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Enjoy the glorious countryside scenery while riding through the
Kent Downs
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (link opens in a new window)
near Ashford - an area rich in flora and fauna with a wide range of
habitats.
The riding routes comprise two short and four long loops which
can be combined in any way to provide a long distance ride of up to
17 miles, taking just over four hours to complete.
 The routes take advantage of bridleways, byways
and sections of quiet minor roads. Special care is needed
along the narrow, twisting lanes. Sections of the
North Downs Way National Trail (link opens
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The routes run close to
Wye National Nature Reserve with its chalk grassland and
woodland on steep coombes. Not only is the reserve home to 21
recorded orchid species, it also features the Devil's Kneading
Trough, a dry, steep-sided valley formed by peri-glacial action
near the end of the last ice age.
For further information about the Wye and Crundale Rides,
download the
Ride Kent guide. |