Walks you can reach from Rochester by train
Kent · South East England | Walks by foot
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Higham Station to Gravesend Station (Kent)
8m direct from Rochester.
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.
Farningham Road Station to Sole Street Station (Kent)
9m direct from Rochester.
17km.
Urban sprawl, housing developments, busy roads, arable fields, and occasional glimpses of historic rural Kent.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cuxton Station to Sole Street Station (Kent)
9m direct from Rochester.
17km.
Open downland views, wooded ridge, bluebell woods, organic vineyard, scenic ridges, and village churchyards. Some strenuous climbs.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Snodland Station to Sole Street Station (Kent)
9m direct from Rochester.
13km. 4h.
North Downs, wooded areas, open fields, hilly sections, pastoral valleys, and organic farmland. Nettles in summer.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Sole Street Station Circular via Jeskyns Community Woodland (Kent)
9m direct from Rochester.
16km. 4h.
Chalk grassland, ancient woodland, community woodland, landscaped parkland, wildflower meadows, farm fields, and country park. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Meopham Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Meopham Station Circular (Kent)
15m direct from Rochester.
19km. 4h30.
Chalk grassland, ancient woodland, community woodland, landscaped parkland, wildflower meadows, farm fields, country park, and busy road stretches. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Farningham Road Station to Otford Station (Kent)
15m direct from Rochester.
20km. 5h.
Ancient woodland, field edges, riverside Darent Valley Path, low hills, chalk downland, quaint villages, golf course, and nature reserves. Motocross path closures possible.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Farningham Road Station Circular via Farningham Woods Nature Reserve (Kent)
15m direct from Rochester.
14km. 3h30.
Ancient woodland, riverside Darent Valley Path, Eynsford loop, village of Horton Kirby, and recreation ground. Motocross path closures possible.
A variant of Farningham Road to Otford – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Farningham Road Station to Shoreham Station (Kent)
15m direct from Rochester.
16km. 4h.
Ancient woodland, riverside Darent Valley Path, low hills, and quaint village of Shoreham. Motocross path closures possible.
A shorter variant of Farningham Road to Otford – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Dartford Station to Greenhithe Station (Kent)
30m direct from Rochester.
11km.
Flat riverside paths, flood defences, marshland, industrial edge-land, and wide Thames estuary views. Flood risk — check warnings.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Teynham Station to Faversham Station (Kent)
30m direct from Rochester.
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.
Stratford Station to Stratford International Station (Essex)
30m direct from Rochester.
Easy: 0km, moderate ascents. 30m.