m - Start on Mera Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Mera Drive
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Mayplace Road West, A221
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto Erith Road, A220
  5. 5 : km 0.61 - alt. 54 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gravel Hill, A220
  6. 6 : km 0.73 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gravel Hill, A220
  7. 7 : km 1.55 - alt. 19 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bourne Road, A223
  8. 8 : km 1.99 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bourne Road, A223
  9. 9 : km 2.49 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Bexley High Street, A223
  10. 10 : km 2.9 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto North Cray Road, A223
  11. 11 : km 3.38 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto North Cray Road, A223
  12. 12 : km 5.99 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto North Cray Road
  13. 13 : km 6.57 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Maidstone Road, B2173
  14. 14 : km 9.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 9.04 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto London Road, B2173
  16. 16 : km 9.08 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Birchwood Road
  17. 17 : km 12.41 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Leyton Cross Road
  18. 18 : km 12.9 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Oakfield Lane
  19. 19 : km 12.96 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Oakfield Lane
  20. 20 : km 12.97 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Oakfield Lane
  21. 21 : km 13.65 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Oakfield Lane
  22. 22 : km 13.8 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Old Bexley Lane, A2018
  23. 23 : km 13.97 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Old Bexley Lane, A2018
  24. 24 : km 15.72 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto North Cray Road, A223
  25. 25 : km 16.14 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Bourne Road, A222
  26. 26 : km 16.59 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bourne Road, A223
  27. 27 : km 17.04 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gravel Hill, A220
  28. 28 : km 17.88 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gravel Hill, A220
  29. 29 : km 18 - alt. 54 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Erith Road, A220
  30. 30 : km 18.41 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left onto Mayplace Road West, A221
  31. S/E : km 18.54 - alt. 59 m

Useful Information

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