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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Higham Lakes loop from Swanscombe

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Swanscombe And Greenhithe

Thames and Medway Canal Path – Higham Lakes loop from Swanscombe

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Higham Lakes loop from Swanscombe

02:10

35.4km

150m

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 30, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 220 m

After 6.88 km for 77 m

After 7.27 km for 123 m

After 29.0 km for 65 m

After 35.3 km for 220 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.92 km

Pocahontas Statue

Highlight • Monument

A sad end to this Christian Lady's life but remembered with a statue here in Gravesend

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7.33 km

LV21 Lightship Arts Centre

Highlight • Structure

LV21 is a historic, 40 metre steel-hulled lightship transformed into a floating art space and performance facility.

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7.38 km

Gravesend Pier

Highlight • Structure

Almost abandoned jutting out into the Thames

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8.11 km

Beach

8.99 km

Industrial Alleyway

Highlight • Structure

Access currently closed for the section marked as the acorn path

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10.3 km

Thames and Medway Canal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Canal path as been recently been resurfaced and is nice and smooth now 😊

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10.8 km

Cycle Path Along Higham and Shorne Marshes

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A beautiful stretch of National Route 1 along the Thames and Medway Canal and through the Higham and Shorne Marshes. Food trucks selling drinks heading towards Lower Higham.

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18.5 km

View of Canola Fields from Cliffs Woods

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Looking across to Higham from near Cliffe Woods

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19.6 km

Higham lakes are a lovely spot in Higham Park's gardens. The regal estate, created in 1320, was home to the De Hegham family for many years. Various legendary guests have visited Higham including Jane Austen, Ian Fleming, General Charles de Gaulle, and even Mozart.

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35.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

10.2 km

6.38 km

3.75 km

153 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.3 km

5.85 km

1.94 km

805 m

358 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 19 May

20°C

12°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Higham Lakes loop from Swanscombe

Pocahontas Statue

LV21 Lightship Arts Centre

Gravesend Pier

Industrial Alleyway

Thames and Medway Canal Path

Cycle Path Along Higham and Shorne Marshes

View of Canola Fields from Cliffs Woods

Higham Lakes

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