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Minnis Bay Cycleway – Reculver Towers and Roman Fort loop from Herne Bay

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United Kingdom
England
South East England
Canterbury

Minnis Bay Cycleway – Reculver Towers and Roman Fort loop from Herne Bay

Moderate

4.5

(2)

32

riders

Minnis Bay Cycleway – Reculver Towers and Roman Fort loop from Herne Bay

02:32

43.2km

210m

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 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.5 km for 235 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

18.4 km

Gore Street to Plucks Gutter Route

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The Street the gutter the gore

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2

20.9 km

Monkton Junction

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Monkton junction here in Thanet

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3

22.2 km

Monkton to Manston Road

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Off the main road and traffic free usually

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4

30.5 km

Minnis Bay Cycleway

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Minnie Bay cycle way

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31.9 km

Beach

Beach

6

33.0 km

The North Sea Wall is a perfectly flat stretch of the Viking Coastal Trail, bordered by a shingle beach and grazing marsh. Here you'll be able to spot coastal and marshland birds, including marsh harriers.

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7

34.9 km

Here is the North Sea Wall freshwater pond often frequented with swans

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8

35.6 km

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort

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King Aethelberht I of Kent( c.590-616 AD) was the first king to convert to Christianity in 601 AD after the arrival of St Augustine and the Gregorian mission in 597 …

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9

37.7 km

Hillborough Church and Cemetery

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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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43.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.5 km

9.75 km

3.92 km

1.30 km

586 m

181 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

10.5 km

< 100 m

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Friday 23 October

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