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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.57 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 151 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 155 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 11 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.274446° / E 0.535723°
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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. 27 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right onto Huntsman Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Snowdon Avenue
  5. 5 : km 0.28 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.47 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Commodore Road
  7. 7 : km 0.51 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.58 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 0.87 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 0.91 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.93 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 0.95 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Hampton Road
  13. 13 : km 1.21 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.22 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Hampton Road
  15. 15 : km 1.23 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Sittingbourne Road, A249
  16. 16 : km 1.49 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Sittingbourne Road, A249
  17. 17 : km 1.57 - alt. 73 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Penenden Heath Road
  18. 18 : km 3.49 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Cuckoowood Avenue
  19. 19 : km 3.51 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Sandling Lane
  20. 20 : km 6.77 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right onto A249
  21. 21 : km 6.92 - alt. 22 m - Keep left onto Andrew Broughton Way, A20
  22. 22 : km 7.03 - alt. 20 m - Keep left onto Ashford Road, A20
  23. 23 : km 7.04 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 7.12 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Square Hill Road
  25. 25 : km 7.42 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Mote Avenue
  26. 26 : km 7.79 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 7.83 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 7.89 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 8.17 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.3 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 8.45 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 8.53 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 8.95 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 9.13 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 9.17 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 9.2 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 9.54 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 10.32 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 10.36 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 10.45 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Cheshire Road
  41. 41 : km 10.53 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Cheshire Road
  42. 42 : km 11.37 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 11.4 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 11.41 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 11.72 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 11.98 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left
  47. 47 : km 12.01 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 12.08 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 12.12 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Willington Street
  50. 50 : km 12.55 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Lord Romney's Hill, A20
  51. 51 : km 13.09 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 13.53 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 13.54 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Weavering Street
  54. 54 : km 13.95 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Grovewood Drive North
  55. 55 : km 14.63 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto New Cut Road
  56. 56 : km 14.85 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto New Cut Road
  57. 57 : km 15.16 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 15.2 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto New Cut Road
  59. 59 : km 15.4 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 15.42 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 15.45 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 15.62 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 16.38 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 16.42 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Huntsman Lane
  65. 65 : km 16.53 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 16.57 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  67. S/E : km 16.57 - alt. 28 m

Useful Information

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