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Cliffe And Cliffe Woods

View of Cooling Castle – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Higham

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Cliffe And Cliffe Woods

View of Cooling Castle – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Higham

Moderate

5.0

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View of Cooling Castle – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Higham

01:14

19.1km

170m

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: February 16, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.24 km for 93 m

After 4.32 km for 148 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.28 km

MOD Road Barrier on Woodfield Way

Highlight • Rest Area

Climb up into chattenden, then downhill past the MOD site, then choose weather to go into Strood or back through Higham.

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11.7 km

The Red Dog Pub

Highlight • Pub

nice fish and chips

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12.6 km

Buckholt Lane Climb

Highlight • Climb

Nice climb and nice views of the river Thames

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12.6 km

View of Cooling Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

From Higham out to cooling castle is a great stretch of road for cycling.

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15.0 km

Cooling Castle

Highlight • Other

Cooling Castle was built in the 1380s by the Cobham family, the local lords, to guard the area against French raids. Over the years, the castle was ravaged by gunpowder …

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15.0 km

Cooling Castle Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

Cooling castle is a 14th century quadrangle castle, built to defend french raids on the Thames estuary.

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19.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

2.55 km

783 m

603 m

388 m

Surfaces

9.76 km

8.49 km

603 m

290 m

Elevation

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Highest point (60 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 7 May

17°C

7°C

0 %

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View of Cooling Castle – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Higham

MOD Road Barrier on Woodfield Way

The Red Dog Pub

Buckholt Lane Climb

View of Cooling Castle

Cooling Castle

Cooling Castle Gatehouse

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