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Hurst Spit – Hurst Point Lighthouse loop from Barton on Sea

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Hurst Spit – Hurst Point Lighthouse loop from Barton on Sea

Moderate

4.5

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Hurst Spit – Hurst Point Lighthouse loop from Barton on Sea

04:09

16.4km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

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New Forest National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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854 m

Barton Beach and Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Barton beach is largely open but, if you keep walking east, you can round the corner and find a secluded section. The views to the Isle of Wight and the Needles sea stacks are wonderful on a clear day.

Be mindful of erosion and never climb over a cliff fall.

Tip by

4.28 km

Rook Cliff

Highlight • Climb

The dramatic Rook Cliff might be just as good as the Hordle Cliff to the west of it along the beach here. You can easily walk on the beach here, passing some sea defences on your way, or stay atop the cliff, admiring the coast from above. Beautiful views!

Tip by

5.60 km

Sturt Pond

Highlight • Lake

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.

Tip by

5.95 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.

Tip by

8.22 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

Tip by

9.05 km

Hurst Spit and Pebble Beach

Highlight • Natural

Not really a beach, more of a shingle paradise.

Tip by

12.8 km

Hordle Cliff Beach and Beach Huts

Highlight • Structure

This is one beautiful beach and a set of cliffs here in Milford on Sea. The shingle beach is lined by attractive colourful huts down below at the sea level, while one can walk on the cliffs using very comfortable walkways. The views of the vast blue seas, particularly in sunny weather, are simply phenomenal.

Tip by

13.7 km

View of The Needles

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Needles are a row of three stacks of chalk that rise about 100ft out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight in the English Channel, United Kingdom, close to Alum Bay and Scratchell's Bay, and part of Totland, the westernmost civil parish of the Isle of Wight. The Needles Lighthouse stands at the outer, western end of the formation. Built in 1859, it has been automated since 1994. The waters and adjoining seabed form part of the Needles Marine Conservation Zone and the Needles along with the shore and heath above are part of the Headon Warren and West High Down Site of Special Scientific Interest
Situated within The Needles is the world famous Marconi Monument, which marks the precise location where Marconi undertook his pioneering work at the end of the 19th Century, which led to radio and all telecommunications as we know it today.

Tip by

16.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.11 km

5.90 km

2.25 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.52 km

4.19 km

3.29 km

2.09 km

1.33 km

976 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 29 August

21°C

14°C

75 %

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Hurst Spit – Hurst Point Lighthouse loop from Barton on Sea

Barton Beach and Cliffs

Rook Cliff

Sturt Pond

Hurst Spit

Hurst Point Lighthouse

Hurst Spit and Pebble Beach

Hordle Cliff Beach and Beach Huts

View of The Needles

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