North Downs Way
Waymarked Way · Kent
4,000
XP
a 10-day route
600 m
300 m
0 m
Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Google Maps
Apple Maps
Waze- North Downs Way (Western) · 17.3 km
- North Downs Way (Eastern) · 184.9 km
- North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) · 52.1 km
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
4149 m
Drop
4150 m
Highest
272 m
Lowest
0 m
Walking time
about 57 h 41 min
A 10-day route, walked in stages. 4,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 25% for 280 m midway, comes down 18% for 620 m early on.
Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 620 m near the end, comes down 25% for 280 m midway.
Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (2.1 km at 10%+, 1.7 km of it 15%+) and come down 0.4 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
How the 253.9 km splits
Flat
157.8 km
Climbing
46.3 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.7 km
Descending
47.2 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km
Link it with other walks
Southwark to Canterbury
Shares 69.0 km of path · meets at km 52.8, 54.0, 54.7…132.28 km
Otford to Canterbury Cathedral
Shares 67.2 km of path · meets at km 52.8, 54.0, 54.8…95.04 km
Saxon Shore Way
Shares 13.8 km of path · meets at km 235.6, 236.2, 236.4…261.71 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to Ramsgate
Shares 6.7 km of path · meets at km 21.8, 245.5, 247.1…58.91 km
Augustine Camino
Shares 6.7 km of path · meets at km 50.8, 51.3, 52.4…104.6 km
Scenic Green Trail
Shares 4.9 km of path · meets at km 189.6, 190.0, 191.2…70.4 km
Elham Valley Way
Shares 4.7 km of path · meets at km 46.4, 48.1, 50.1…35.15 km
Cycle Surrey Hills
Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 78.4, 78.7, 79.7…38.57 km
Reigate Hill Walk, Harewoods
Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 114.3, 115.0, 115.5…6.5 km
Darent Valley Path
Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 146.3, 147.8, 148.537.73 km