Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Reculver Sea Wall Coastal Path loop from Birchington-on-Sea

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Reculver Sea Wall Coastal Path loop from Birchington-on-Sea

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Reculver Towers and Roman Fort – Reculver Sea Wall Coastal Path loop from Birchington-on-Sea

02:28

56.3km

300m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 48.5 km for 235 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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601 m

Cliff Road Coastal Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

It can be very windy so plan your route direction with the wind behind and fly along the seafront promenades. If you find yourself against the wind there are more …

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10.5 km

View of the River Stour at Plucks Gutter

Highlight • Viewpoint

During the Middle Ages, the two rivers met the Wantsum Channel at Stourmouth, but the combined rivers now (called the River Stour downstream from Plucks Gutter) flow onward to the …

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28.4 km

The Rose Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

A regular stop for cyclists. It has a great beer garden and serves lovely food

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32.7 km

Stodmarsh Court Wood

Forest

34.6 km

Stodmarsh Village and Nature Reserve

Highlight • Settlement

The village is pretty itself with a nice-looking pub and while there, you can pop in and visit the nature reserve which is great for birdwatching and walking around the waterways.

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39.0 km

Grove Ferry Marina

Highlight • River

Keeo your Eyes Peeled for Fishing Birds Hunting in the Shadows of the Boat pasts

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42.8 km

The Gate Inn, Marshside

Highlight • Restaurant

Excellent beer and food. Right by a stream with chickens and ducks in the garden

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48.6 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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52.3 km

Beach

52.6 km

Reculver Sea Wall Coastal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

On a beautiful day this is a wonderful ride but if it's blowing a gale you'd better hope it's a tailwind. Also although I've chosen a road bike there are some great tracks for an MTB

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