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.
Our map will open in a new window.
Using the interactive map
To use the map:
- go to 'address search' at the top of the map page and type in the post code or road name of the area you would like to search within
- click on the 3 horizontal lines in the top left to access the 'What would you like to do?' menu
- click on ‘map features’
- open the ‘transport’ folder by clicking the black triangle icon
- click 'cycle routes’. The map layer will show a tick when the layer is on. If there's a cycle route in the area, the map will show a coloured line.
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.