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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Wrabness

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Wrabness

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Wrabness

07:13

28.1km

130m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 1, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.40 km

The Castle Inn & Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

Good value food and camping. £10 a night for tent and 2 people.

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10.1 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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10.4 km

War Memorial Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

It's a discreet memorial overlooking the sea.

Also a great place to spend the waiting time for the ferry, sitting on a bench with a fantastic view.

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11.3 km

Beach

11.6 km

Banksy Mural of a Young Boy

Highlight • Monument

Far out of the way, but worth it. It's a Banksy original.

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13.1 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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13.1 km

Dovercourt Lighthouses

Highlight • Monument

Early forms of the lighthouse (roughly 1860s) that would have guided ships in Harwich. Restored in the 1980s they're now a local highlight and well worth stopping off at the explore.

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19.1 km

Whinny Grove

Forest

21.5 km

Woodland Trails

Highlight • Trail

Definitely wear boots in the winter

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23.7 km

View from the Hide

Highlight • Other

25.2 km

East Grove

Forest

28.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

10.4 km

3.92 km

174 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

6.77 km

5.23 km

4.05 km

1.03 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 21 May

23°C

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Wrabness

The Castle Inn & Campsite

Dovercourt Lighthouses

War Memorial Sculpture

Banksy Mural of a Young Boy

Dovercourt Lighthouses

Dovercourt Lighthouses

Woodland Trails

View from the Hide

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