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Looking ahead to day four of Kent's Olympic relay

Backley, a javelin star at four Olympic Games from 1992 to 2004, carried the flame at Ramsgate harbour shortly before 10.30am. Picture: Jess Banham
Backley, a javelin star at four Olympic Games from 1992 to 2004, carried the flame at Ramsgate harbour shortly before 10.30am. Picture: Jess Banham

Steve Backley carried the torch in Ramsgate today

Grab your camera - tomorrow's your last chance to see the 2012 Olympic flame in your county.

The torch - which has travelled hundreds of miles through Kent in its four-day spectacular route - is set for another day of excitement.

From Maidstone, it takes a route to Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Higham to Gravesend.

Torch supplement for KM newspapers
Torch supplement for KM newspapers

Along the way, it is carried in a rowing boat at the Archbishop's Palace in Maidstone and on a paralympic bicycle at Brands Hatch racing circuit - the site for a paralympics event later this summer.

To catch a glimpse of the torch, see our street-by-street guide below.

A scene from Mote Park. Picture: John Westhrop
A scene from Mote Park. Picture: John Westhrop

06:42 Maidstone Mote park car park
Mote park car park - Left Turn
Mote Park entrance
Mote Park gates - Veer Right
Mote Ave
Mote Road
Mote Road - Right Turn
Wat Tyler Way
Wat Tyler Way - Left Turn
Kings St
High Street
High Street - Left Turn
A229 Bishops Way - Veer Right
A229 Mill St - Right Turn
Archbishop's House entrance - Right Turn
River approach path to jetty
07:05 Maidstone ALT - Rowing boat from Archbishops Palace
ALT - Rowing boat to Maidstone Rowing Club
Maidstone Rowing Club
Maidstone jetty forecourt - Veer Left
James Whatham Way to A229 Royal Engineers Rd
CONVOY: Maidstone - Gillingham
07:50 Gillingham A231 Canterbury Road from Crosley Road
A231 Canterbury Road - Veer Left
Canterbury Street
Skinner Street
Skinner Street - Left Turn
A231 Jeffrey Street - Veer Left
A231 Arden Street - Veer Right
A231 High Street
08:09 Chatham A231 Brompton Road
A231 Wood Street
A231 Dock Road
A231 Dock Road - Right Turn
A2 Globe Lane - Right Turn
Medway Street

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#torchreporter

Medway Street - Right Turn
High Street
Victoria Street
Rochester East Row
East Row - Right Turn
Vines Lane - Right Turn
St Margaret's Street
St Margaret's Street - Veer Right
Boley Hill
CREW BREAK
Boley Hill
Boley Hill - Left Turn
A2 Corporation Street
A2 High Street
A2 High Street - Veer Left
A2 Commercial Road
A2 Commercial Road - Veer Right
Rochester A2

A2 High Street
A2 Castle View Rd
A2 Castle View Rd - Right Turn
A226 Gravesend Rd
A226 Gravesend Rd to 'Thank you for visiting Medway' sign
CONVOY: Rochester - Higham
09:37 Higham A226 Gravesend Rd from Copperfield Crescent
Higham A226 Gravesend Rd
Higham A226 Gravesend Rd to 50 speed sign
CONVOY: Higham - Gravesend


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09:51 Gravesend A226 Rochester Rd from Thong Lane
A226 Rochester Rd
A226 Milton Rd
A226 Milton Rd - Left Turn
Wellington Street - Left Turn
Saddington Street
Saddlington Street - Right Turn
The Grove - Left Turn
A226 Milton Road
King St
New Road
New Road - Left Turn
A226 Darnley Rd
A226 Pelham Rd
A226 Pelham Rd - Left Turn
B261 Old Rd West
B261 Old Rd West - Right Turn
A227 Wrotham Rd
A227 Wrotham Rd to 40 mph signs
11:20 CONVOY: Gravesend - Borough Green ALT - Paralympic Bicycle on Brand's Hatch Circuit
12:04 Borough Green A227 Wrotham Rd from Wye Rd
A227 Wrotham Rd
A227 Wrotham Rd -Veer Right
Western Rd
Western Rd - Right Turn
A25 Borough Green Rd to NSL sign
CONVOY: Borough Green - Seal
12:19 Seal A25 Maidstone Rd from sign for Seal village and 30 speed sign
A25 Maidstone Rd
12:26 Sevenoaks A25 Seal Rd
A25 Seal Rd - Left Turn
A225 St Johns Hill
A225 Dartford Rd
A225 Dartford Rd - Right Turn
Pembroke Rd - Right Turn
A224 London Rd
A224 London Rd - Left Turn
13:16 Riverhead A25 Westerham Rd
A25 Westerham Rd to Bessels Way
CONVOY: Riverhead - Godstone
Kent's torch relay ends!

Olympics strip
Olympics strip

Tell us your highlights of the four days. Did you see the torch; did you go to an evening event; were you lucky enough to carry a torch? Join the debate below.

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