Walks you can reach from Ebbsfleet International by train
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Higham Station to Gravesend Station (Kent)
4m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
18km.
Flat estuary landscape, gravel tracks, grassy paths, marshes, open water, mud flats, RSPB reserve, industrial heritage, and big skies. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Stratford Station to Stratford International Station (Essex)
15m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
Easy: 0km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Pluckley Station to Ashford International Station (Kent)
15m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
16km.
Pastures, orchards, woods, commons, bogs, parkland estate, and riverside parks into a town centre.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Meopham Station to Rochester Station (Kent)
15m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
19km. 4h30.
Chalk grassland, ancient woodland, community woodland, landscaped parkland, wildflower meadows, motorway viaduct crossing, salt marsh, riverside path, and historic town. Motorway viaduct crossing.
An alternative variant of Meopham Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Folkestone Central Station Circular via Castle Hill (Kent)
45m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
Tough: steep ascents. 16km. 5h–8h.
A rambler favourite! Verdant coastal cliffs, rolling hills, and suburban streets. Begins, necessarily, with a lengthy suburban segment, but then becomes very beautiful and surprisingly quiet. Particularly lovely on the walk along the cliffs east of Folkestone, where there are also a number of lunch spot choices. The narrow overgrown paths are best. But note that there is a LOT of steep ascents and descents on this walk.
Highlights: Folkestone.
Lunch stops in Capel-le-Ferne (3h–4h30 in): Cliff Top Café, the Royal Oak, or the Cliff Top Café.
End-of-walk rewards: the Royal George, the Harbour Inn, the Kipps' Alehouse, the Samuel Peto, the Pullman, the East Kent Arms, or the Lord Morris.
Folkestone Central Station to Dover Priory Station (Kent)
45m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
14km.
A rambler favourite! Coastal cliffs, chalk downland, sea defences, wild landslip area, wartime installations, ridge between valley and sea, and town crossing. Cracked sea defences.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Dover Priory Station to Deal Station (Kent)
45m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
17km.
A rambler favourite! Clifftop chalk paths, two significant climbs, level pebble beach coastpath, open sea views, and historic town. Mobile may switch networks.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Faversham Station Circular via Uplees Marshes (Kent)
45m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
19km. 4h30.
Flat marshland, creek embankments, farm fields, quiet country lanes, woodland, and tidal waterways. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Faversham Station to Whitstable Station (Kent)
45m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
15km. 4h30.
Easy coastal walk, flat terrain, seaside villages, and open shoreline.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Teynham Station to Faversham Station (Kent)
45m direct from Ebbsfleet International.
24km. 5h30.
Flat orchards and fruit farms, tidal river seawall, coastal creeks, mudflats, salt marshes, drainage ditches, dykes, windswept grazing marshes, and historic market town streets. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ramsgate Station to Margate Station (Kent)
1h direct from Ebbsfleet International.
16km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
Low chalk cliffs, sandy bays and coves, cliff-top grassland, seaside promenades, and historic coastal towns. Very popular and busy. Check tide timings.
Highlights: Margate and Broadstairs.
Lunch stops: the Royal Victoria Pavilion (30m–1h in), or Forts Café (1h30–3h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Mechanical Elephant, or the Cinque Ports.
Birchington-on-Sea Station to Whitstable Station (Kent)
1h direct from Ebbsfleet International.
21km.
Flat coastal promenade and sea wall; shingle beach, beach huts, caravan-park front, residential clifftops, and seaside towns.
A longer variant of Birchington to Herne Bay – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.