16k Birchwood, Bexley And The Arches

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.20 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 72 m
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    Vertical drop: - 76 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
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    Lowest point: 14 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 40 m - Start on Walton Road
  2. 2 : km 0.38 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Walton Road
  3. 3 : km 0.5 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto The Drive
  4. 4 : km 1.2 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Sidcup Hill
  5. 5 : km 1.27 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 1.49 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 1.52 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.57 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.61 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right onto Sidcup Hill
  10. 10 : km 1.88 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.88 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.95 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.95 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Foots Cray High Street
  14. 14 : km 2.33 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.34 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Maidstone Road
  16. 16 : km 2.63 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Maidstone Road
  17. 17 : km 2.65 - alt. 37 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Maidstone Road
  18. 18 : km 2.74 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Whitney Walk
  19. 19 : km 2.75 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.88 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.89 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Maidstone Road
  22. 22 : km 5.19 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Birchwood Road
  23. 23 : km 5.78 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 5.78 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 6.45 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 6.46 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left onto Birchwood Road
  27. 27 : km 8.52 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 8.58 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Leyton Cross Road
  29. 29 : km 9.01 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Leyton Cross Road
  30. 30 : km 9.02 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Oakfield Lane
  31. 31 : km 9.64 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto Oakfield Lane
  32. 32 : km 9.67 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Oakfield Lane
  33. 33 : km 9.82 - alt. 40 m - Enter roundabout
  34. 34 : km 9.99 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Old Bexley Lane
  35. 35 : km 12.16 - alt. 17 m - Keep right onto A223
  36. 36 : km 12.2 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto North Cray Road
  37. 37 : km 13.72 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 13.73 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 13.73 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 14.34 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 14.78 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 14.84 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 15.04 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Bexley Lane
  44. 44 : km 15.06 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 15.07 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Bexley Lane
  46. 46 : km 15.23 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Heatherside Road
  47. 47 : km 15.23 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 15.35 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 15.58 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Faraday Avenue
  50. 50 : km 15.61 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 15.61 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Faraday Avenue
  52. 52 : km 15.63 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Wren Road
  53. 53 : km 15.85 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Lewis Road
  54. 54 : km 16.08 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Luton Road
  55. 55 : km 16.18 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Walton Road
  56. S/E : km 16.2 - alt. 40 m

Useful Information

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