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Marwick Head Nature Reserve – S.S. Monomoy Boiler Wreck loop from Marwick Head

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Marwick Head Nature Reserve – S.S. Monomoy Boiler Wreck loop from Marwick Head

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Marwick Head Nature Reserve – S.S. Monomoy Boiler Wreck loop from Marwick Head

01:02

3.74km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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911 m

Marwick Head Cliffs and Bird Colony

Highlight • Beach

The cliffs above Marwick Bay are home to many nesting birds. The bay itself is dominated by a low-tide lagoon between the beach and sea, called the Choin.

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1.58 km

Kitchener Memorial and HMS Hampshire Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The Kitchener Memorial stands tall over the waters where the HMS Hampshire was sunk after striking a mine, some 2 miles off the coast with the loss of 737 crew in 1916.

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1.83 km

Marwick Head Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Birdwatching

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3.72 km

S.S. Monomoy Boiler Wreck

Highlight • Beach

The rusty hulk is the remains of a boiler from the S.S. Monomoy, an iron steamship wrecked in a storm back in 1896. One of the ship’s two boilers was flung ashore during a storm in 1985.

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3.74 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.75 km

687 m

232 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.75 km

687 m

232 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 25 May

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Marwick Head Nature Reserve – S.S. Monomoy Boiler Wreck loop from Marwick Head

Marwick Head Cliffs and Bird Colony

Kitchener Memorial and HMS Hampshire Memorial

Marwick Head Nature Reserve

S.S. Monomoy Boiler Wreck

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