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Shepherdswell With Coldred

King's Wood – North Downs Way – Lyminge Forest loop from Shepherdswell

Routes
Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Kent
Dover
Shepherdswell With Coldred

King's Wood – North Downs Way – Lyminge Forest loop from Shepherdswell

Hard

14

riders

King's Wood – North Downs Way – Lyminge Forest loop from Shepherdswell

05:21

74.4km

960m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Kent Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

9.63 km

Field Crossing in Kent Downs National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Fairly long field crossing with a gradient in the middle, Runs parallel with the Road just in sight and ear shot

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2

28.0 km

Chilham Village

Highlight • Religious Site

weary travellers once paused to pray before making the final approach to Canterbury.

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3

30.2 km

Mountain Street Climb into King's Wood

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Sanitized with road stone and speed breakers

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4

31.6 km

Wooden Shelter - View of the Cathedral

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5

33.9 km

King's Wood – North Downs Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Really nice section, done this a couple of times on a gravel bike.

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6

36.1 km

Canterbury Road Crossing

Highlight • Rest Area

crossing Canterbury road here

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7

41.7 km

Nice fast descent to the bottom, before a big old climb back up to the road/NDW

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8

54.5 km

Lyminge Forest

Highlight • Forest

Good mix of fireroads, gravel and singletrack trails. Can get busy at weekends with walkers and horse riders but head away from the car park at Westwood to Elhampark Wood …

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69.7 km

Park Wood

Forest

70.8 km

Pickleden Wood

Forest

B

74.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.6 km

13.7 km

12.3 km

4.09 km

694 m

180 m

Surfaces

35.2 km

13.9 km

12.9 km

9.81 km

1.76 km

899 m

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

14°C

6°C

14 %

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