236 Deal to Sandgate
Hiking Route
· United Kingdom
Responsible for this content
Pete Hill-
/Photo: Pete Hill, Community
Deal To Sandgate via Walmer, Kingsdown, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Folkestone. 3*
moderate
Distance 33.6 km
9:13 h
452 m
453 m
164 m
2 m
Deal To Sandgate via Walmer, Kingsdown, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Folkestone.
Esplanade / shingle beach, cliff top around the ferry port and down into Dover. Up briefly onto North Downs Way. A few steep climbs and sharp drop into Folkestone. Promenade to end.
Saxon Shore Way
North Downs Way
The low cliff tops merge Deal into Walmer and the white cliffs of Dover magically appear at Kingsdown. Take the cliff top path (the OS marked path at the cliff base is NOT a through route) and stay atop until dropping into Dover. There are lovely views down into the bustling port above Dover and a few benches for a great lunch stop. The route climbs out of Dover via a short stretch of the North Downs Way and a few of the sharp climbs can get a bit slippery after rain. The route then drops rapidly into Folkestone and a long promenade walk ends at Sandgate. A decent amount of ascent makes this an unusually hard day of walking along the Southeast coast but as the terrain is not rugged I haven't classed the difficulty as any tougher than medium.
My Rating: ***
More info and views at GBCoastWalk.com
Esplanade / shingle beach, cliff top around the ferry port and down into Dover. Up briefly onto North Downs Way. A few steep climbs and sharp drop into Folkestone. Promenade to end.
Saxon Shore Way
North Downs Way
The low cliff tops merge Deal into Walmer and the white cliffs of Dover magically appear at Kingsdown. Take the cliff top path (the OS marked path at the cliff base is NOT a through route) and stay atop until dropping into Dover. There are lovely views down into the bustling port above Dover and a few benches for a great lunch stop. The route climbs out of Dover via a short stretch of the North Downs Way and a few of the sharp climbs can get a bit slippery after rain. The route then drops rapidly into Folkestone and a long promenade walk ends at Sandgate. A decent amount of ascent makes this an unusually hard day of walking along the Southeast coast but as the terrain is not rugged I haven't classed the difficulty as any tougher than medium.
My Rating: ***
More info and views at GBCoastWalk.com
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Highest point
164 m
Lowest point
2 m
Start
Coordinates:
OS Grid
TR 37800 52810
DD
51.224918, 1.404384
DMS
51°13'29.7"N 1°24'15.8"E
UTM
31U 388581 5676046
w3w
///front.tubes.bigger
Note
all notes on protected areas
Coordinates
OS Grid
TR 37800 52810
DD
51.224918, 1.404384
DMS
51°13'29.7"N 1°24'15.8"E
UTM
31U 388581 5676046
w3w
///front.tubes.bigger
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
33.6 km
Duration
9:13 h
Ascent
452 m
Descent
453 m
Highest point
164 m
Lowest point
2 m
Statistics
2D
3D
Maps and trails
Distance
km
Duration
: h
Ascent
m
Descent
m
Highest point
m
Lowest point
m
Questions and answers
Would you like to the ask the author a question?
Rating
Help others by being the first to add a review.
Photos from others