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Reculver Towers & Hillborough loop via Oyster Bay Trail

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Reculver Towers & Hillborough loop via Oyster Bay Trail

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Reculver Towers & Hillborough loop via Oyster Bay Trail

01:36

6.19km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 9, 2024

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Start point

Parking

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1.07 km

Oyster Bay Trail Coastal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a wonderful section of coastal walking along the shared-use Oyster Bay Trail between Reculver & Bishopstone. The walking surface is good and flat and there are sensastional views the whole way along.

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2.65 km

Hillborough Church and Cemetery

Highlight • Religious Site

Quiet windswept Graveyard surrounds the Church. Built between 1876 and 1878, it is the second such church on its site. The first, consecrated in 1813, was a replacement for a church of St Mary that was founded in 669 .

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6.04 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 …

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6.19 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.53 km

2.19 km

820 m

621 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.19 km

1.33 km

1.30 km

350 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 6 May

14°C

7°C

13 %

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Reculver Towers & Hillborough loop via Oyster Bay Trail

Oyster Bay Trail Coastal Path

Hillborough Church and Cemetery

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort

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