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Brightlingsea Foot Ferry – High Street Climb loop from Wivenhoe

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East Of England

Brightlingsea Foot Ferry – High Street Climb loop from Wivenhoe

Hard

22

runners

Brightlingsea Foot Ferry – High Street Climb loop from Wivenhoe

02:54

27.2km

100m

Running

Hard run. 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: July 17, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

578 m

The Black Buoy Pub, Wivenhoe

Highlight • Restaurant

good community pub for a refreshment stop before/after The Wivenhoe Trail

Tip by

2

626 m

View of the Moorings on the River Colne at Wivenhoe Quay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice spot to take a break.

Tip by

3

3.72 km

Alresford Creek, off the River Colne

Highlight • Other

7.83 km

Gravesend

Forest

8.40 km

Thicks Wood

Forest

14.2 km

Beach

Beach

7

14.7 km

Brightlingsea Lido & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe near the shore provides some shelter from the elements, lots of sweet treats, and fry up breakfast options.

Tip by

8

15.4 km

Brightlingsea Foot Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

not open all year. To check and book go to brightlingseaharbour.org/boat-trips-foot-ferry/brightlingsea-ferry-point-clear-east-mersea

Tip by

9

21.0 km

Thorrington Tide Mill

Highlight • Other

10

25.7 km

Wivenhoe Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Flat, winding, hardpack trail along the Colne river. Great river views - take a camera - suitable for all riding abilities, best suited to touring / gravel / MTB bikes

Tip by

11

26.8 km

High Street Climb

Highlight • Other

B

27.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

4.40 km

3.78 km

3.15 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.9 km

5.18 km

5.15 km

3.36 km

349 m

271 m

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Tuesday 20 October

14°C

7°C

86 %

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Comments

April 14, 2024,Colchester to Brightlingsea

So not a loop, this one but an A to B along the Wivenhoe Trail. Beautiful trail run along the River Colne to the coast at Brightlingsea.

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