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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 18.22 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 82 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 77 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Maidstone 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.280541° / E 0.505279°
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Description

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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. 35 m - Start on Brunell Close
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto London Road
  3. 3 : km 1.72 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto London Road
  4. 4 : km 1.76 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto London Road
  5. 5 : km 2.07 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto London Road
  6. 6 : km 2.37 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto London Road
  7. 7 : km 4.11 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto London Road
  8. 8 : km 4.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 4.17 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 4.19 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 4.2 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 4.21 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right onto Station Road
  13. 13 : km 5.1 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Mill Hall
  14. 14 : km 5.24 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 6.21 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 6.31 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto High Street
  17. 17 : km 6.44 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Forstal Road
  18. 18 : km 6.57 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Forstal Road
  19. 19 : km 7.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 7.67 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 11.81 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 11.9 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 12.13 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 12.32 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Lockmeadow Millenium Bridge
  25. 25 : km 12.42 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 12.43 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 12.53 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Barker Road
  28. 28 : km 12.64 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Barker Road
  29. 29 : km 12.65 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Barker Road
  30. 30 : km 12.69 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Barker Road
  31. 31 : km 13.01 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 13.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 13.33 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 13.34 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 13.36 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 13.37 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 14.22 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Unicumes Lane
  38. 38 : km 14.49 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 14.5 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Hackney Road
  40. 40 : km 14.84 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Hartnup Street
  41. 41 : km 14.84 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Fant Lane
  42. 42 : km 15.4 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Tonbridge Road
  43. 43 : km 15.42 - alt. 70 m - Keep left onto Queen's Road
  44. 44 : km 15.43 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Queen's Road
  45. 45 : km 16.68 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Speldhurst Court
  46. 46 : km 17.22 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Bower Mount Road
  47. 47 : km 17.47 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto London Road
  48. 48 : km 18.15 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Brunell Close
  49. S/E : km 18.22 - alt. 36 m

Useful Information

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