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Aylesford

Hermitage Lane Steep Bridleway – The King's Arms loop from Aylesford

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Tonbridge And Malling

Aylesford

Hermitage Lane Steep Bridleway – The King's Arms loop from Aylesford

Moderate

5.0

(10)

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Hermitage Lane Steep Bridleway – The King's Arms loop from Aylesford

03:16

11.6km

210m

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: July 24, 2026

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Kent Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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291 m

White Horse Stone

Highlight • Monument

There is not much info about this but here is the official listing White Horse Stone, Aylesford, Boxley - 1005181 | Historic England historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005181

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856 m

North Downs Way 79-Mile Marker

Highlight • Trail

922 m

Westfield Wood Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Westfield Wood is a serene nature reserve that is part of an internationally-important yew woodland. The central part of the wood is occupied by a dense yew trees interspersed with …

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1.98 km

View over Boxley from the North Downs Way

Highlight • Trail

Great views over Boxley from the North Downs Way.

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2.56 km

Boxley Warren

Forest

2.86 km

William Blake Woodland Memorial and Book Exchange

Highlight • Monument

There was no mention of this on the map which seems strange as it appears to have been there for a few years. Why it’s in this specific place, I have no idea.

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4.70 km

Operation Sunsetters Spot

Viewpoint

5.73 km

Hermitage Lane Steep Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A bit of a killer hill over Detling Hill - surface isn't great - loose stones and very steep

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8.42 km

Church of St Mary and All Saints

Highlight • Other

Begun in the 13th century, added to in the 14th and 15th, and restored in the 1870s.

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8.52 km

The King's Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

Originally built in 1195 by monks of Boxley Abbey to brew beer. Became a pub in 1539, and at various times later used as a coaching halt, customs and excise …

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.81 km

2.57 km

1.66 km

381 m

187 m

Surfaces

4.50 km

2.42 km

2.34 km

1.79 km

352 m

217 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Sunday 26 July

28°C

14°C

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Hermitage Lane Steep Bridleway – The King's Arms loop from Aylesford

White Horse Stone

North Downs Way 79-Mile Marker

Westfield Wood Nature Reserve

View over Boxley from the North Downs Way

William Blake Woodland Memorial and Book Exchange

Hermitage Lane Steep Bridleway

Church of St Mary and All Saints

The King's Arms

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