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Hurst Spit – Hurst Point Lighthouse loop from Milford-on-Sea

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Hurst Spit – Hurst Point Lighthouse loop from Milford-on-Sea

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Hurst Spit – Hurst Point Lighthouse loop from Milford-on-Sea

02:33

10.0km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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New Forest National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.84 km

Needles Eye Café

Highlight • Cafe

Good location for a drinks and snack break on the beach! Service was fast and good cafe goodies available.
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2.61 km

This tidal pond is trapped between the land and Hurst Spit, with marshes to the north and south. If you're keen on spotting sea and shoreline birds, this is a fantastic place to do it. All sorts of feathery characters tiptoe around here, using their long beaks to extract tasty morsels from the mud and shallows.

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2.95 km

Hurst Spit

Highlight • Beach

Not unlike Chesil Beach at Portland to the west, Hurst Spit is a shingle bank that stretches out into the sea. The spit extends towards the Isle of Wight, creating a narrow channel and marking the entrance to the Solent. As a result of its slender width, the channel is fast moving at any time other than slack tide. This also makes the end of the spit an excellent place for mackerel fishing.

Henry VIII had a fort built at the end of the spit, which still stands today and is called Hurst Castle. On the eastern side of the spit at the Keyhaven Saltmarshes, an important habitat for birds, plants and invertebrates. You can hike along the spit or catch a little ferry to the end from Keyhaven.

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5.23 km

Hurst Point Lighthouse

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hurst Point Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1867 to guide vessels through the hazardous western approaches to the Solent

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6.05 km

Hurst Spit and Pebble Beach

Highlight • Natural

Not really a beach, more of a shingle paradise.

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7.58 km

Danes Stream — Swan Spot, New Forest National Park

Highlight • River

A small stream which runs from the nature reserve to the sea. By the bridge you'll always find a collection of Swans and Ducks that congregate on the edge of banks before the sea.

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8.51 km

Free Parking at Start Point

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I'll always try to bring you free parking. It's nice to be nice

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10.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.40 km

3.19 km

1.76 km

701 m

Surfaces

4.11 km

4.00 km

1.35 km

540 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 24 May

29°C

14°C

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Hurst Spit – Hurst Point Lighthouse loop from Milford-on-Sea

Needles Eye Café

Sturt Pond

Hurst Spit

Hurst Point Lighthouse

Hurst Spit and Pebble Beach

Danes Stream — Swan Spot, New Forest National Park

Free Parking at Start Point

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