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

To see our cycle routes in Medway, you can use our map.

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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.