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Shipwrecks Along The Swale – Oare Marshes Nature Reserve loop from Oare

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Shipwrecks Along The Swale – Oare Marshes Nature Reserve loop from Oare

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Shipwrecks Along The Swale – Oare Marshes Nature Reserve loop from Oare

00:37

5.44km

10m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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St Peter's Church, Canterbury

Highlight • Religious Site

St Peter's church stands back from the bustle of Canterbury High Street, fronted by a small garden that seems to create an atmosphere of relative calm. The church is medieval, …

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3.19 km

Oare Creek Shipwrecks

Highlight • River

There are several wrecks along this shore of Oare Creek. Adds a bit of human interest to this otherwise remote feeling section of the Saxon Shore Way.

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3.42 km

As you walk along The Swale, a tidal channel of the Thames Estuary, you will notice many shipwrecks stranded in the lonely mist and marsh. These enchanting old wrecks make this section of trail particularly atmospheric.

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3.89 km

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Oare Marshes Nature Reserve is an internationally-important wildlife habitat on The Swale. With grazing marsh, freshwater dykes, open water scrapes, reedbed, saltmarsh, and seawall, the reserve is a fantastic place …

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4.10 km

Oare Marshes Viewpoint

Highlight • Trail

The marshes and mudflats around Oare, Oare Creek and the Swale Estuary are important wildlife habitats. The range of bird species here is especially notable. The area is a nature …

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4.70 km

Harty Ferry Crossing to Faversham

Highlight • Bridge

Four ferries previously connected the island to mainland Kent: the King's Ferry to Iwade, the Harty Ferry to Faversham, one from Elmley, and a passenger ferry connecting to the Port Victoria railway terminus on the Grain Peninsula.

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4.97 km

Oare Marshes Spring

Highlight • Natural

Oare Marshes is a 71.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Faversham in Kent. It is owned and managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.

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5.20 km

Wreck of Pirate Steve

Highlight • Beach

The a graveyard of steel skeletons of shipwrecks line the sand along the Swale, a tidal channel of the Thames estuary. This beautiful stretch of beach is made even more …

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5.44 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.11 km

2.20 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.04 km

2.07 km

197 m

132 m

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Saturday 16 May

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Shipwrecks Along The Swale – Oare Marshes Nature Reserve loop from Oare

St Peter's Church, Canterbury

Oare Creek Shipwrecks