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Visitor Centre to Dover Castle Trail, White Cliffs

Linear Trail · Kent

150

XP

about 32 min walking

Moderate
2.08 km
Linear
00:30
Graded from its length and climb.

The White Cliffs of Dover is a two pawprint rated place. For more information please see https://bit.ly/3EY9YMW. Note: Dover Castle is operated by English Heritage and normal admission prices apply.

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103 m

53 m

3 m

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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.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

71 m

Drop

45 m

Highest

88 m

Lowest

8 m

Which way round

As mapped: Easy first 1.0 km, climbs 16% for 250 m near the end, comes down 14% for 300 m early on.

Reversed: Easy first 1.7 km, climbs 14% for 300 m near the end, comes down 16% for 250 m early on.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

Main climb: km 1.0–2.1, from 9 m to 88 m.

How the 2.1 km splits

Flat

0.6 km

Climbing

0.6 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.3 km

Descending

0.3 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Link it with other walks

Dover Cruise Terminal to National Trust White Cliffs Visitor Centre Walking Trail, White Cliffs

Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.8

3.55 km

King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to Ramsgate

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.7, 1.1

58.91 km

Saxon Shore Way

Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 0.7, 1.1

261.71 km

Visitor Centre to Langdon Stairs Trail, White Cliffs

Crosses at km 2.0

1.63 km

Visitor Centre to Fan Bay Deep Shelter and South Foreland Lighthouse Circiular Trail, White Cliffs

Crosses at km 2.0

5.07 km

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