Around Kent > Walking > Reculver Circular
Following 3 days of excess at GBBF, a short walk was in order - Starting at Reculver on the north coast, and travelling east along the Viking Coastal Trail (including the Thanet Coastal Path) for a mile or so towards Birchington, then a circular route heading inland, totalling about 7-8 miles. A lot of it follows the Wantsum Walk, and the final stretch takes in some of the Saxon Shore Way. Being coastal, it's flat as a pancake, and with the sun beating down it was a good job too.
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Nice scenery and easy walking - concrete paths for the first half and decent footpaths and minor roads for the second - took about 3 hours in total. Also spotted some decent beaches along this part of the coast (albeit stony), and the church remains in Reculver are worth a look.
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| The Northern Sea Wall |  |
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| View inland from the path - welcome to flat Thanet |  |
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| Saltwater lagoon |  |
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| Crossing the A299 |  |
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| Some of the wildlife in the nature reserve that the path goes through |  |
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