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Canterbury City Centre – Canterbury Cathedral loop from Upper Hardres

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Canterbury City Centre – Canterbury Cathedral loop from Upper Hardres

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Canterbury City Centre – Canterbury Cathedral loop from Upper Hardres

05:23

88.6km

620m

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: June 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 12.1 km for 270 m

After 75.0 km for 101 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.8 km

Canterbury City Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Canterbury is a historic city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is home to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England and the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. One of the most-loved cities in the UK, Canterbury is a popular tourist destination. Key things to visit include Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, Westgate Towers, Westgate Gardens, and Canterbury Castle.

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12.2 km

Canterbury Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Canterbury Cathedral is the most famous Christian structure in England. Founded in 597, the cathedral was rebuilt between 1070 and 1077 and then largely rebuilt again in the Gothic style following a fire in 1174. The cathedral is both a holy place and part of a World Heritage Site and is the most popular tourist attraction in the city. For opening times and more information, visit: canterbury-cathedral.org.

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13.8 km

St Martin's Church, Canterbury

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Martin’s Church in Canterbury is the oldest church in the English-speaking world that is still in use. This historic church, located just outside the city centre, dates back to before 597 AD and was originally the private chapel of Queen Bertha of Kent. The church contains many Roman building materials, including bricks and tiles, which have been reused in the structure. St. Martin’s is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with Canterbury Cathedral and St. Augustine’s Abbey. The church has a rich history and remains an active place of worship and community.

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26.1 km

Long Wood

Forest

41.9 km

Elmstone Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Elmstone Church, located in the village of Elmstone in Kent, is an Anglican church dating from the 13th century and was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1963. The church is notable for its architecture, with a Norman-period nave and lower chancel built of flint. The church has no dedication to a specific saint, which is rare for Anglican churches in the United Kingdom. Inside there are beautiful stained glass windows, including one depicting the Passion of Jesus, and a Norman baptismal font made of Bethersden marble. The church also has a square tower at the north-west corner and a 19th-century organ that was once in the chapel at Hatfield House.

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51.6 km

North Stream Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

take it slow & take in the view

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57.3 km

Oyster Bay Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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59.1 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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71.0 km

Cane Wood

Forest

75.6 km

Former millrace on the River Stour

Highlight • Structure

There is nothing to say further of this river, excepting as to the Mills situated on it in and about this city, which are now but few, in number only five; whereas about king Stephen's time, I find that, besides these mills, there were six others standing upon this river, in or not far from this city, which belonged to the monks of Christ Church; all which are long since down and quite gone.

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88.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.6 km

4.25 km

3.75 km

3.37 km

1.57 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

68.2 km

18.2 km

1.60 km

549 m

125 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

29°C

16°C

0 %

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Canterbury City Centre – Canterbury Cathedral loop from Upper Hardres

Canterbury City Centre

Canterbury Cathedral

St Martin's Church, Canterbury

Elmstone Church

North Stream Road

Oyster Bay Trail

Hillborough Church and Cemetery

Former millrace on the River Stour

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