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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Shotley Pier and Marina loop from Manningtree

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Shotley Pier and Marina loop from Manningtree

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Shotley Pier and Marina loop from Manningtree

02:56

47.7km

330m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.1 km for 217 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Victorian Shelter with View of the River Stour

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

This is a nice swoosh of a downhill into pretty Mistley, past the impressive Mistley Towers, with good views of the Stour Estuary all along. If you are lucky you …

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The Castle Inn & Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

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

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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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21.7 km

View of the North Sea from Harwich Seafront

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If you still have time before the ferry departs, you can still enjoy a bit of beach and sea here. It's about 15 minutes by bike to the ferry terminal.

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23.3 km

Safe Haven – Harwich Kindertransport Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

The Save Haven sculpture commemorates the rescue of 10,000 mostly Jewish children from persecution and murder by the Nazis at the beginning of World War II. The port of Harwich played a central role in the children's transport.

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24.6 km

Harwich Harbour Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

The Harwich Harbour Ferry runs between Shotley, Harwich and Felixstowe, from 10am, weather permitting- check times and schedule here: harwichharbourferry.com

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25.4 km

Shotley Pier and Marina

Highlight • Rest Area

Shotley Pier was built in 1894 to enable the Royal Mail to travel between Shotley Gate and Harwich. As well as mail, coal, munitions and sailors also travelled on its …

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37.3 km

Prince Wood

Forest

42.6 km

Byway Near the Railway

Highlight • Trail

Nice traffic free route from Manningtree to Sutton. Some bits are concrete but some bumpy dirt/grass in bits. Joins up to some other byways by the river.

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47.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.3 km

2.11 km

1.98 km

1.54 km

1.12 km

826 m

790 m

127 m

Surfaces

34.9 km

9.02 km

2.12 km

1.53 km

200 m

Elevation

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Sunday 31 May

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Dovercourt Lighthouses – Shotley Pier and Marina loop from Manningtree

Victorian Shelter with View of the River Stour

The Castle Inn & Campsite

Dovercourt Lighthouses

View of the North Sea from Harwich Seafront

Safe Haven – Harwich Kindertransport Memorial

Harwich Harbour Ferry

Shotley Pier and Marina

Byway Near the Railway

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