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View of the North Sea – Coastal Cycle Path loop from Whitstable

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View of the North Sea – Coastal Cycle Path loop from Whitstable

Moderate

4.7

(35)

303

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View of the North Sea – Coastal Cycle Path loop from Whitstable

03:27

58.5km

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: April 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.7 km for 198 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.55 km

View of the North Sea

Highlight • Viewpoint

Often windswept, Rugged unchanging landscape fringed by beaches

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4.92 km

Coastal Cycle Path

Highlight • Trail

Avoid on the weekend as this becomes a very popular walk.

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6.22 km

Whitstable Seafront Promenade

Highlight • Beach

There's a good cycle route right on the seafront at Whitstable that leads all the way to the edge of Herne Bay. Gorgeous sea views all the way!

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7.66 km

Herne Bay Beach Huts

Highlight • Structure

The brightly coloured beach huts of Herne Bay are a delightful sight, as is the blue sea and the pebbled beach between them.

The town of Herne Bay is also …

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13.0 km

Oyster Bay Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

This cycle path is okay in the dry on a road bike, but will be a bit slow-going! Much better suited to a stout touring bike or gravel bike.

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14.8 km

Reculver Roman Fort

Archaeological Site

18.4 km

Beach

28.3 km

Margate Main Sands

Beach

29.3 km

Viewpoint

33.3 km

Westgate Bay Coastal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The cycle path leads along the shore past Westgate Bay and the iconic blue and yellow beach huts of Westgate-on-Sea. Around the headland cliffs to the west, the town's second …

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35.1 km

Beresford Gap Coastal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

It's a great ride (and I have almost no sense of smell!). The path takes you most of the way from Whitstable around to Sandwich. Where you have to leave …

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41.1 km

North Sea Wall (Viking Coastal Trail)

Highlight • Beach

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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58.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.5 km

8.39 km

3.51 km

448 m

349 m

339 m

Surfaces

33.8 km

22.6 km

1.65 km

215 m

214 m

Elevation

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Saturday 9 May

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View of the North Sea – Coastal Cycle Path loop from Whitstable

View of the North Sea

Coastal Cycle Path

Whitstable Seafront Promenade

Herne Bay Beach Huts

Oyster Bay Trail

Westgate Bay Coastal Path

Beresford Gap Coastal Path

North Sea Wall (Viking Coastal Trail)

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