National Cycle Route 18
This signed Sustrans cycle route runs through Kent from Canterbury to Tunbridge Wells for a distance of about 63 miles.
The route takes you through the High Weald AONB, passing a number of picture postcard villages with some stunning countryside views.
At the western end the route links with National Cycle Route 21 around Groombridge. The route runs to Greenwich, Croydon, Redhill, Crawley, East Grinstead, Heathfield and Hailsham before finishing on the coast at Eastbourne.
National Cycle Route 18 Ordnance Survey Map 
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National Cycle Route 18 Open Street Map 
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National Cycle Route 18 OS Map 
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National Cycle Route 18 Open Street Map 
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Further Information and Other Local Ideas
The route passes close to Bewl Water where you can enjoy a splendid waterside cycle trail.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Ashford, traffic free path
Ashford
View from Stepneyford Lane near Benenden
Road junction on Lidwells Lane. The lane leads from the A262 Station Road to North Road. An access road leads left towards Crowbourne Farm and Hammonds Farm. National Cycle Route 18 follows the lane. Beside the wooden telegraph pole is a small marker for the Goudhurst and Kilndown Millennium Walk.
Corner on Cycle Route 18 at High Halden. The house is Kirkbank.
Shuttlesfield. Shuttlesfield is the name of the few dwellings at the lane T-junction on cycle route 18. The drive ahead to Acrise Court continues as a bridleway.
Canterbury, Buttermarket
Tunbridge Wells Common. The route skirts the western edge of the common continuing west to Friezland Wood, High Rocks and Groombridge.