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South East England

Tonbridge And Malling

Dode Church and Lost Village – View Over Kent Downs loop from Trottiscliffe

Running trails & routes

South East England

Tonbridge And Malling

Dode Church and Lost Village – View Over Kent Downs loop from Trottiscliffe

Moderate

4.3

(3)

3

runners

Dode Church and Lost Village – View Over Kent Downs loop from Trottiscliffe

01:39

13.7km

230m

Running

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

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Kent Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.79 km

Woodland sculptures at Trosley Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Trosley Park boasts 170 acres (69 ha) of beautiful woodland and chalk downland. You are afforded spectacular views over the North Downs. Classified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, …

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2

6.71 km

The Lost Village of Dode & Retreat Cottages

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Once a derelict village (all villagers died through a plague wave) since the middle ages - the church has recently been refurbished/rebuilt. There is also a modern stone circle just …

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3

6.73 km

Dode Church and Lost Village

Highlight • Religious Site

Following the Black Death, the village was abandoned, and the church stood empty for centuries. In 1990 Doug Chapman, a chartered surveyor who had worked at Canterbury Cathedral, purchased the …

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4

8.22 km

View Over Kent Downs

Highlight • Forest

perfect place to chilli and take in the view

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5

11.4 km

Pilgrims Way Singletrack at Trosley Country Park

Highlight • Cycleway

A really beautiful shadowed singletrack. Still suitable for gravel bikes. Lots of small ups and downs, so was quite intense for my newbie legs.

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6

12.5 km

View From Coldrum Long Barrow

Highlight • Viewpoint

7

13.2 km

Forgotten Victorian Rectory

Highlight • Other

possibly derelict

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B

13.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.19 km

3.08 km

2.84 km

944 m

608 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.51 km

3.08 km

2.48 km

1.31 km

1.00 km

337 m

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Friday 10 July

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