Other settlements in the valley include Etchinghill, Lyminge, Barham, Kingston, Bishopsbourne and Bridge.
At Bishopsbourne and North Lyminge there are examples of traditional sheep-grazed pasture and water meadow.
The route starts at Hythe and finishes at Canterbury Cathedral.
It utilises much of the erstwhile route of the Elham Valley Railway, constructed in the 19th century and connecting Folkestone and Canterbury.
This was closed in 1947, although a railway museum is located at Peene, immediately north of the Channel Tunnel station.