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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Colchester Castle loop from Colchester

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Colchester Castle loop from Colchester

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Colchester Castle loop from Colchester

06:20

108km

480m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 35.6 km for 99 m

After 37.3 km for 158 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.92 km

High Woods woodland

Forest

7.07 km

Ardleigh Reservoir

Lake

16.1 km

Victorian Shelter with View of the River Stour

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

This is a nice swoosh of a downhill into pretty Mistley, past the impressive Mistley Towers, with good views of the Stour Estuary all along. If you are lucky you …

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34.8 km

High Lighthouse

Lighthouse

35.6 km

Safe Haven – Harwich Kindertransport Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

The Save Haven sculpture commemorates the rescue of 10,000 mostly Jewish children from persecution and murder by the Nazis at the beginning of World War II. The port of Harwich played a central role in the children's transport.

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37.4 km

Beach

38.5 km

Dovercourt Lighthouses

Highlight • Historical Site

These unusual lighthouses were built around the 17th century and are a unique example of the first types of lighthouses dating to Roman and medieval times. The lighthouses would have …

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60.9 km

Beach Huts at Walton-on-the-Naze

Highlight • Structure

Some parts you are supposed to dismount

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61.0 km

Walton-on-the-Naze beach huts

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

64.6 km

National Cycle Route 150 Coastal Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The route is unmade - gravel and patches of sand - for a lot of the distance. Just about passable on a road bike but not ideal and really more suited for gravel tyres.

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106 km

Riverside Picnic Spot

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106 km

Colchester Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Built towards the end of the 11th century, Colchester Castle is a Norman castle with a unique keep. The castle witnessed various battles including a three-month siege in 1216. By …

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108 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

74.4 km

17.3 km

6.93 km

5.90 km

1.64 km

1.41 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

96.2 km

8.34 km

1.06 km

1.00 km

958 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 21 May

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Colchester Castle loop from Colchester

Victorian Shelter with View of the River Stour

Safe Haven – Harwich Kindertransport Memorial

Dovercourt Lighthouses

Beach Huts at Walton-on-the-Naze

Walton-on-the-Naze beach huts

National Cycle Route 150 Coastal Path

Riverside Picnic Spot

Colchester Castle

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