Connect Dover with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!England / Kent / Dover
Dover’s five Slow Ways are 40% checked
Help connect Dover
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
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.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Dover’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Dover from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Barham—Dover
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Bardov one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 346m | Descent 384m | ||
Dover—Deal
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Dovdea one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 383m | Descent 391m | ||
Dover—Deal
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Dovdea two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Dover—Northbourne
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Dovnor one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 222m | Descent 205m | ||
Folkestone—Dover
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Foldov one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 650m | Descent 675m | ||
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Hawkinge—Dover
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Hawdov one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 278m | Descent 134m |
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Collective progress
42% of Dover’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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4 people have contributed to Dover’s Slow Ways
5 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Dover
48km out of 91km have been walked and reviewed
82km of reviews have been shared in Dover
Latest Updates
It’s quite challenging as the route is very undulating and quite exposed if the weather is bad....
Sean Richards
From the end of Dover seafront the route goes along East Cliff and up the steep Dame Vera Lynn Way, which ends in a long flight of steps and another steep climb. There are lots of places to rest along the way, with refreshments and public toilets at Dover, White Cliffs, South Foreland Lighthouse, St Margaret's Bay, Kingsdown, Walmer and Deal....
Andrew
If you walk this route, you shouldn't have any trouble, and it's a perfectly good route, but I've uploaded DovDea two that should be a bit more precise to follow....
mtormey
I walked this route from Dover to Deal. I found the stretch of road walking in St Margaret's to be surprisingly unpleasant, a narrow road with little cover. Along this road, your choice is walking on the road, a narrow stretch of tarmac with no pavement, or on the "beach", which makes for very slow walking along the rocks. There's a lot to explore and discover in Deal, I was quite pleased to end my walking for the day there and explore!...
mtormey
Getting onto the walk is somewhat hard to find in Dover, and is best approached from the seafront and beach at Dover....
RoamingAmy
Dover’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TR3138641475
Lat / Lon
51.12580° / 1.30542°
Easting / Northing
631,386E / 141,475N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Dover and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Dover'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
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