Challock - Pilgrim's Way - Charing
Challock is located only 10 minutes away from the M2, Jct 6 toward Ashford or can be accessed from Jct 9 of the M20.
The proposed route starts from King's woods
car park, just outside Challock.
This route is a mixture of off-road and quiet roads. This is a nice introduction
to off road cycling as there is no major difficulties.Beware as the
pilgrim's way can get slippery and hard going when wet.
After a quick ride in King's Wood, cross the A252 toward Howlett's farm (1). After crossing the A251 at Pested Farm, the bridleway gets really rocky on the downhill section. On joining the road (2), straight ahead and follow the lane to heel farm. The bridleway is not easy to find but go across the farm and along the field. Cross the road (3) and follow the bridleway up to woodsell then toward Cornhill farm. This is a nice section through the woods and carries on on a grassy track. On joining the road, turn right and follow it up to Riggshill farm. Turn left onto the bridleway. At the bridleway junction, keep left (4) (If the conditions are muddy, opt for the right alternative with is shorter and in better conditions). Turn right on the road and follow for 800m and left at waterditch farm (5). The track steepens rapidly, so be careful as it is often use by horses. This fast downhill ends brutally onto the Pilgrim's way (T junction), so make sure you stop before going OTB into the bushes. At the T junction (6), turn left and enjoy the fast rolling North Downs Way to Charing Hill. Cross the main road (A252) and follow it until Burnt House Farm (7), just before the quarry. The track from Burnt House Farm is the toughest part of the ride, with a steep climb in the woods toward and along the gliding field. After passing the gliding club, you reach the A252 again (8). Turn right and follow the main road to Challock and back to the car park
This is also a good warm up for a longer route where you follow the NDW all the way to Wye and carry onto the Chilham route (45/50 miles).
Route Information
| Start/Finish | Challock / King's wood car park (TR 02384 49951) |
| Distance | 30 Km |
| Time | 2.5 - 3 hours |
| Rating | Easy / Moderate |
| Map | OS Explorer series (1:25,000)
137, Ashford, Headcorn, Chilham & Wye.
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Cloud Chamber in King's woods