Kent Area

We are the Kent Area Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Website : https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/

Walking in Kent

Kent is one of the largest of the Ramblers’ areas with over 4000 members and thirteen local groups. The area covers not just the county of Kent but also the unitary authority of Medway and the London boroughs of Bexley and Bromley.

The area is exceptionally well provided with great countryside and coast with around 4500 miles of public rights of way. Kent has 180 miles of varied and historic coast path and many other long distance paths including the North Downs Way, the Greensand Way and the Wealdway. Many routes through attractive landscapes are surprisingly quiet despite being easily accessible to large centres of population.

Kent's walking community

While many people belong to Kent Ramblers to participate in the walks and social events organised by our welcoming local groups, even more just want to support the vital work done by our hundreds of volunteers promoting the interests of all walkers in Kent. This work includes:

Defending the path network against obstructions, closures and detrimental diversions;
Researching routes missing from official maps and getting them recorded;
Helping with the clearance of vegetation and other path maintenance;
Providing information and inspiration to independent walkers by publishing guidebooks and walking routes to download from our web site.

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Our groups

Catha's Seat Chilham on Group Walk in 2022

Ashford (Kent) Group

Maidstone Group

smiling walkers with their dogs on a hill

North West Kent Group

a line of walkers and a dog going across a harvested field

Tonbridge & Malling Group

Tunbridge Wells Group

Canterbury Group

a view over a gate of walkers going into a field

Sevenoaks Group

A tree at the base of where two hills meet

Medway Group

White Cliffs Group

Bromley Group

volunteers in hi-vis jackets ready to clear vegetation from footpaths

Dartford & Gravesham Group

East Kent Walking Group

a large group of walkers on a hilltop with the sun bursting through the clouds

West Kent Walking Group

Upcoming walks and events

Circular Walk from Chislehurst

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Christmas circular walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.0 miles

6 mile morning walk from Broome Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Penshurst to Smart's Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

East Malling & West Malling

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Starting from Far end of Lapwing drive. Lower Halstow. ME9 7DZ

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Chestfield and Whitstable footpaths and coast

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Dryhill to Emmetts

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Peter S's Christmas Walk ( Festive Attire Encouraged)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Christmas Day Walk at Nashenden

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.3 miles

St Margaret's at Cliffe

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.2 miles

Paul S's East Grinstead Good King Wenceslas

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.4 miles

Paul L's Sevenoaks Weald to Bough Beech Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.7 miles

Post Christmas Meander from Wateringbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Egerton circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Peter S's Shorne and Higham Circular 8 miles

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Three Commons Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Starting from Harrietsham Station Road ME17 1JA

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

5.5 mile half day walk from Chilham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Wadhurst circular walk.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Seasalter

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Horton Kirby/South Darenth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Pratts Bottom to the North Downs Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.7 miles

Rye Harbour walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Peter D's - Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks Weald & Godden Green Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.7 miles

Boxley Vinyards and Woodland Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Tilly & Charlie’s Twixtmas Cracker

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Hythe leisurely circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Starting from Old Teston Road opposite North Pole PH Red Hill Wateringbury ME18 5BJ

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

It's a New Year but a familiar walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Rochester Cathedral - Walk Meeting Point

New Year's Day Rochester Ramble

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Festive walk - New Years Day - Camer Park and Meopham Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

St Margaret's at Cliffe

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Chislehurst Winter Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Tunbridge Wells Loop via Common and High Rocks

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Platt Woods, fields and lanes

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Starting from Egerton Village Hall CP TN27 9DS

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

A short walk for a New Year

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Circular Walk from Hall Place

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Sunday Morning Walk For New Year

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.5 miles

6.5 mile half day walk from Pegwell Bay

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Sandhurst walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Peene

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Marc's Camer Park, Meopham Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Medway Urban Winter Walk (Circular)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.7 miles

Starting from The Bell Car Park, The Street, Bredhurst ME7 3JY

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Circular Walk from Wateringbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Views of the Darenth Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Greenwich to London Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Starting from Doddington village C.P. ME9 0BQ

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Paddington Basin to Limehouse Basin

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Groombridge and the High Weald

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.1 miles

Capel le Ferne

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Starting from Fox and Goose, Weavering Street ME14 5JP

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.3 miles

Chiddingstone Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.8 miles

101 walks around High Elms Estate. NO.72

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: -4.0 miles

Matfield to Brenchley Circular Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

A gentle New Years Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.2 miles

Littlebourne Minimum Mud 6 miles

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Circular Walk from Trosley Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Two sides of the North Downs

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.6 miles

Allhallows Marshes (Circular)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Hamstreet walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Etchinghill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Starting from Camer Park DA13 0XT

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

11 mile full day walk from Stelling Minnis

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Limehouse to Little Venice via the Regent's Canal

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

Peter S' Harrietsham Loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

Tour of the South Bank and loop into the City of London, 5.0 miles

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Circular Walk from Westminster Fields

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Starting from Cliffe Buttway Lane ME3 7QD

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Cudham to Tatsfield

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

A Walk From New Ash Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

A Wintry Walk in Ashdown Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Beacon Wood Country Park and Darent Valley Path

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Kemsing Circular via Shoreham

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Starting from Fox and Goose Pub, Weavering Street Maidstone ME14 5JP

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.1 miles

LET'S FOLLOW THE MEDWAY

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.7 miles

West Hythe

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.8 miles

Hythe

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

New Year Dryhill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

4.5 mile morning walk from Lower Hardres Village Hall CP.

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

A Winter Walk on the Weald

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Starting from Mote Park Car Park ME15 7SX

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

A City Farm, The Thames Path and Docklands

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.8 miles

Coastal walk - Westgate to Cliftonville and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Wye

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Circular Walk from Dryhill Nature Reserve Car Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Charing & North Downs Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Paul S's Crowborough The Final Problem

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.3 miles

Keston Ponds Circular 4.5 miles from Keston Ponds

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Starting from Lenham PCP, behind Dog & Bear PH. ME17 2QH

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.8 miles

Circular Walk from Cooling Church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Holly Hill to Ryarsh Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Starting from Dryhill Nature Reserve TN14 6AA

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Leigh Circular Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Badgers Mount via Knockholt Pound and Shoreham Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Starting from Outside Maidstone Town Hall, Jubilees Square, Maidstone ME14 1TG

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 3.0 miles

Staple

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Singleton walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

River Thames mystery walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Saturday Walk from High Elms Country Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Rochester (Nashenden & North Downs Way)

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Shipbourne to Ighham Mote via the Greensand Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Circular Walk from Lullingstone

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Starting from Bluebell Hill picnic site ME5 9RG

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.9 miles

Broomhill Sands walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Nasib's Up the Canal and Down the River Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Elham

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Oxted to the North Downs and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

11 mile full day walk from Adisham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

From Leaves Green to the Meridian and Beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Starting from Hollingbourne Station approach road ME17 1TX

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Regents Canal: Angel to Mile End

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Kensington and Thames

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Starting from Marden High Street Public Car Park (free) TN12 9DP

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

The medieval moated manor house, Ightham Mote

Ightham Mote and Knole Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.2 miles

Grove Ferry

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

6 mile morning walk from Sheldwich Lees

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Linton - Little Switzerland - Weirton Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Ramsgate

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Looking South East towards Ide Hill From The North Downs Way

Biggin Hill and Knockholt Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.6 miles

Benenden walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

10 mile full day walk from Hawkinge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Knole Park from Godden Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Oare

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.5 miles

6.5 mile morning walk from Hastingleigh

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Harrietsham walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

The Forstal, Mersham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

9 mile full day walk from Bishopsbourne

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

West Wood, Lyminge

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Cliffsend

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Lower Upnor to Kingsnorth Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

10.5 mile full day walk from Challock

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Hawkinge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Bromley Green walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Lyminge

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

6.5 mile half day walk from Chartham

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Seasalter

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Lenham walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.3 miles

11 mile full day walk from Eastling

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Walmer

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.4 miles

Horsmonden Circular Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.1 miles

Brockhill Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Haysden: Two lakes and the Eden Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.8 miles

Eastry

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Bishopsbourne

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Aldington

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Stourmouth

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.7 miles

Bridge Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

Walmer

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Hawkinge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Kearsney

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.2 miles

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a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
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