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West Wood – Lyminge Forest loop from Rhodes Minnis

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West Wood – Lyminge Forest loop from Rhodes Minnis

Moderate

4.3

(8)

riders

West Wood – Lyminge Forest loop from Rhodes Minnis

01:48

22.2km

340m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Kent Downs National Landscape

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1.15 km

West Wood

Highlight • Trail

Remote thick wooded trails best ridden in the Dry

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1.39 km

Lyminge Forest

Highlight • Forest

Good mix of fireroads, gravel and singletrack trails. Can get busy at weekends with walkers and horse riders but head away from the car park at Westwood to Elhampark Wood …

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1.81 km

Lyminge Forest Track

Highlight • Trail

Great track, often muddy

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13.4 km

Hastingleigh War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1918

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14.3 km

Green Lane Byway

Highlight • Cycleway

Green Lane great for wider tyres and walkers alike

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16.8 km

Brabourne Beacon

Highlight • Natural Monument

High Point over looking Ashford Town and Flat land off to the Sea

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20.6 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, Stowting

Highlight • Historical Site

Tucked away down a path between the buildings of the local school this Victorianised church

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20.9 km

Rutted Dirt Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Agree with Matt - this part of the circuit is not rideable. The terrain is a deep gully of chalk which means pedals scrape either side - there are also …

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22.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.38 km

7.62 km

4.44 km

524 m

264 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

6.07 km

3.40 km

1.06 km

911 m

556 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 12 May

14°C

3°C

76 %

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West Wood – Lyminge Forest loop from Rhodes Minnis

West Wood

Lyminge Forest

Lyminge Forest Track

Hastingleigh War Memorial

Green Lane Byway

Brabourne Beacon

St Mary the Virgin Church, Stowting

Rutted Dirt Path

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