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Whitstable Harbour – Whitstable Bay loop from Chestfield & Swalecliffe

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Whitstable Harbour – Whitstable Bay loop from Chestfield & Swalecliffe

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Whitstable Harbour – Whitstable Bay loop from Chestfield & Swalecliffe

00:39

10.7km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 52 m for 8 m

After 10.7 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Long Rock Nature Preserve

Highlight • Natural

Detour off the Marine parade around the Nature preserve, right next to new Sewage outlet

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View of the North Sea

Highlight • Viewpoint

Often windswept, Rugged unchanging landscape fringed by beaches

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4.30 km

Whitstable Harbour

Highlight • Structure

There is a lovely little market at Whitstable Harbour. It has expanded enormously over the years and now has some really excellent, trendy restaurants as well as arts and crafts …

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4.83 km

Whitstable Bay

Highlight • Beach

This stretch of coastline is a wonderful place to enjoy the sea, preferably with a portion of fish and chips. Whitstable's seafront is a lovely postcard scene – boats bob …

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5.87 km

Crab and Winkle Way Tunnel Mural

Highlight • Structure

7.85 km

Penny Farthing Sculpture on Crab & Winkle Way

Highlight • Monument

Penny Farthing artwork by Mark Fuller from 2000 on the Crab & Winkle Way. This is a 7.6-mile cycle route on a former railway line between Canterbury and the port of Whitstable.
More information on the Sustrans website: sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/crab-and-winkle-way

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10.6 km

Chesterfield Roundabout

Highlight • Other

The approach roads to the roundabout include new lane markings with arrows to indicate which lane to use for specific destinations

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10.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.51 km

3.11 km

2.85 km

139 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.42 km

4.92 km

201 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

25°C

13°C

0 %

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Whitstable Harbour – Whitstable Bay loop from Chestfield & Swalecliffe

Long Rock Nature Preserve

View of the North Sea

Whitstable Harbour

Whitstable Bay

Crab and Winkle Way Tunnel Mural

Penny Farthing Sculpture on Crab & Winkle Way

Chesterfield Roundabout

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