Description
An off-road route following the Darent Valley Path along the river to the pretty Chequers pub near Darenth and then footpaths across fields with glimpses of The Shard and Canary Wharf towers from the high ground especially near St Margarets Farm.
Takes the direct route from Dartford station to Central Park, past the theatre and the High St. Alternatively you could use the Darent Valley Path, from just east of the station (SwaDar 2 has the details).
Break points: There is a bus service at Hawley, and if you take a little detour south along the A225, there is a garden centre with a cafe, and a bakery (pub is now closed). A little further down the DV Path is the Chequers pub, which is the last eating option. This route deliberately avoids South Darenth, but if you want a shop, or to get to a mid-route train station (bus service is pretty limited and none on Sundays) then carry on along the DV Path, you can pick up SwaHar 3 to get to Longfield (aka Hartley) without (much) walking on Rabbit Rd, which has blind bends and pretty fast traffic for a single lane road
An off-road route following the Darent Valley Path along the river to the pretty Chequers pub near Darenth and then footpaths across fields with glimpses of The Shard and Canary Wharf towers from the high ground especially near St Margarets Farm.
Takes the direct route from Dartford station to Central Park, past the theatre and the High St. Alternatively you could use the Darent Valley Path, from just east of the station (SwaDar 2 has the details).
Break points: There is a bus service at Hawley, and if you take a little detour south along the A225, there is a garden centre with a cafe, and a bakery (pub is now closed). A little further down the DV Path is the Chequers pub, which is the last eating option. This route deliberately avoids South Darenth, but if you want a shop, or to get to a mid-route train station (bus service is pretty limited and none on Sundays) then carry on along the DV Path, you can pick up SwaHar 3 to get to Longfield (aka Hartley) without (much) walking on Rabbit Rd, which has blind bends and pretty fast traffic for a single lane road
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Dartford
Grid Ref
TQ5428574340
Lat / Lon
51.44705° / 0.21884°
Easting / Northing
554,285E / 174,341N
What3Words
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Hartley (Sevenoaks)
Grid Ref
TQ6012168869
Lat / Lon
51.39627° / 0.30029°
Easting / Northing
560,121E / 168,870N
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Dartford | |
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Grid Ref | TQ5428574340 |
Lat / Lon | 51.44705° / 0.21884° |
Easting / Northing | 554,285E / 174,341N |
What3Words | rails.term.dices |
Hartley (Sevenoaks) | |
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Grid Ref | TQ6012168869 |
Lat / Lon | 51.39627° / 0.30029° |
Easting / Northing | 560,121E / 168,870N |
What3Words | tile.sugars.plots |
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