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View of the Kent Countryside – Staplehurst Road loop from Smarden

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View of the Kent Countryside – Staplehurst Road loop from Smarden

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View of the Kent Countryside – Staplehurst Road loop from Smarden

02:18

38.7km

260m

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: May 7, 2026

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High Weald National Landscape

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Start point

Bus stop

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8.60 km

View of the Kent Countryside

Highlight • Natural

Fantastic views across the countryside in this fairly flat part of Kent

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9.67 km

Staplehurst Road

Highlight • Trail

A quiet little country road with little traffic and great countryside

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16.3 km

Balfour Winery at Hush Heath Estate

Highlight • Structure

Set on a Tudor Estate, The Balfour Winery at Hush Heath offers vineyard tours and tastings. For more information visit the website balfourwinery.com

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18.5 km

Blantyre House Prison (Disused)

Highlight • Historical Site

It’s very strange to be riding through a beautiful country lane to suddenly find a disused prison in the middle of know where!

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18.8 km

Gentle Climb Into Horden

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This is a gentle climb through pretty countryside

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19.5 km

Tree-Lined Country Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A very quiet road surrounded by trees. The roads in pretty bad shape though.

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25.2 km

Union Mill

Highlight • Monument

Union Mill is a Grade I-listed smock mill and is one of the tallest of its kind in Britain. Built in 1814 by millwright James Humphrey, the grand timber-framed structure …

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35.0 km

Biddenden Village Centre

Highlight • Settlement

38.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.1 km

3.37 km

318 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

6.25 km

Elevation

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Tuesday 30 June

25°C

13°C

17 %

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View of the Kent Countryside – Staplehurst Road loop from Smarden

View of the Kent Countryside

Staplehurst Road

Balfour Winery at Hush Heath Estate

Blantyre House Prison (Disused)

Gentle Climb Into Horden

Tree-Lined Country Lane

Union Mill

Biddenden Village Centre

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