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Maidstone
Headcorn

Staplehurst Road – View of the Kent Countryside loop from Headcorn

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Kent
Maidstone
Headcorn

Staplehurst Road – View of the Kent Countryside loop from Headcorn

Moderate

18

riders

Staplehurst Road – View of the Kent Countryside loop from Headcorn

02:55

67.6km

480m

Road cycling

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: July 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 37 m for 52 m

After 67.6 km for 52 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

17.2 km

Pilgrims' Way Segment, Kent Downs National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A historical route taken by pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury, Kent

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2

23.9 km

Pilgrims Way Between Boxley and Detling

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Quiet road along the Kent Downs

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29.1 km

Cuckoo Wood

Forest

4

39.6 km

View of the Weald from Red Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Head south for best views to the west. Also down hill

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5

61.6 km

Staplehurst Road

Highlight • Trail

A quiet little country road with little traffic and great countryside

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6

62.5 km

Staplehurst Road

Highlight • Cycleway

The Stretch of StapleHurst Road Leading into Mill lane is a good cut through for longer tours often done across the Weald such as the Coasts and Oast and Thanet Platinum Audax 200k

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7

62.7 km

View of the Kent Countryside

Highlight • Natural

Fantastic views across the countryside in this fairly flat part of Kent

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8

65.8 km

Great views on a relatively quiet road

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9

67.2 km

Headcorn Village Centre

Highlight • Religious Site

Headcorn doesn't offer much besides a launderette and a way out of Headcorn via the Train Station. Not somewhere to Visit to sight see besides the walk to Headcorn aerodrome …

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B

67.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.6 km

1.01 km

473 m

255 m

206 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.8 km

4.39 km

288 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Saturday 11 July

28°C

16°C

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