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Chatham

Kent


Slow Ways linking Chatham and Gillingham, Hucking, Maidstone, Rochester

England / Kent / Chatham

Chatham’s four Slow Ways are 50% checked

Drawn: 4/4
reviewed: 2/4
verified: 2/4
and surveyed: 0/4

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Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.

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Walk to Chatham from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Chatham—Gillingham
Chagil one Survey me Distance 3km/2mi Ascent 54m Descent 32m
Chatham—Hucking
Chahuc one Pioneer me Distance 18km/11mi Ascent 465m Descent 316m
Maidstone—Chatham
Maicha one Pioneer me Distance 19km/11mi Ascent 314m Descent 317m
Rochester—Chatham
Roccha one Survey me Distance 2km/2mi Ascent 64m Descent 52m
Rochester—Chatham
Roccha two Review me Distance 2km/2mi Ascent 53m Descent 40m

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Collective progress

50% of Chatham’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

5/5

drawn

3/5

reviewed

0/5

surveyed

2/5

verified

5 people have contributed to Chatham’s Slow Ways

4 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Chatham

8km out of 44km have been walked and reviewed

20km of reviews have been shared in Chatham

Latest Updates

1) Instead of following the A2 and going through the Alleyway up George lane to Rochester High Street alongside The George Vaults I would suggest turning up the turning before which is North Street and carrying on directly over the High Street up towards Boley hill to rejoin the existing route in front of Rochester Cathedral. This will give 3 benefits, a) You will get to see more of the high street this way, b) it will take you off the main busy A2 road quicker and c) george lane on the existing route can often have garbage overspill on it and not be too nice to walk on. also on the existing route where the path crosses the high street and then goes through Two Post Alley, the path past the posts at the start is quite narrow and might not suit a wide buggy or wheelchair. If you follow the existing route and its an issue then 30 yards down the high street there is a better solution....

Jaitch

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This route keeps all the good stuff from RocCha 1 but tidies up the mapping oddities and, hopefully, will be a doddle to navigate....

Daisy C

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Rochester—Chatham

Daisy C added Roccha two, a new walk from Rochester to Chatham

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Luckily for me they were closed for maintenance so I couldn't follow the route exactly but was forced to take a pair of less brutal paths to get up there....

Daisy C

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This is a great route and it deserves a Slow Ways download which gives you a trouble free walk. As RocCha Slow Way has a verified route now I'm going to upload a new improved version that future walkers should find very easy to follow and perhaps enjoy a little more too. I tested out the small changes while I walked the original route....

Daisy C

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Lots of tracks in Great Lines Heritage Park which don't necessarily correspond to the route but the route was very walkable all the same. Great views from the top of the park near the Naval Memorial....

bobmatt3

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Changed the route to get through Victoria Gardens instead of doing what it said on the map but it wasn't a big detour....

bobmatt3

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This is definitely the quickest most direct route between Chatham and Gillingham stations. My only concern is that it is very secluded....

BruceWheeler

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Chatham

Stuart Keenan surveyed Chatham

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Chatham

Stuart Keenan surveyed Chatham

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Easy route round beautiful historical buildings and across green spaces with great views of cityscape and of river....

Karsco

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Chatham—Gillingham

paulcooper added Chagil one, a new walk from Chatham to Gillingham

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Rochester—Chatham

WJG added Roccha one, a new walk from Rochester to Chatham

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Chatham—Hucking

Slow Ways added Chahuc one, a new walk from Chatham to Hucking

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Maidstone—Chatham

Slow Ways added Maicha one, a new walk from Maidstone to Chatham

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Chatham, Fri 29 March

13°

Partly cloudy

Chatham’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

TQ7554067607

Lat / Lon

51.38037° / 0.52108°

Easting / Northing

575,540E / 167,607N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Chatham's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town

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