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Needle's Eye Rock Arch – View of the Solway Firth Coast loop from Sandyhills

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Colvend And Southwick

Needle's Eye Rock Arch – View of the Solway Firth Coast loop from Sandyhills

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4.5

(2)

6

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Needle's Eye Rock Arch – View of the Solway Firth Coast loop from Sandyhills

01:14

4.48km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

111 m

Sandyhills Beach

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Sandyhills is a huge sandy beach with views right across the Solway Firth to the mountains of the Lake District in England behind. At low tide the sand extends so …

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2

1.00 km

Needle's Eye Rock Arch

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Visit at low tide and you will be able to walk right through this amazing rock arch. It's not visible at all from the clifftop path and you have to take a walk along the beach to visit it

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3

1.17 km

View of the Solway Firth Coast

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Gorgeous views up and down the southern Scotland coast.

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4.48 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.50 km

859 m

734 m

226 m

141 m

Surfaces

1.60 km

1.38 km

1.34 km

130 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 11 October

16°C

8°C

67 %

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