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Minster

Crab and Winkle Way – Reculver Towers and Roman Fort loop from Minster

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United Kingdom
England
South East England
Kent
Thanet
Minster

Crab and Winkle Way – Reculver Towers and Roman Fort loop from Minster

Hard

4.9

(20)

143

riders

Crab and Winkle Way – Reculver Towers and Roman Fort loop from Minster

06:10

101km

560m

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: August 14, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 25.2 km for 101 m

After 50.0 km for 235 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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16.7 km

Stodmarsh Court Wood

Forest

18.3 km

Trenleypark Wood

Forest

3

30.2 km

Crab and Winkle Way

Highlight • Forest

The Crab and Winkle Way is a charming 7.6-mile cycle ride between Canterbury and the harbour in Whitstable. Along the way you’ll enjoy ancient broadleaved woodland and fine views. When …

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4

30.2 km

Crab and Winkle Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A really nice traffic-free route into Canterbury from Whitstable with surfaces good for all bikes.

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5

38.1 km

View of the North Sea

Highlight • Viewpoint

Often windswept, Rugged unchanging landscape fringed by beaches

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6

40.5 km

Coastal Cycle Path

Highlight • Trail

Avoid on the weekend as this becomes a very popular walk.

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7

50.1 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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8

57.2 km

Beresford Gap Coastal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

It's a great ride (and I have almost no sense of smell!). The path takes you most of the way from Whitstable around to Sandwich. Where you have to leave …

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9

60.7 km

Westgate Bay Coastal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The cycle path leads along the shore past Westgate Bay and the iconic blue and yellow beach huts of Westgate-on-Sea. Around the headland cliffs to the west, the town's second …

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63.6 km

Margate Main Sands

Beach

64.7 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

67.7 km

Palm Bay

Beach

13

69.1 km

Botany Bay Clifftop Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This fabulous cliff top path is part of the Viking Coastal Trail. It offers wonderful views of Botany Bay, known for its white cliffs and beautiful chalk stacks. The path …

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70.1 km

Neptune's Tower

Ruins

84.4 km

Pegwell Bay Country Park

Nature Reserve

87.1 km

Stonar Cut

Lake

89.6 km

Monk's Wall Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

91.0 km

River Stour

Lake

B

101 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.6 km

29.4 km

10.1 km

5.31 km

1.95 km

639 m

170 m

Surfaces

69.3 km

22.5 km

4.55 km

3.42 km

1.03 km

306 m

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Comments

September 30, 2023,A spin along the coast: Deal to Whitstable
Second half of Kent tour. Heading north along the Viking Coastal Path, National Cycle Route 15. Great route through the jewels of Kent's coast.
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