Kent

North Kent Woods & Downs

A longer cycling route in Kent

 

Key Route Details

  • Distance: 113km
  • Elevation Gain: 1475m
  • Start/Finish: Gails Bakery, Clapham Old Town, London. 
  • Highlights: Pilgrims Way, Vigo Hill, Trosley Country Park
  • Terrain: Hills

The North Kent Woods & Downs cycling route heads out into the Dickens country of the North Kent Woods & Downs National Nature Reserve.

The route involves a fair amount of climbing in the first half of the ride culminating in Vigo Hill just before the café stop in the woods of Trosley Country Park.

Suggested café: Trosley Country Park Café (52km)

 

 

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