Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 4.61 km for 61 m

After 9.15 km for 93 m

After 12.4 km for 85 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.63 km

Site of Rochester Bridge station, Rochester

Archaeological Site

5.05 km

Black Widow Submarine (U-475) on the River Medway

Highlight • Monument

The "Black Widow" is ex Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475) Hunter Killer Class Submarine, which is moored on the River Medway, close to the Rochester Bridge. It was built in …

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9.19 km

MOD Road Barrier on Woodfield Way

Highlight • Rest Area

Climb up into chattenden, then downhill past the MOD site, then choose weather to go into Strood or back through Higham.

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12.5 km

Billy's Bakehouse

Highlight • Cafe

I ate a Cornish pastie and drank a lovely white coffee for only £3.70. A great place.

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24.6 km

Hoppers Lane

Highlight • Trail

Nice quiet, flat (ish) straight (ish) road through fields. Infrequent motor vehicles.

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29.8 km

Quiet Lanes

Highlight • Cycleway

Road surface can be a bit poor, and busy at commuting times

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30.7 km

Buckholt Lane Climb

Highlight • Climb

Nice climb and nice views of the river Thames

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33.1 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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34.0 km

Rye Street and Common Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A quiet road round the back of Cliffe. Might have to share it with a horse occasionally but I've only ever seen one car on this road.

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51.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.7 km

8.30 km

4.38 km

2.99 km

596 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.3 km

10.4 km

211 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 April

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