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

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

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

04:22

17.2km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.87 km

Oare Gunpowder Works

Highlight • Monument

Great piece of history to explore with alot of ruins and information boards

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3.68 km

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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6.87 km

Artesian Spring Well

Highlight • Natural

Artesian Spring Well here. Fill your bottles with Healthy Spring water!

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6.88 km

View of the Isle of Sheppey

Highlight • River

ebird.org/hotspot/L1523194
Conyer, just to the east of Sittingbourne, is in the central part of the Swale River, where this tidal creek has moorings for small boats. The hamlet has an …

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6.98 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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8.76 km

Remains of the Gun Cotton Factory

Highlight • Structure

A large-scale gun cotton plant was opened at this site in 1873 and produced a wide range of products such as distress signals, gelignite and dynamite. Other explosives industries moved …

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11.8 km

Shipwrecks Along The Swale

Highlight • Structure

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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17.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.66 km

3.76 km

2.69 km

999 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

2.69 km

2.16 km

1.26 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 30 August

22°C

13°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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

Oare Gunpowder Works

Oare Village Sign