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

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

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

06:32

90.4km

1,130m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9 m for 10 m

After 90.5 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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35.8 km

Oak Wood

Forest

51.5 km

Muddy Path in Kent Downs Near Lyminge

Highlight • Forest

Steep hill. Slippery after rain

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55.9 km

Lyminge Forest Track

Highlight • Trail

Great track, often muddy

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56.3 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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64.0 km

Grassy Descent in Kent Downs National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

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

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64.6 km

Hurst Wood

Forest

72.6 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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75.8 km

Wooden Shelter – View of Canterbury Cathedral

Highlight • Rest Area

Wooden Shelter - View of the Cathedral

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76.7 km

Mountain Street Climb into King's Wood

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Sanitized with road stone and speed breakers

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79.5 km

Chilham Village

Highlight • Religious Site

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

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90.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.9 km

23.0 km

11.3 km

7.28 km

5.12 km

832 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.4 km

23.4 km

17.8 km

10.4 km

5.54 km

964 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Tuesday 5 May

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

Muddy Path in Kent Downs Near Lyminge

Lyminge Forest Track

Lyminge Forest

Grassy Descent in Kent Downs National Landscape

King's Wood – North Downs Way

Wooden Shelter – View of Canterbury Cathedral

Mountain Street Climb into King's Wood

Chilham Village

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