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Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne

Crab and Winkle Way – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Bekesbourne

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Bike touring routes & trails
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne

Crab and Winkle Way – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Bekesbourne

Hard

4.7

(3)

32

riders

Crab and Winkle Way – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Bekesbourne

08:16

131km

970m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 62.4 km for 101 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

7.29 km

Great Stour Way Through Hambrook Marshes

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Stunning Riverside ride along this section of cycle route 18.

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24.2 km

Oxen Lees Wood

Forest

45.0 km

King's Wood

Forest

4

67.3 km

Crab and Winkle Way

Highlight • Forest

The Crab and Winkle Way is a charming 7.6-mile cycle ride between Canterbury and the harbour in Whitstable. Along the way you’ll enjoy ancient broadleaved woodland and fine views. When …

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5

67.3 km

Crab and Winkle Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A really nice traffic-free route into Canterbury from Whitstable with surfaces good for all bikes.

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6

75.8 km

View of the North Sea

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Often windswept, Rugged unchanging landscape fringed by beaches

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7

78.2 km

Coastal Cycle Path

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

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8

79.5 km

Whitstable Seafront Promenade

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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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9

81.0 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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83.2 km

Beach

Beach

11

86.3 km

Oyster Bay Trail

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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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105 km

Pegwell Bay Country Park

Nature Reserve

108 km

Stonar Cut

Lake

110 km

Monk's Wall Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

112 km

River Stour

Lake

B

131 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.3 km

29.8 km

17.0 km

11.5 km

1.64 km

1.54 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

91.8 km

18.1 km

10.1 km

9.77 km

959 m

195 m

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