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Spurn Head & Spurn National Nature Reserve from Kilnsea - Route.

Distance: 7¾ miles / 12½ kilometers

Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

Grade: Easy

Map: OS Explorer 292 - Withernsea & Spurn Head

Start Point: Blue Bell Car park, next to Blue Bell Cafe, Easington Road, Kilnsea

Grid Reference: TA 417 158

Nearest Post Code: HU12 0UH

Serial Distance Grid Reference Description
01 0.00 miles TA 417 158 Walk to the end of the Blue Bell Car Park, pass through the gate, cross the field to the bank and turn right.
02 0.5 miles TA 420 149 Follow the sand and pebble shoreline path to the wooden bird observatory, then turn right and follow the path through the hedge row, then descend the steps to the wardens cottage.
03 0.5 miles TA 419 149 At the wardens cottage, turn left and follow the road towards the prominent lighthouse.
04 1.25 miles TA 422 142 At the 'tank trap' bear left and follow the path along the tank defence (now on your right hand side) and follow it to the end.
05 1.5 miles TA 422 137 As the path rises from the tank trap, follow the coast path all the way to the lighthouse, with views of the North Sea on the left.
06 3.5 miles TA 403 122 At the lighthouse join the road, pass the car park and continue to the Humber Lifeboat Station and cottages.
07 3.75 miles TA 399 107 Pass behind the cottages and start the return by retracing the route back along the coast to the car park.
08 4.0 miles TA 401 110 From the car park, continue back to the lighthouse and then follow the route back to the start.
There is the option to bear left and follow the western shore along the Humber Estuary crossing over a few styles, before the path rejoins the road, and then the sand and pebble path, back to the start.