Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Running trails & routes

South East England

View of Upnor Castle – Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard loop from Rochester

Running trails & routes

South East England

View of Upnor Castle – Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard loop from Rochester

Hard

39

runners

View of Upnor Castle – Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard loop from Rochester

01:50

17.5km

100m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 7.00 km for 27 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

143 m

Baty's Marsh Local Nature Reserve

Highlight • River

2

6.71 km

Copper Rivet Distillery (Former Pump House No. 5)

Highlight • Historical Site

A lovely brick-built pumphouse originally for the docks. Now a restaurant and distillery, there are distillery tours which you have to book. The interior looks stunning, I will plan a …

Tip by

3

6.80 km

Copper Rivet Distillery

Highlight • Rest Area

4

7.07 km

View of Upnor Castle

Highlight • Castle

Look across the River to Upnor and it's Castle. Built in the Elizabethan times to defend Chatham Dockyard and the Medway it is currently owned by English Heritage.
During the Summer it holds outdoor plays during the evening.

Tip by

5

7.30 km

Blue Crane, Chatham Dockyard

Highlight • Monument

See some of the industrial heritage of the River Medway and the Dockyard with this giant crane and associated hardware.

Tip by

6

10.2 km

No. 2 Basin, Chatham Dockside

Highlight • Viewpoint

No2 Basin Chatham Dockside

Tip by

7

14.2 km

Stranded Tugboat on the River Medway

Highlight • River

If I was a tug boat I would like to be this one.. On the river between Rochester and Chatham.

Tip by

8

15.6 km

Rochester Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Beautifully designed bridge

Translated by Google •

Tip by

B

17.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.89 km

4.35 km

4.33 km

714 m

212 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.98 km

5.36 km

3.56 km

1.47 km

1.13 km

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Saturday 29 August

22°C

16°C

31 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.7

89

Knole Park & Ightham Mote loop from Sevenoaks — Kent Downs

01:57h

16.9km

260m

3.0

91

Hadleigh Castle Country Park loop

01:21h

12.7km

80m

4.0

65

North Downs Way and Medway Valley Loop

01:11h

10.4km

160m

3.5

54

Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve loop from Otford — Kent Downs

00:59h

9.30km

60m

4.0

41

Sole Street to Dode Church via Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve loop —

02:05h

18.3km

260m

5.0

34

Gunners Park & Shoeburyness loop from Shoebury Common

00:31h

4.95km

10m

5.0

27

Lullingstone Country Park loop from Eynsford — Kent Downs

01:15h

11.0km

160m

4.5

23

Marsh Farm Country Park loop

01:08h

10.1km

20m

2.7

10

Thorndon Country Park loop from Brentwood

01:40h

14.3km

140m

3.0

27

Hockley Woods loop

00:28h

4.40km

50m

22

Canvey Island loop

02:42h

23.1km

20m

4.0

13

Knole Park Family Walk

00:30h

4.47km

50m