点评:I hired a bike from Kent Cycles in Canterbury and rode the Crab & Winkle Way to Whitstable and back. I’m glad I did quite a lot of route research on Google Maps first because that helped get me out of Canterbury mainly on cycle paths or quiet roads. It’s quite a long steep hill straight away and if (like me) you only ride a bike once a year, it was quite hard work… I obviously need to push myself harder in Spinning classes! Keep your eyes peeled for the cycle route signs. National Route 1. Some are very small and hidden (hence the additional help from Google Maps).
Once at the University, things were much easier as you are on a truly off road trail. Sometimes it’s tarmac but mainly stony trails. The route definitely has some undulation but I was find on the way to Whitstable. Part of the route near the university is used for parkrun on Saturday mornings so if you enjoy running, do that at 9:00am. If not, then avoid between 9 and 10 on Saturday mornings because it was busy!
Coming into Whitstable, the signage wasn’t great and I got lost several times but eventually made it to the harbour for a crab sandwich on the beach before heading back again. There is a long steep climb shortly after leaving Whitstable where I had to get off the bike and push about half way up the hill.
It took me just over an hour to get to Whitstable and just under an hour to get back to Canterbury! A really enjoyable ride past farmland, through a forest. Highly recommend!
翻译:我从坎特伯雷的 Kent Cycles 租了一辆自行车,骑着 Crab & Winkle Way 往返惠茨特布尔。我很高兴我首先在谷歌地图上做了很多路线研究,因为这帮助我主要在自行车道或安静的道路上离开坎特伯雷。这是一座相当长的陡峭山坡,如果(像我一样)你每年只骑一次自行车,那是相当辛苦的工作……我显然需要在动感单车课上更加努力地推动自己!请留意自行车道标志。国道 1. 有些非常小且隐蔽(因此需要 Google 地图的额外帮助)。
进入大学后,事情就变得容易多了,因为您处于真正的越野小道上。有时是柏油路,但主要是石路。这条路线确实有一些起伏,但我是在去惠茨特布尔的路上找到的。大学附近的部分路线用于周六早上的公园跑步,因此如果您喜欢跑步,请在上午 9:00 进行。如果没有,那就避开周六早上 9 点到 10 点,因为那里很忙!
进入惠茨特布尔,指示牌不太好,我迷路了好几次,但最终还是到达了港口,在海滩上吃了一份螃蟹三明治,然后又返回了。离开惠茨特布尔后不久,有一段很长很陡的爬坡路,我不得不下车,推上半山腰。
我花了一个多小时才到达惠茨特布尔,不到一个小时就回到了坎特伯雷!穿过农田,穿过森林,真是一次愉快的骑行。强烈推荐!