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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Higham Lakes loop from Gravesend

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Higham Lakes loop from Gravesend

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Higham Lakes loop from Gravesend

02:02

31.7km

110m

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: April 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 760 m for 127 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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821 m

LV21 Lightship Arts Centre

Highlight • Structure

LV21 is a historic, 40 metre steel-hulled lightship transformed into a floating art space and performance facility.

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1.45 km

Gordon Promenade, Gravesend Riverside

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Beautiful promenade and park overlooking the Thames. There's a café, plenty of seating, information boards, and a playground.

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2.01 km

Industrial Alleyway

Highlight • Structure

Access currently closed for the section marked as the acorn path

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3.44 km

Canal Path

Highlight • Trail

Rough and ready canal path but flat

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3.71 km

Thames and Medway Canal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

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

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4.17 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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9.45 km

Higham Lakes

Highlight • Natural

Higham lakes are a lovely spot in Higham Park's gardens. The regal estate, created in 1320, was home to the De Hegham family for many years. Various legendary guests have …

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16.2 km

RSPB Cliffe Pools Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

18.8 km

Estuary Path Ride

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful ride along the estuary path. Rideable on a gravel bike with no suspension. The track was dry, might be different in the wet.

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31.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

8.93 km

3.32 km

1.31 km

941 m

408 m

Surfaces

16.3 km

5.85 km

4.85 km

3.94 km

520 m

335 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 19 May

20°C

12°C

23 %

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Higham Lakes loop from Gravesend

LV21 Lightship Arts Centre

Gordon Promenade, Gravesend Riverside

Industrial Alleyway

Canal Path

Thames and Medway Canal Path

Cycle Path Along Higham and Shorne Marshes

Higham Lakes

Estuary Path Ride

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