National Trust White Cliffs of Dover trail

[babyclaytonmom]

Has anyone done the trail to the White Cliffs in Dover? Looks to be under 3 miles but how strenuous was it really? Says some hills. Wondered how long it takes most people to do. I think we will be "castled out" and would rather do this trail than go to Dover Castle. Thanks!

[firstjourney]

Following. I plan on hiking this a week from today and plan on spending most of the day exploring the cliffs. 

[Harters]

The walk is rated as "moderate" .  According to the NT website, the path is surfaced and only has one steep section.

 

Bear in mind that you do need to take some care as the path runs along the cliff edge

[AllenF]

We walked this trail back in 2018 on a private tour it is a very easy walk if you have no issues walking. There was 1 person in our group who had issues and had to stop at the golf course and had to be picked up. I highly recommend walking it. 

[babyclaytonmom]

On 7/31/2024 at 9:48 PM, firstjourney said:

Following. I plan on hiking this a week from today and plan on spending most of the day exploring the cliffs. 

Report back please 🙂 Will be doing it in 2 weeks.

[babyclaytonmom]

On 8/1/2024 at 1:35 PM, AllenF said:

We walked this trail back in 2018 on a private tour it is a very easy walk if you have no issues walking. There was 1 person in our group who had issues and had to stop at the golf course and had to be picked up. I highly recommend walking it. 

Was it really steep?

[John Bull]

If you start from sea-level (behind the ferry-port) there's a very steep climb at the start.

If you start at the carpark at the top then it's a bit up-and-down but nothing major.

 

JB 🙂