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Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Herne Bay

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Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Herne Bay

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Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Herne Bay

02:37

44.6km

300m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.94 km for 196 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.42 km

Beach

5.18 km

Reculver Towers and the Coastal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Skinny Single Trax on matting heading Hernebay to Reculver

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7.04 km

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort

Highlight • Monument

King Aethelberht I of Kent( c.590-616 AD) was the first king to convert to Christianity in 601 AD after the arrival of St Augustine and the Gregorian mission in 597 AD. The medieval minster or monastery dedicated to St Mary's, with its landmark twin towers, was founded on the site of a Roman fort at Reculver. The connection with the Anglo-Saxon Kings of Kent started at Reculver when King Ecgberht I gave the land over to a priest named Bassa in 669 AD. Eadberht II, was also buried here in the 760s. The minster became a parish church on the death of William the Conqueror in 1087 when churches and other properties were returned to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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15.0 km

Buckwell Wood

Forest

17.6 km

Hoades Wood

Forest

20.0 km

Overnight Stay in The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordwich

Highlight • Historical Site

Book a stay camping in The Church of St Mary the Virgin in England's tiniest town, Fordwich

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20.3 km

National Cycle Route Canterbury to Sturry (Bridge Under Construction)

Highlight • Other

Building works going on with the bridge removed

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22.2 km

Old Park Lake

Highlight • Lake

Naturally made fed from a spring upland

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27.7 km

Crab and Winkle Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Sarre Penn stream

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32.7 km

Crab and Winkle Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Cycle / Hiking tracks Between Canterbury and Whitstable

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38.0 km

Tankerton Beach

Highlight • Beach

Stony Kentish Beach. Little Bubble Cafe for Refreshment 100yards away.

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44.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.5 km

13.3 km

5.10 km

4.13 km

2.26 km

1.24 km

173 m

Surfaces

26.6 km

10.4 km

2.69 km

2.61 km

1.73 km

486 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

22°C

14°C

0 %

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Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Herne Bay

Reculver Towers and the Coastal Path

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort

Overnight Stay in The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fordwich

National Cycle Route Canterbury to Sturry (Bridge Under Construction)

Old Park Lake

Crab and Winkle Way

Crab and Winkle Way

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