Ouse Valley Way – Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre loop from Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy

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Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy

Ouse Valley Way – Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre loop from Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy

Hard

runners

Ouse Valley Way – Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre loop from Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy

01:56

17.7km

30m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.81 km

Washout Pit, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Caught this Heron standing fishing in the middle of Washout Pit.

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5.37 km

The Old Forest

Highlight • River

This is where the original farm stood: you can
still see its foundations in the short grass. It was abandoned during the early 1960s when most of the farm became …

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5.44 km

Ouse Valley Way

Highlight • River

Here the Heron Trail follows the Ouse Valley Way.

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5.93 km

View of Heronry South Lake, Paxton Pits

Highlight • Lake

View of the lake from great vantage point on the east side looking westward.

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6.06 km

Haydon Hive Bird Hide at Paxton Pits

Highlight • Lake

Haydon Hive overlooks the southern end of Heronry South Lake. From here you can se the Cormorants roosting in the trees on the opposite bank.

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7.36 km

Hayling Lake, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

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This is a gorgeous little lake situated in the Paxton Pits Nature Reserve in St Neots. There is a wooded trail that runs along the shore where you can catch …

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8.21 km

Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Great visitor's centre with public toilets, outside and inside seating areas, small second-hand book shop and very reasonably priced cafe.

Friendly staff.

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8.58 km

Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

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Paxton Pits is a beautiful nature reserve situated in St Neots in Cambridgeshire. The reserve has a rich array of fantastic wildlife such as nightingales, cormorants, and kingfishers, as well …

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9.16 km

Sailing Lake

Lake

17.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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