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Dymchurch Sea Wall – Dungeness Old Lighthouse loop from Folkestone Central

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Dymchurch Sea Wall – Dungeness Old Lighthouse loop from Folkestone Central

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4.5

(10)

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Dymchurch Sea Wall – Dungeness Old Lighthouse loop from Folkestone Central

05:27

95.8km

150m

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 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.0 km for 108 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.85 km

Seabrook Beach

Highlight • Beach

The beach along this coastline stretches for miles and is fantastic for paddling, swimming and sunbathing. This section is just at the end of the Royal Military Canal, between Hythe …

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7.20 km

Hythe Seafront Promenade (Marine Parade)

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

Nice shortcut to avoid the traffic, can be very busy with people walking etc, so don't expect to go fast.

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16.8 km

Dymchurch Sea Wall

Highlight • Cycleway

You can ride all that way along the sea and when you do it during high tide, you cycle 1 meter next to waves. Beautiful!

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18.6 km

Dungeness is a unique kind of place. Both desolate and beautiful, bleak and charming, you'll find the Dungeness Nuclear Power Station besides some excellent bird watching opportunities at Romney Marsh …

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32.6 km

Dungeness Old Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

The Old Lighthouse is worth the there and back again trip - it's an Historic Grade II listed building over 100 years old.

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39.7 km

Ketchley Copse

Forest

41.2 km

Romney Marshes near Lydd

Highlight • Natural

Perched on what was once an island, Lydd is the biggest town on Romney Marshes. In the 13th century, flooding changed the layout of the land turning a once bustling port into a quiet farming settlement.

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51.0 km

Camber Sands Beach and Dunes

Highlight • Natural

Unlike most beaches in the area, Camber Sands, as the name suggests, is a sandy beach! You'll also find the only sand dunes in East Sussex here.

Stretching for 5 …

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95.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.5 km

35.1 km

11.1 km

10.7 km

1.21 km

1.05 km

144 m

Surfaces

74.6 km

19.0 km

1.23 km

453 m

442 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 31 August

21°C

12°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

March 31, 2022,Day 4 Dover to Playden

"There are more trees on the moon than there are around Dungeness!" Coastrider

The long climb out of Dover passed the never ending line of trucks kept me warm enough and once passed Folkestone the icy 40mph tailwind worked in my favour.

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Dymchurch Sea Wall – Dungeness Old Lighthouse loop from Folkestone Central

Seabrook Beach

Hythe Seafront Promenade (Marine Parade)

Dymchurch Sea Wall

Coastal path at St Marys Bay

Dungeness Fish Hut

Dungeness Old Lighthouse

Romney Marshes near Lydd

Camber Sands Beach and Dunes

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