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Walking the Castles of Kent

Kent

315 km / 196 miles

Walking the Castles of Kent

A long distance walk connecting 25 castles in beautiful or interesting locations in Kent. Concise maps plot the route, while easy to follow directions and full descriptions of what can be seen along the way, lead to in-depth, architectural and historical studies of all the castles.

Leeds Castle - Photograph Ron Smith, Geograph

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Average Gradients Heritage Monarchy
Start:	TR323602 - Richborough Castle, Kent
Finish:	TR143575 - Canterbury Castle, Kent

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook

Walking the castles of Kent (S B Publications - 2007 )

Maps:

You can use the interactive controls to zoom in and out and to move around the map, or click on a path or a marker for more info.(interactive map help)

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	177, 178, 179, 188, 189
OS Landranger Active	177, 178, 179, 188, 189
OS Explorer	125, 136, 137, 138, 147, 148, 149, 150, 162, 163
OS Explorer Active	125, 136, 137, 138, 147, 148, 149, 150, 162, 163

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

From
Path

Along
Path

Walkers are Welcome

Dover (Walkers are Welcome)

< 1 km

28 km

Hostel Accommodation

Medway YHA, 351 Capstone Road, Gillingham, Kent

5 km

236 km

Hostel Accommodation

Canterbury YHA, 54 New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent

1 km

315 km

Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover E-Route 9 UK Section Plymouth to Dover

National Trails (England & Wales)

England Coast Path - Ramsgate To Camber North Downs Way National Trail North Downs Way National Trail Canterbury Loop to Dover

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Darent Valley Path Eden Valley Walk Greensand Way High Weald Landscape Trail Medway Valley Walk Saxon Shore Way Wealdway Click to show 4 more Paths Marked on OS mapping

Other Paths

1066 Harold's Way Augustine Camino Canterbury Inner Ring Canterbury Middle Ring Canterbury Outer Ring ChalkUp21 Coast to Coast - Southern England Darent Valley Path - Chipstead Dover to Dorking Robust Ramble Dymchurch to Didcot Robust Ramble Kent Coastline Walk King Ethelbert's Ring Len Valley Walk London Countryway London Green Belt Way Old Way Pilgrims' Way Royal Saxon Way St Bernard's Way Thames Estuary Trail Three Castles and an Ironmaster's House Timeball & Telegraph Trail Way of St Augustine Wealden Round Click to show 21 more Other Paths

Downloads:

GPX Route File

Walking the Castles of Kent GPX Exchange Format Route File

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MemoryMap Route File

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Tracklogs Route File

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Route Profile:

315.0 km (195.7 miles)
4,840 m (15,879 ft) ascent
210 m (689 ft) maximum height

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Quick links

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