title: National Cycle Route 18
text: # National Cycle Route 18
  
  National Cycle Route 18 (NCR18) runs from Canterbury to Royal Tunbridge Wells. It follows the valley of the River Stour to Ashford and then runs through the High Weald via Tenterden.
  
  ## Route
  
  ### Canterbury to Ashford
  
  Canterbury | Chartham | Wye | Ashford
  
  ### Ashford to Royal Tunbridge Wells
  
  Ashford | Shadoxhurst | Tenterden | Bedgebury Forest | Pembury | Royal Tunbridge Wells
  
  This section is mostly on roads, except for the section through Bedgebury Forest.
  
  