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Southwark Cathedral to Otford

Waymarked Way · Greater London

700

XP

about 7 h 48 min walking

Strenuous
37.24 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.

part A of a route from Southwark Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

219 m

Drop

169 m

Highest

97 m

Lowest

3 m

Walking time

about 7 h 48 min

Which way round

Uphill: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Downhill: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

Main descent: km 26.9–27.6, from 90 m to 51 m.

How the 37.2 km splits

Flat

32.4 km

Climbing

2.5 km

Descending

2.3 km

Link it with other walks

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Shares 8.9 km of path · meets at km 27.3, 29.1, 30.0

37.73 km

Samuel Palmer Trail

Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 31.4

7.42 km

Waterlink Way

Crosses at km 7.8

10.12 km

Lewisham Promenade

Crosses at km 8.1

2.81 km

Green Chain Walk

Crosses at km 12.9, 13.0

92.28 km

Capital Ring

Crosses at km 12.9

208.59 km

London Outer Orbital Path

Crosses at km 18.9

245.01 km

North Downs Way

Crosses at km 36.6

254.21 km

Otford to Canterbury Cathedral

Crosses at km 36.6

95.04 km

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