written by @coombstw
I have lived in Kent pretty much my entire life yet there is so much of it that I haven't seen so after @gracecmbs mentioning this place for the last three years I thought it was time we actually went there. So we packed up the hike gear into the car and headed out and in 25 minutes we had arrived.
This trail starts and ends at what is known as the devil's Kneading Trough named this, after its bowl like shape and the fact the rest of Kent is flat so as these hills appear out of nowhere, did he devil make them? Probably just the way most hills are created.
The views are spectacular from this view point and is a good stop just to relax for a few hours in the
sun. But I had planned for Grace and I to do part of the North Downs Trail a 7.6km off road path, on what turned out to be a 32 degrees Celsius, one of the hottest days of the summer. With extra water loaded up in the packs we were prepared. And thankfully the first part of the Trek it heads down hill and into town. Only down side in this heat was it is in complete open land.
Walking down steps built into hill was helpful and made the descent quite pleasant, across arose and you hit the field paths. The ground levels out so we were only competing with clumsy feet and me recording video and not looking where I was going. The trail was nice and easy to follow and well posted but using Alltrails app made it a lot easier and one I think is more for me.

The second half is were the ascent starts, which is gradual at first but then soon becomes more steep. We both certainly felt it in our legs especially with the sun on our backs, but we were saved by the next couple of kilometres were with the woods. Once up the main hill it just becomes a gradual ascent and easier to navigate. The North Downs Way wants to take you into the road for about 200 metres but with the Alltrails app I worked out if we join the Wibberley Way trail then we will walk off the road and still be heading the same way and end up at the same place so quickly adjusted and we stayed shaded and cooler right up to the jubilee crown hillside.

The trial then moves off across the edge of the hill right across to the edge of King's Wood where we Trek through back to the Devil's Kneading Trough. It took us about three and a half hours and with the heat is worth it for the views. A good beginners trail but some fitness needed for the hills. If you find yourself in Kent then go and find this place.