When the route was first planned on Sheppey, passenger ferry services was still running to Vlissingen in the Netherlands.
The ferry was popular with cyclists and the expectation was that large numbers of European visitors would start their cycling journey at Sheerness.
Construction on the circular route (the Sheppey Way) was started in July 2010 and planning permission was granted in October 2010.
[4] Starts from Barton's Point Coastal Park, on Marine Parade then heads west along the Queenborough Lines (former 19th century Naval Fortification) towards the western end of Sheerness and then it heads up via various housing suburb roads (which includes a toucan crossing,[2] before following the Fleet (river) towards Blue Town via Festival Field.
Then the route follows the sea wall promenade east, back to Barton's Point.