A better Medway

In Medway, we have:

  • invested £2.5 million over the last 5 years in cycling
  • created on-road cycle paths that make it easier to cycle safely and get to places like Gillingham Business Park, Strood Retail Park, Rainham High Street and St Mary’s Island
  • set up regular cycling groups that have over 300 members
  • brought on and off-road cycle paths
  • improved cycling infrastructure such as cycle parking stands.

Cycle routes

See a list of cycle routes in Medway.

Map of cycle routes in medway
Map of cycle routes in Medway

The Heron Trail

The Heron Trail is an 18 mile (29km) trail connecting the villages of:

  • Higham
  • Cliffe
  • Cooling
  • High Halstow
  • Hoo
  • Upnor.

Highlights include:

  • views of both the River Medway and the River Thames
  • detour routes including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds with sightings of herons.

More information on the Heron Trail can be found on the Explore Kent website.