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Lower Higham Road Wheat Fields – Thames and Medway Canal Path loop from Gravesend

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Lower Higham Road Wheat Fields – Thames and Medway Canal Path loop from Gravesend

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5.0

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Lower Higham Road Wheat Fields – Thames and Medway Canal Path loop from Gravesend

00:58

16.0km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 242 m for 139 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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247 m

Vegan Antics

Highlight • Cafe

lovely coffee & cake

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4.19 km

View from the Road

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4.41 km

Lower Higham Road Wheat Fields

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely views with a few tiny hills too keep it exciting

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9.78 km

Cycle Path Along Higham and Shorne Marshes

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A beautiful stretch of National Route 1 along the Thames and Medway Canal and through the Higham and Shorne Marshes. Food trucks selling drinks heading towards Lower Higham.

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13.1 km

Thames and Medway Canal Path

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Canal path as been recently been resurfaced and is nice and smooth now 😊

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13.4 km

Canal Path

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Rough and ready canal path but flat

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13.8 km

Thames and Medway Canal

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The Thames & Medway Canal is a disused canal in Kent. A shared-use path follows the length of the canal and makes for a pleasant stroll, jog, or cycle.

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16.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.64 km

3.25 km

1.86 km

1.34 km

922 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

2.85 km

2.01 km

144 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 15 May

14°C

5°C

40 %

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Lower Higham Road Wheat Fields – Thames and Medway Canal Path loop from Gravesend

Vegan Antics

View from the Road

Lower Higham Road Wheat Fields

Cycle Path Along Higham and Shorne Marshes

Thames and Medway Canal Path

Canal Path

Thames and Medway Canal

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