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Whitstable Harbour – Coastal Cycle Path loop from Chestfield & Swalecliffe

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Whitstable Harbour – Coastal Cycle Path loop from Chestfield & Swalecliffe

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Whitstable Harbour – Coastal Cycle Path loop from Chestfield & Swalecliffe

02:18

37.8km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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After 20.4 km for 341 m

Open: • 6:00 AM-11:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 33.3 km for 341 m

Open: • 6:00 AM-11:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.57 km

Crab and Winkle Way Trailhead (South Street)

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Great quiet bike path, highly recommended 👍👍👍

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13.2 km

Whitstable Harbour

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There is a lovely little market at Whitstable Harbour. It has expanded enormously over the years and now has some really excellent, trendy restaurants as well as arts and crafts …

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14.9 km

View of the North Sea

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Often windswept, Rugged unchanging landscape fringed by beaches

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17.3 km

Coastal Cycle Path

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Avoid on the weekend as this becomes a very popular walk.

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18.6 km

Whitstable Seafront Promenade

Highlight • Beach

There's a good cycle route right on the seafront at Whitstable that leads all the way to the edge of Herne Bay. Gorgeous sea views all the way!

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20.1 km

Herne Bay Beach Huts

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The brightly coloured beach huts of Herne Bay are a delightful sight, as is the blue sea and the pebbled beach between them.

The town of Herne Bay is also …

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22.3 km

Beach

25.4 km

Oyster Bay Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

This cycle path is okay in the dry on a road bike, but will be a bit slow-going! Much better suited to a stout touring bike or gravel bike.

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28.7 km

Hillborough Church and Cemetery

Highlight • Religious Site

Quiet windswept Graveyard surrounds the Church. Built between 1876 and 1878, it is the second such church on its site. The first, consecrated in 1813, was a replacement for a church of St Mary that was founded in 669 .

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37.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.7 km

10.1 km

6.29 km

2.67 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

10.9 km

4.43 km

1.30 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

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Saturday 29 August

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Whitstable Harbour – Coastal Cycle Path loop from Chestfield & Swalecliffe

Crab and Winkle Way Trailhead (South Street)

Whitstable Harbour

View of the North Sea

Coastal Cycle Path

Whitstable Seafront Promenade

Herne Bay Beach Huts

Oyster Bay Trail

Hillborough Church and Cemetery

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