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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Gravesend

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Gravesend

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Gravesend

02:08

34.5km

210m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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1.72 km

Thames and Medway Canal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Canal path as been recently been resurfaced and is nice and smooth now 😊

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2.18 km

Cycle Path Along Higham and Shorne Marshes

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A beautiful stretch of National Route 1 along the Thames and Medway Canal and through the Higham and Shorne Marshes. Food trucks selling drinks heading towards Lower Higham.

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13.0 km

Gentle Ride

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

18.1 km

View of Cooling Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

From Higham out to cooling castle is a great stretch of road for cycling.

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20.5 km

Cooling Castle Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

Cooling castle is a 14th century quadrangle castle, built to defend french raids on the Thames estuary.

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23.3 km

The Fire Place Café

Highlight • Cafe

26.6 km

Higham Lakes

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Higham lakes are a lovely spot in Higham Park's gardens. The regal estate, created in 1320, was home to the De Hegham family for many years. Various legendary guests have …

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34.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.2 km

6.68 km

3.34 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.5 km

7.42 km

5.85 km

540 m

200 m

Elevation

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Gravesend

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Thames and Medway Canal Path – Cooling Castle Gatehouse loop from Gravesend

Thames and Medway Canal Path

Cycle Path Along Higham and Shorne Marshes

Gentle Ride

View of Cooling Castle

Cooling Castle Gatehouse

The Fire Place Café

Higham Lakes

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