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South Foreland Lighthouse – St Margaret's Bay Beach loop from Kingsdown

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Ringwould With Kingsdown

South Foreland Lighthouse – St Margaret's Bay Beach loop from Kingsdown

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South Foreland Lighthouse – St Margaret's Bay Beach loop from Kingsdown

01:22

18.3km

280m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 6.29 km for 281 m

After 6.67 km for 167 m

After 9.47 km for 74 m

After 11.0 km for 240 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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988 m

Climb From St Margaret's Bay to Kent Downs

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A great route heading towards Kingsdown, as it downhill all the way.

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6.73 km

South Foreland Lighthouse

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Starting in 1635 as a couple of iron braziers to hold fires, this site has been used to protect sailors from Goodwin Sands for nearly 400 years. As one of …

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7.67 km

Cliff Path With View of Dover Harbor and White Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

You can always enjoy the view on the cliff path, which is easy to ride on a touring bike. Every now and then you have to push and watch out for pedestrians.

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11.1 km

St Margaret's Bay Beach

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Heavy ride of 1.5 km down and again uo but a delicious restaurant and a spectacular view

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11.3 km

View of the White Cliffs at St Margaret's Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Haven't been inside. On outside there is beach with nice views and you can see ferries heading to the port in Dover.

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11.4 km

St. Margaret's Bay Esplanade Defense Tunnel

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The tunnel complex is the concrete faced observation and machine gun post about 10m above the beach

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18.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.55 km

4.09 km

3.84 km

3.36 km

348 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.9 km

1.94 km

298 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 26 July

26°C

15°C

0 %

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South Foreland Lighthouse – St Margaret's Bay Beach loop from Kingsdown

Climb From St Margaret's Bay to Kent Downs

South Foreland Lighthouse

Cliff Path With View of Dover Harbor and White Cliffs

St Margaret's Bay Beach

View of the White Cliffs at St Margaret's Bay

St. Margaret's Bay Esplanade Defense Tunnel

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