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Cudmore Grove Beach – Mersea Island Beach Huts loop from West Mersea

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Cudmore Grove Beach – Mersea Island Beach Huts loop from West Mersea

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4.4

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Cudmore Grove Beach – Mersea Island Beach Huts loop from West Mersea

05:11

20.4km

40m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.97 km

The Strood Causeway to Mersea Island

Highlight • Cycleway

Connected to the mainland by a causeway, Mersea Island is essentially cut off by the tide for four hours at a time - check these before crossing. Adds a frisson of excitement to any ride.

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9.46 km

Footpath Along Pyefleet Channel

Highlight • Trail

12.8 km

Cudmore Grove World War II Bunker

Highlight • Monument

Secure WW2 bunker that you can still enter (if you're small enough!)

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13.4 km

Cudmore Grove Beach

Highlight • Natural

Nice to walk along the sandy beach.

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16.1 km

Coastal Path at Boating Lake (Erosion Area)

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

This area has suffered coastal erosion and the path no longer exists in areas, if the tide was high you have to walk inland like I did around the boating …

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18.3 km

Mersea Island Beach Huts

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful huts from the early period of tourism here in the 1920s.

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18.7 km

View of the Blackwater Estuary and Dengie Peninsula

Highlight • Beach

The seafront road rises up slightly to give wide views across the Blackwater estuary towards the Dengie Peninsula opposite, with the bulk of Bradwell nuclear power station looming over the far coastline.

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20.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

3.57 km

2.29 km

1.66 km

Surfaces

13.4 km

1.95 km

1.87 km

1.61 km

1.46 km

100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 24 June

27°C

17°C

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Cudmore Grove Beach – Mersea Island Beach Huts loop from West Mersea

The Strood Causeway to Mersea Island

Footpath Along Pyefleet Channel

Cudmore Grove World War II Bunker

Cudmore Grove Beach

Coastal Path at Boating Lake (Erosion Area)

Mersea Island Beach Huts

Mersea Island

View of the Blackwater Estuary and Dengie Peninsula

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