{"id":"69393a507202e9abd62bd03f","title":"Royal Military Canal Path","path":"walks/routes/long-distance-paths/royal-military-canal-path","contentMarkdown":"## Royal Military Canal Path\n\n![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/RMCP_banner.jpg)\n\n![route](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/route.jpg)\n\n## Directions\n\nThis canal was started in 1804 as a defence against invasion by Napoleon and is now important to maintain the drainage of Romney March.  It stretches for 28 miles from Seabrook near Hythe to Cliffend between Rye and Hastings and, thanks to the efforts of Kent Ramblers, there is a path running alongside most of it.\n\nYou can read about the successful efforts of Kent Ramblers to secure the right to walk along part of the canal in an article from the [September 1993](https://kent.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/publications/newsletters/royal-military-canal-winning-access-1993), [March 1994](https://kent.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/publications/newsletters/royal-military-canal-progress-report-1994) and [September 1994](https://kent.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/publications/newsletters/royal-military-canal-media-launch-1994) editions and [two articles](https://kent.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/publications/newsletters/royal-military-canal-path-completed-1997) from 1997 editions of Kent Area News. \n\n- [Royal Military Canal web site](http://www.rmcp.co.uk/the-royal-military-canal/)\n- [Explore Kent](https://explorekent.org/activities/royal-military-canal/)\n- [Long Distance Walkers Association](http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Royal+Military+Canal+Path)\n\n![Image](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/RH&DR.jpg)\n\nRomney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway\n\n![Image](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/sound_mirror.jpg)\n\nSound Mirror on Canal Path\n\n![Image](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/napoleon.gif)\n\nThe canal was built as a defence against invasion by Napoleon\n\nAutomatically migrated from https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/index.htm on 2025-12-11 10:54","contentHtml":"<h2>Royal Military Canal Path</h2>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/RMCP_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/route.jpg\" alt=\"route\"></p>\n<h2>Directions</h2>\n<p>This canal was started in 1804 as a defence against invasion by Napoleon and is now important to maintain the drainage of Romney March.  It stretches for 28 miles from Seabrook near Hythe to Cliffend between Rye and Hastings and, thanks to the efforts of Kent Ramblers, there is a path running alongside most of it.</p>\n<p>You can read about the successful efforts of Kent Ramblers to secure the right to walk along part of the canal in an article from the <a href=\"https://kent.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/publications/newsletters/royal-military-canal-winning-access-1993\">September 1993</a>, <a href=\"https://kent.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/publications/newsletters/royal-military-canal-progress-report-1994\">March 1994</a> and <a href=\"https://kent.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/publications/newsletters/royal-military-canal-media-launch-1994\">September 1994</a> editions and <a href=\"https://kent.ngx-ramblers.org.uk/publications/newsletters/royal-military-canal-path-completed-1997\">two articles</a> from 1997 editions of Kent Area News. </p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.rmcp.co.uk/the-royal-military-canal/\">Royal Military Canal web site</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://explorekent.org/activities/royal-military-canal/\">Explore Kent</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Royal+Military+Canal+Path\">Long Distance Walkers Association</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/RH&DR.jpg\" alt=\"Image\"></p>\n<p>Romney Hythe &amp; Dymchurch Railway</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/sound_mirror.jpg\" alt=\"Image\"></p>\n<p>Sound Mirror on Canal Path</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/images/napoleon.gif\" alt=\"Image\"></p>\n<p>The canal was built as a defence against invasion by Napoleon</p>\n<p>Automatically migrated from <a href=\"https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/index.htm\">https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/RMC/index.htm</a> on 2025-12-11 10:54</p>\n"}