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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.12 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 21 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 25 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 26 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐ Country: United Kingdom
  • ⚐ District: Medway 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.393623° / E 0.529479°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.39238° / E 0.527967°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 26 m
  2. 1 : km 0.42 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Dock Road
  3. 2 : km 0.5 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.6 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Western Avenue
  5. 4 : km 0.75 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Walter Burke Way
  6. 5 : km 0.79 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 0.97 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.98 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Leviathan Way
  9. 8 : km 1.16 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Leviathan Way
  10. 9 : km 1.51 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  11. 10 : km 1.55 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Riverside Walk
  12. 11 : km 3.66 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Central Walkway
  13. 12 : km 3.85 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Island Way East
  14. 13 : km 4.03 - alt. 5 m - Enter roundabout
  15. 14 : km 4.31 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Island Way East
  16. 15 : km 4.45 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Island Way East
  17. 16 : km 4.77 - alt. 4 m - Enter roundabout
  18. 17 : km 5.25 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Maritime Way
  19. 18 : km 5.29 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Dock Head Road
  20. 19 : km 5.54 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 5.56 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 5.59 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 5.6 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Dock Head Road
  24. 23 : km 5.74 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Dock Head Road
  25. 24 : km 5.76 - alt. 4 m - Enter roundabout
  26. 25 : km 6.12 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  27. 26 : km 6.16 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Riverside Walk
  28. 27 : km 8.27 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Central Walkway
  29. 28 : km 8.47 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto Island Way East
  30. 29 : km 8.63 - alt. 5 m - Enter roundabout
  31. 30 : km 8.91 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Island Way East
  32. 31 : km 9.05 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Island Way East
  33. 32 : km 9.37 - alt. 4 m - Enter roundabout
  34. 33 : km 9.86 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Maritime Way
  35. 34 : km 9.9 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Dock Head Road
  36. 35 : km 9.92 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Dock Head Road
  37. 36 : km 9.94 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Dock Head Road
  38. 37 : km 10.14 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 10.15 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 10.17 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 10.19 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Dock Head Road
  42. 41 : km 10.32 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Dock Head Road
  43. 42 : km 10.35 - alt. 4 m - Enter roundabout
  44. 43 : km 10.71 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  45. 44 : km 10.74 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Riverside Walk
  46. 45 : km 12.86 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Central Walkway
  47. 46 : km 13.04 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 13.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 13.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Island Way East
  50. 49 : km 13.22 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Island Way East
  51. 50 : km 13.5 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Island Way East
  52. 51 : km 13.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 52 : km 13.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Island Way East
  54. 53 : km 13.65 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Island Way East
  55. 54 : km 13.97 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Island Way West
  56. 55 : km 14.02 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 14.03 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 14.54 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Dock Head Road
  59. 58 : km 14.56 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Dock Head Road
  60. 59 : km 14.68 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 14.7 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Dock Head Road
  62. 61 : km 14.79 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 14.92 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 15.11 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Western Avenue
  65. 64 : km 15.31 - alt. 6 m - Enter roundabout
  66. 65 : km 15.45 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left onto Brunel
  67. 66 : km 15.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Dock Road
  68. 67 : km 15.92 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 15.97 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 15.97 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Dock Road
  71. 70 : km 16.01 - alt. 24 m - Enter roundabout
  72. E : km 16.11 - alt. 22 m

Useful Information

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