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

No public transport in central 2 quartiles but Aylesford station is about a mile from Aylesford village. Will probably add more and some photos later....

Daisy C

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

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

I'm tempted to give this route 5 stars as I loved walking along the Thames and Medway Canal so much, and the other rural sections were pretty great too. I did not enjoy the Rochester end either, some route choices were strange and quite frustrating. * I avoided the Thames Path section as I thought it was closed until August. * The Thames and Medway Canal section really was wonderful. * Within Strood and Rochester I enjoyed the footpath beside the allotments, but couldn't understand the rest of the route. * At Rochester Bridge do cross over the road to the south side. You could change your route even earlier and approach the bridge using SolRoc 1, the waterside section and reflected lights were wonderful at dusk. * After the bridge you could stay south and swap the main road for Rochester High St then the La Providence footpath: very historic and beautiful with many restaurants, pretty shops, etc. If the Thames Path is still blocked and you use the official Milton Rd diversion this route has about 5km (3 miles) of road walking on primary or secondary (and cement plant access) roads....

Daisy C

This is a great walk that both starts and ends on a high, was easy to follow and has good public transport access - both endpoints are stations on the same line out of Victoria. The only, tiny, navigation problem was in the very first field outside Sole Street where the farmer hadn't reinstated the path although the wheat was already quite high. The footpath to Cobham cut diagonally through orchards which was very charming and will be lovely in blossom. First up is Cobham Woods (National Trust) past the Daunsley Mausoleum then into Ranscombe Woods (part of Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve). The station is very close to the high street but the footpath used on this route, through "La Providence", might be locked at night....

Daisy C

A very tall metal gate has been welded to the end of the passageway that cuts through to Wharf road. You need to go around Norfolk road to get onto Wharf road. From then on the walk along the canal and through the fields was magnificent....

bobmatt3

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

It looked like there may have been a straighter route across fields after crossing Brompton Farm Road but the indicated route was a nice walk....

Karsco

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

Karsco

When arriving in Maidstone the route shows to leave the river and cross the road to Faith Street but there is no exit point from the river there and the road crossing is further down, opposite Earl Street....

Karsco