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Marden

Kent


Slow Ways linking Marden and Cranbrook, Headcorn, Lamberhurst, Maidstone, Paddock Wood

England / Kent / Marden

Marden’s five Slow Ways are 45% checked

Drawn: 5/5
reviewed: 4/5
verified: 0/5
and surveyed: 0/5

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Walk to Marden from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Lamberhurst—Marden
Lammar one Pioneer me Distance 20km/13mi Ascent 260m Descent 277m
Marden—Cranbrook
Marcra one Review me Distance 16km/10mi Ascent 216m Descent 161m
Marden—Headcorn
Marhea one

Double check Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 53m Descent 55m
Marden—Headcorn
Marhea two Review me Distance 12km/8mi Ascent - Descent -
Marden—Maidstone
Marmai one

Double check Distance 17km/11mi Ascent 190m Descent 202m
Paddock Wood—Marden
Padmar one

Double check Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 29m Descent 22m
Paddock Wood—Marden
Padmar two Review me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent - Descent -

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Collective progress

46% of Marden’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

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6/7

reviewed

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surveyed

0/7

verified

5 people have contributed to Marden’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Marden

81km out of 101km have been walked and reviewed

104km of reviews have been shared in Marden

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Only point I differed from the suggested route was to walk on the eastern side of Bethany School along Jarvis Lane....

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Marden Meadow nature reserve has some spectacular flowers at this time of year so my plan was first to test the improved PadMar 2 Slow Way from then test this route which goes very close to the reserve (150m down Marden Rd). The moved paths made this route a fail before I'd begun, so instead of a true test, I tried out their suggestions hoping perhaps to recce a good MarHea 3. This review was following the spirit of this route and should be of some help. Might help if you just really want to go to Marden Meadow or if someone down the line wants to design a new route instead of testing/using MarHea 2...

Daisy C

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There was a climbable but locked farm gate off the road at Mascalls Court Farm TQ 6774 4380, perhaps to prevent GPX-misled traffic for the housing being built just behind (on land they sold!). In practice it was fine though, traffic was very quiet and kept a good distance away when passing, but traffic elsewhere was pretty quiet this weekend, could be a Coronation traffic abberation. Otherwise, one locked farm gate which I hope is temporary....

Daisy C

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Paddock Wood—Marden

Ken added Padmar two, a new walk from Paddock Wood to Marden

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Also, the path onwards from near the School towards Paddock Wood is in very poor condition; you get a prize for finding the start [it's a small unmarked door within a large gate] and when you get to a large ditch there's no bridge [photo attached]. My Group had to abandon path walking at that stage and walk along relatively busy roads into Paddock Wood. I've reported the footpath problems to KCC but note that there are uncleared entries back to 2008!...

Martin S

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Walked the route Marden to Paddock Wood the Route is blocked with locked gates through private properties, way markers and access is sketchy in a lot of places....

Mat Young

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Not the best walk, a lot of missing way markers and finger posts many of the paths are overgrown there are also trees across the paths. Ploughed fields without the paths being reinstated. In Staplehurst the route directs you down a dead end and indicates a footpath that doesn't exist, i checked on kent Footpaths....

Mat Young

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Great walk a few overgrown paths otherwise pretty accesable....

Mat Young

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confident walkers but not suitable for wheelers of beginnners and route difficult to follow between Linton and Marden. The second part of the walk from Linton starting at St Nicholas Church on Linton Hill to Marden is more difficult to follow as in mid- summer the paths are starting to get overgrown with brambles and path markings are not particularly clear...

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Marden—Headcorn

CaptainNavi added Marhea two, a new walk from Marden to Headcorn

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Lamberhurst—Marden

Slow Ways added Lammar one, a new walk from Lamberhurst to Marden

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Marden—Cranbrook

Slow Ways added Marcra one, a new walk from Marden to Cranbrook

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Marden—Headcorn

Slow Ways added Marhea one, a new walk from Marden to Headcorn

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Marden—Maidstone

Slow Ways added Marmai one, a new walk from Marden to Maidstone

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Paddock Wood—Marden

Slow Ways added Padmar one, a new walk from Paddock Wood to Marden

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Marden, Fri 29 March

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Marden’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

TQ7435244737

Lat / Lon

51.17529° / 0.49288°

Easting / Northing

574,352E / 144,737N

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