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Crab and Winkle Way – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Sturry

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Crab and Winkle Way – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Sturry

Hard

5.0

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Crab and Winkle Way – Crab and Winkle Way loop from Sturry

06:53

109km

710m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 770 m for 233 m

After 3.24 km for 140 m

After 45.9 km for 101 m

After 71.5 km for 198 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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886 m

Great Stour

Lake

3.31 km

Reed Pond

Lake

20.3 km

Oxen Lees Wood

Forest

28.5 km

King's Wood

Forest

39.7 km

Great Stour Way Through Hambrook Marshes

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Stunning Riverside ride along this section of cycle route 18.

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50.8 km

Crab and Winkle Way

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The Crab and Winkle Way is a charming 7.6-mile cycle ride between Canterbury and the harbour in Whitstable. Along the way you’ll enjoy ancient broadleaved woodland and fine views. When …

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50.8 km

Crab and Winkle Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A really nice traffic-free route into Canterbury from Whitstable with surfaces good for all bikes.

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59.3 km

View of the North Sea

Highlight • Viewpoint

Often windswept, Rugged unchanging landscape fringed by beaches

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61.7 km

Coastal Cycle Path

Highlight • Trail

Avoid on the weekend as this becomes a very popular walk.

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63.0 km

Whitstable Seafront Promenade

Highlight • Beach

There's a good cycle route right on the seafront at Whitstable that leads all the way to the edge of Herne Bay. Gorgeous sea views all the way!

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71.6 km

Reculver Roman Fort

Archaeological Site

75.2 km

Beach

78.6 km

Beresford Gap Coastal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

It's a great ride (and I have almost no sense of smell!). The path takes you most of the way from Whitstable around to Sandwich. Where you have to leave …

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85.1 km

Margate Main Sands

Beach

86.1 km

Viewpoint

90.1 km

Westgate Bay Coastal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The cycle path leads along the shore past Westgate Bay and the iconic blue and yellow beach huts of Westgate-on-Sea. Around the headland cliffs to the west, the town's second …

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109 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.0 km

20.9 km

18.8 km

13.0 km

6.01 km

800 m

170 m

Surfaces

65.5 km

22.0 km

11.5 km

8.44 km

859 m

362 m

Elevation

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Saturday 9 May

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