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Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Westgate Towers loop from Canterbury East

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Canterbury

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Westgate Towers loop from Canterbury East

Moderate

4.8

(4)

52

riders

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Westgate Towers loop from Canterbury East

02:19

43.2km

270m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.0 km for 196 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

7.99 km

View of Rapeseed Fields

Highlight • Natural

9.73 km

Buckwell Wood

Forest

3

17.1 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 …

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4

17.8 km

View of Reculver Towers and Seafront

Highlight • Beach

The imposing twin towers of the medieval church at Reculver dominate the skyline

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21.7 km

Beach

Beach

6

24.8 km

Hampton Pier and Beach Huts

Highlight • Beach

Especially great to come here for a refreshing beer at the Hampton inn

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7

29.0 km

Ossie's Fish & Chips

Highlight • Restaurant

An excellent fish and chippy, just away from the tourist hub of the town centre. Well worth the extra KM to get to it. You can eat in, eat on …

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8

35.2 km

Clowes Wood

Highlight • MTB Park

Enjoy miles of cycling and walking trails in this area of woodland near Whitstable. The site is also a nature reserve and includes attractive mixed woodland, heathland and wet meadow. …

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9

39.9 km

St. Dunstan's Church, Canterbury

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Whitstable road from St.Dunstan's is a steady rising gradient before three rolling hills to Whitstable

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10

41.8 km

Westgate Towers

Highlight • Monument

The largest and the finest medieval gateway in England, Westgate Towers was built during the Hundred Years’ War (1337 to 1453) to defend Canterbury from foreign incursion. It also symbolised the wealth and importance of the city.

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B

43.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.7 km

14.3 km

5.11 km

4.01 km

2.00 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

8.29 km

3.29 km

1.35 km

252 m

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