Snodit two

Slow Way not verified yet. Verify Snodit here.

A straightforward route to follow, 2/3 is off road and the River Medway towpath has great views including the wild bank opposite reedbeds, mudflats and trees, contrasting with the nearside, lined by a concrete flood defence wall and backed by warehousing and logistics on the site of a huge 20 century paper mill. At either end is road walking, and has pretty quiet traffic for a residential roads are. New Hythe station is a very handy mid-route escape if needed. The River Medway is tidal here which may affect wildlife and river traffic you see, possibly even the footpath in extreme high tides. https://www.tidetimes.co.uk/new-hythe-tide-times

This route is a direct replacement for SnoDit One. The difference is the gpx route line is a better fit at the river near New Hythe. Both OS and OSM base maps also have problems suggesting you should go inland and the SnoDit 1 route line is so roughly drawn that it goes even further inland. It's not a huge deal, but there are no reviews there yet so no reason not to start afresh. Anyone who had already printed or downloaded the original will hopefully post their review here instead.

The route has a flight of steps, ramps to cross footbridges over busy roads, potentially muddy or rutted sections, a motorbike/width restrictor, chicanes and a gate-controlled level crossing. If these would be ok but the steep slopes on Woodlands Rd in Ditton (photos 10, 11) would not, there is a flatter route using London Rd then a footpath linking to Nursery Rd which is not visible on all maps (footpath used by the yellow route on photo 1).

Transport connections:
* The Snodland end point is outside Snodland Station at the 71 stop - a frequent bus service between Maidstone and Snodland. Snodland has a small high street with a few cafes, shops, a bakery, etc around Malling Road on the other side of the bridge over the A228.
* Halfway along a fingerpost shows the flood wall crossing (at ///otters.ooze.landlady ) onto New Hythe Lane by a roundabout. It's just 200m further to to New Hythe Station, 650m to a pub/indian restaurant or 1.4km to Lunsford Park Tesco Extra, where the 71 bus also stops.
* If you are leaving the route at Aylesford Station from the river then it is slightly quicker to turn right when you emerge onto Mill Hall and cross the footbridge. (pink route on photo 1) It also avoids the risk of waiting at the gates if the level crossing closes, in view of the train platform but not able to reach it when the train arrives.
* Transport links from Ditton (photo 1) are Aylesford Station (2km going back along the route or 1.5km via Nursery Rd path and Station Rd - yellow route) or the bus stops at the London Rd footbridge (1km using this route) or another pair nearer the Nursery Rd footpath (500m). The 71 is frequent, and sometimes the 72 and 77 buses link to Slow Ways points at West Malling, Kings Hill or even less frequently to Tonbridge

A straightforward route to follow, 2/3 is off road and the River Medway towpath has great views including the wild bank opposite reedbeds, mudflats and trees, contrasting with the nearside, lined by a concrete flood defence wall and backed by warehousing and logistics on the site of a huge 20 century paper mill. At either end is road walking, and has pretty quiet traffic for a residential roads are. New Hythe station is a very handy mid-route escape if needed. The River Medway is tidal here which may affect wildlife and river traffic you see, possibly even the footpath in extreme high tides. https://www.tidetimes.co.uk/new-hythe-tide-times

This route is a direct replacement for SnoDit One. The difference is the gpx route line is a better fit at the river near New Hythe. Both OS and OSM base maps also have problems suggesting you should go inland and the SnoDit 1 route line is so roughly drawn that it goes even further inland. It's not a huge deal, but there are no reviews there yet so no reason not to start afresh. Anyone who had already printed or downloaded the original will hopefully post their review here instead.

The route has a flight of steps, ramps to cross footbridges over busy roads, potentially muddy or rutted sections, a motorbike/width restrictor, chicanes and a gate-controlled level crossing. If these would be ok but the steep slopes on Woodlands Rd in Ditton (photos 10, 11) would not, there is a flatter route using London Rd then a footpath linking to Nursery Rd which is not visible on all maps (footpath used by the yellow route on photo 1).

Transport connections:
* The Snodland end point is outside Snodland Station at the 71 stop - a frequent bus service between Maidstone and Snodland. Snodland has a small high street with a few cafes, shops, a bakery, etc around Malling Road on the other side of the bridge over the A228.
* Halfway along a fingerpost shows the flood wall crossing (at ///otters.ooze.landlady ) onto New Hythe Lane by a roundabout. It's just 200m further to to New Hythe Station, 650m to a pub/indian restaurant or 1.4km to Lunsford Park Tesco Extra, where the 71 bus also stops.
* If you are leaving the route at Aylesford Station from the river then it is slightly quicker to turn right when you emerge onto Mill Hall and cross the footbridge. (pink route on photo 1) It also avoids the risk of waiting at the gates if the level crossing closes, in view of the train platform but not able to reach it when the train arrives.
* Transport links from Ditton (photo 1) are Aylesford Station (2km going back along the route or 1.5km via Nursery Rd path and Station Rd - yellow route) or the bus stops at the London Rd footbridge (1km using this route) or another pair nearer the Nursery Rd footpath (500m). The 71 is frequent, and sometimes the 72 and 77 buses link to Slow Ways points at West Malling, Kings Hill or even less frequently to Tonbridge