Description
A fairly quiet route between Margate and Ramsgate using a few parks and quiet roads where possible in the urban sections . About 4km / 2.5mi in the middle is through arable fields and as it stays on farm tracks it should avoid issues both with livestock and ploughed up paths. It was designed to avoid the problems on Marston Road and Haine Road highlighted in reviews of MarRam 1. (MarRam 2 was originally proposed to fix these but an better low-traffic way into Ramsgate was found when the route was tested.)
This version goes right past Ramsgate Station which is almost 2km / 1.2mi from the end point. But most local buses use the stops right next to the end point. Ramsgate has many shopping and eating options, also lots of small museums, independent shops and art galleries. Margate town centre is also a walk from the station beyond Dreamlands amusement park. Technically the middle third of the route has no stopping or public transport options but there are a few around Ramsgate Station before the edge of town, see map. If you need to pick up serious supplies this includes a large Tesco with cafe, slightly off route
A fairly quiet route between Margate and Ramsgate using a few parks and quiet roads where possible in the urban sections . About 4km / 2.5mi in the middle is through arable fields and as it stays on farm tracks it should avoid issues both with livestock and ploughed up paths. It was designed to avoid the problems on Marston Road and Haine Road highlighted in reviews of MarRam 1. (MarRam 2 was originally proposed to fix these but an better low-traffic way into Ramsgate was found when the route was tested.)
This version goes right past Ramsgate Station which is almost 2km / 1.2mi from the end point. But most local buses use the stops right next to the end point. Ramsgate has many shopping and eating options, also lots of small museums, independent shops and art galleries. Margate town centre is also a walk from the station beyond Dreamlands amusement park. Technically the middle third of the route has no stopping or public transport options but there are a few around Ramsgate Station before the edge of town, see map. If you need to pick up serious supplies this includes a large Tesco with cafe, slightly off route
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Margate
Grid Ref
TR3473670560
Lat / Lon
51.38552° / 1.37227°
Easting / Northing
634,736E / 170,560N
What3Words
solar.regularly.vesting
Ramsgate
Grid Ref
TR3835964792
Lat / Lon
51.33224° / 1.42037°
Easting / Northing
638,359E / 164,792N
What3Words
door.drives.season
| Margate | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TR3473670560 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.38552° / 1.37227° |
| Easting / Northing | 634,736E / 170,560N |
| What3Words | solar.regularly.vesting |
| Ramsgate | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TR3835964792 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.33224° / 1.42037° |
| Easting / Northing | 638,359E / 164,792N |
| What3Words | door.drives.season |
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review
Daisy C
09 Feb 2024Walked from Ramsgate to Margate. A decent route mostly avoiding busy traffic, with no problematic roads or crossings. The alternatives to the MarRam 1 issues work well, the path beside Nash Road (3km from Margate) is set back on a wide verge and you cross Haine Road at a light controlled pedestrian crossing. The middle section was along farm tracks which weren't as muddy as they could have be given the weather, but were quite rutted from the farm vehicles. It was too dark by then to see how scenic but those tracks were useful because few hedges remain to navigate by.
None of the urban parks seem to be locked at night, only Ellington Park really has functional gates anyway. The urban footpaths were generally quite secluded but had lighting. Ellington Park has public toilets, there are some in the stations too, but behind the ticket barriers.
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