The line is the official route from Natural England's National Trails (England) data (Open Government Licence v3.0), with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check for current diversions before a long trip. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 12 days of about 21 km (13 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Boughton Lees to Folkestone and Hythe District 21 km · 21 km from the start
- Day 2 Folkestone and Hythe District to Dover 21 km · 42 km from the start
- Day 3 Dover to Bekesbourne 21 km · 64 km from the start
- Day 4 Bekesbourne to Chilham 21 km · 85 km from the start
- Day 5 Chilham to Maidstone 21 km · 106 km from the start
- Day 6 Maidstone to an unnamed point 21 km · 127 km from the start
- Day 7 An unnamed point to Birling 21 km · 148 km from the start
- Day 8 Birling to Sevenoaks 21 km · 170 km from the start
- Day 9 Sevenoaks to South Godstone 21 km · 191 km from the start
- Day 10 South Godstone to Brockham 21 km · 212 km from the start
- Day 11 Brockham to Guildford 21 km · 233 km from the start
- Day 12 Guildford to Farnham 21 km · 254 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Cobbs Hill 180 m · 15.0 km from the start
- Cherry Garden Hill · 27 km from the start
- Round Hill · 28 km from the start
- Detling Hill [North Downs] 202 m · 122 km from the start
- Holly Hill 172 m · 148 km from the start
- Reigate Hill 235 m · 204 km from the start
- Box Hill 224 m · 211 km from the start
- Box Hill 172 m · 214 km from the start
- Dunley Hill 227 m · 224 km from the start
- St Martha's Hill 175 m · 234 km from the start
The listed hills and the highest of 25 tops within 300 m of the line. The app shows them all. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Boughton Lees, Kent. 51.19115, 0.90192
Finish: near Farnham, Surrey. 51.21285, -0.79377
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Boughton Lees, Kent · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Folkestone and Hythe District, Kent · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Dover, Kent · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bekesbourne, Kent · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Chilham, Kent · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Maidstone, Kent · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Birling, Kent · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Sevenoaks, Kent · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- South Godstone, Surrey · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Brockham, Surrey · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Guildford, Surrey · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Farnham, Surrey · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
