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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve – Rye Harbour Nature Reserve loop from Rye Harbour

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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve – Rye Harbour Nature Reserve loop from Rye Harbour

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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve – Rye Harbour Nature Reserve loop from Rye Harbour

00:57

3.81km

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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: April 23, 2026

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700 m

View of the wetlands at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

The nature reserve is an El Dorado for a variety of birds.

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1.48 km

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

This is a wonderful place to hike, with huge skies, five bird watching hides, salt marsh grazing sheep, a visitors centre and cafe.The views across the channel are immense. Do bring a coat though as it can get windy.

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2.68 km

View of Camber Sands and Rye Bay

Highlight • Beach

You have lovely views across to Camber Sands from here. Camber Sands is a popular beach with great sand dunes to explore, but it is obviously on the other side …

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2.91 km

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Highlight • Beach

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is located on the site of former gravel pits. The gravel was mainly used for the production of concrete and for road construction. Today, a large …

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2.93 km

View of Fairlight from Rye Harbour

Highlight • Beach

2.97 km

Red-Roofed Hut, Rye Harbour

Highlight • Historical Site

Red Hut is a landmark near the mouth of the River Rother on the Rye Harbour and nature reserve side. It has featured in many paintings and photographs over the …

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3.13 km

Rye Harbour Discovery Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is one of the largest and most important wildlife sites in England, set in an exceptional coastal and wetland landscape and home to more than 4,355 …

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3.66 km

View of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Yes, in the Rye Harbor Nuture Reserve there are always fantastic views into the distance, whether over the North Sea, over to Dungeness or Fairlight, over the lakes of the gravel quarry or to Rye.

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3.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.19 km

963 m

591 m

Surfaces

2.22 km

1.51 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 7 May

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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve – Rye Harbour Nature Reserve loop from Rye Harbour

View of the wetlands at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

View of Camber Sands and Rye Bay

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

View of Fairlight from Rye Harbour

Red-Roofed Hut, Rye Harbour

Rye Harbour Discovery Centre

View of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

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