Viking Coastal Trail

Viking Coastal Trail
Marker Viking Coastal Trail at Beresford Gap (National Cycle Network 15)
Length	25 mi (40 km)
Location	Kent
Trailheads	St Nicholas at Wade 51°21′15″N 1°15′07″E / 51.3541°N 1.2519°E / 51.3541; 1.2519 (Viking Coastal Trail) Reculver Towers 51°22′45″N 1°11′53″E / 51.3792°N 1.1981°E / 51.3792; 1.1981 (Viking Coastal Trail) Margate 51°23′14″N 1°22′41″E / 51.3871°N 1.378°E / 51.3871; 1.378 (Viking Coastal Trail) Broadstairs 51°21′30″N 1°26′33″E / 51.3582°N 1.4426°E / 51.3582; 1.4426 (Viking Coastal Trail) Ramsgate 51°19′56″N 1°25′15″E / 51.3323°N 1.4209°E / 51.3323; 1.4209 (Viking Coastal Trail) Pegwell Bay 51°19′33″N 1°21′58″E / 51.3258°N 1.3661°E / 51.3258; 1.3661 (Viking Coastal Trail) Minster 51°19′51″N 1°18′58″E / 51.3309°N 1.3161°E / 51.3309; 1.3161 (Viking Coastal Trail)
Use	Cycling and Hiking,
Highest point	42 m (135 ft)
Months	All year

The Viking Coastal Trail is a 25-mile multi-user route around the Isle of Thanet, keeping as close as is possible to the coast. It is also Regional Route 15 of the National Cycle Network. From Reculver (going clock-wise), the trail passes through Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate to reach Pegwell Bay, where Vikings first landed in Kent. The Trail then, uses an inland route on quiet lanes (except the short section beside the A299), passing through a couple of villages with ancient churches including Minster-in-Thanet Abbey and St Nicholas at Wade, to return to Reculver.