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Wallasea Island – Lion Creek Nature Reserve loop from Canewdon

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Wallasea Island – Lion Creek Nature Reserve loop from Canewdon

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Wallasea Island – Lion Creek Nature Reserve loop from Canewdon

01:24

12.3km

50m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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240 m

Wallasea Island

Highlight • Rest Area

quiet scenic roads leading up to wildlife reserve (facility to lock bike up at the end of the road)

Tip by

1.40 km

Old Café

Highlight • Cafe

1.70 km

Lion Creek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Once a part of the Crouch Estuary, Lion Creek was cut off and turned into a nature reserve with the building of the sea wall.

Tip by

3.79 km

Lower Raypits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

A heavily managed, winding stretch of marsh that is designed to encourage some of Britain's rarest wader birds.

Tip by

6.05 km

View of the River Blackwater

Highlight • River

7.39 km

View of the Fields

Highlight • Viewpoint

12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.09 km

3.45 km

3.29 km

441 m

Surfaces

5.09 km

2.64 km

2.27 km

1.17 km

925 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 23 June

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Wallasea Island – Lion Creek Nature Reserve loop from Canewdon

Wallasea Island

Old Café

Lion Creek Nature Reserve

Lower Raypits Nature Reserve

View of the River Blackwater

View of the Fields

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