Hartley (Sevenoaks) — Swanscombe
Harswa three
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By Daisy C on 09 Feb 2023
Description
Takes a quiet route into Southfleet than HarNor2, along a no-through-road. This is basically
HarNor 3 - Northfleet Station + Thames Way + SwaNor 1.
It's a mostly quiet route through scenic countryside, but there are two sections beside busy (but generously pavemented) roads, one is the 8-lane A2.
If you are planning public transport to/from Hartley, the start point is actually Longfield, it's not in next-door Hartley at all.
There is a pub, and bus-stops in Southfleet if you want to rest, eat or just end the journey early. There is also a pizza/burger van on the layby just north of the A2 bridge, or a huge supermarket if you go a little further north. You could cut the journey short at Northfleet Station - doing HarNor 3 instead, which might also work better if you are getting a train onwards (same trains at both).
There are a couple of shortish steep footpaths, some rutted tracks, at least one kissing gate and a couple of wet flushes where it gets muddy. The footbridge over the HS1 rail lines at Ebbsfleet is also a bike route, so no steps but it does have metal width restrictions to stop motorbikes which would probably block wheelchairs too
Takes a quiet route into Southfleet than HarNor2, along a no-through-road. This is basically
HarNor 3 - Northfleet Station + Thames Way + SwaNor 1.
It's a mostly quiet route through scenic countryside, but there are two sections beside busy (but generously pavemented) roads, one is the 8-lane A2.
If you are planning public transport to/from Hartley, the start point is actually Longfield, it's not in next-door Hartley at all.
There is a pub, and bus-stops in Southfleet if you want to rest, eat or just end the journey early. There is also a pizza/burger van on the layby just north of the A2 bridge, or a huge supermarket if you go a little further north. You could cut the journey short at Northfleet Station - doing HarNor 3 instead, which might also work better if you are getting a train onwards (same trains at both).
There are a couple of shortish steep footpaths, some rutted tracks, at least one kissing gate and a couple of wet flushes where it gets muddy. The footbridge over the HS1 rail lines at Ebbsfleet is also a bike route, so no steps but it does have metal width restrictions to stop motorbikes which would probably block wheelchairs too
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Maximum elevation
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Start and end points
Hartley (Sevenoaks)
Grid Ref
TQ6012168869
Lat / Lon
51.39627° / 0.30029°
Easting / Northing
560,121E / 168,870N
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Swanscombe
Grid Ref
TQ6058074748
Lat / Lon
51.44895° / 0.30954°
Easting / Northing
560,580E / 174,748N
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Hartley (Sevenoaks) | |
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Grid Ref | TQ6012168869 |
Lat / Lon | 51.39627° / 0.30029° |
Easting / Northing | 560,121E / 168,870N |
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Swanscombe | |
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Grid Ref | TQ6058074748 |
Lat / Lon | 51.44895° / 0.30954° |
Easting / Northing | 560,580E / 174,748N |
What3Words | inform.exams.often |
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reviews
Derick Rethans
05 May 2024I walked this from Swanscombe to Hartley, on a mostly sunny morning. It had rained a little in the past week.
From the station you follow the busy high road (photo #1), but soon a dedicated path (photo #2) brings you to a wide roundabout with minimally good crossing points (photo #3). Then there is a section along a wide road – usually used for Eurostar traffic (photo #4), I suppose. It is a little dangerous to cross, but on the other side is a narrow path through lots of greenery (and a few nettles). Crossing underneath HS1 is tricky if you're tall (photo #5), but there is a lovely-wooded path on the west side (photo #6).
Another section along busy roads follows (photo #7). There are also a few slightly less-than-100% crossing points needed (photo #8).
Then the route continues past some poly tunnels (photo #9), which you see quite a few of on this route. The route continues through some lush green fields (photo #10), and alongside them. A short section along a lane brings you to Southfield with a pub and a few shops. Away from Southfield are more narrow lanes (photo #11). None of them felt unsafe, but there was some traffic.
The last section was a trek up a slow incline along fields (photo #12) and the outskirts of "New Barn", before following a ridge overlooking Longfield (or Hartley?, photo #13). From there, you then come of the hill (photo #14) and into the village with shops and the finish at the station.
It's a good route, but as there is a fair amount of lanes and busy roads, I'm marking this as four stars.
Stephen Graham
18 Jan 2024Accurate and decent route. Not the shortest option.
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Daisy C
09 Feb 2023 (edited 18 Feb 2023)This is a great route. I walked the Longfield - Northfleet part in high summer, which was lovely. There were skylarks, chalk downland flowers, hare hiding in polytunnels, and warblers in the reedbeds of the Ebbsfleet Valley. Apparently you might see adders sunbathing there too.
I walked the Swanscombe - Northfleet part separately in February. It is mostly on the high street in Swanscombe then a purpose made path/cycleway. Very straightforward to follow and well-used.
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