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Crosby Beach (Blundellsands) – Crosby Rubble Beach loop from Blundellsands & Crosby

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Hiking trails & Routes

United Kingdom

England

North West England

Crosby Beach (Blundellsands) – Crosby Rubble Beach loop from Blundellsands & Crosby

Moderate

4.6

(5)

102

hikers

Crosby Beach (Blundellsands) – Crosby Rubble Beach loop from Blundellsands & Crosby

02:36

10.2km

30m

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: May 9, 2026

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Train Station

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2.32 km

Crosby Beach RNLI Station and Facilities

Highlight • Parking

RNLI Station; Toilets; Car parking; Refreshments. And plenty of benches to sit, rest and enjoy your ice cream 🍦😁

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2.38 km

View of 'Another Place' by Antony Gormley, Crosby Beach

Highlight • Beach

Antony Gormley's Another Place, sculptures
Crosby Beach, 100 iron figures

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2.41 km

Another Place Statues at Hall Road Beach

Highlight • Structure

100 male statues by Antony Gormley made from cast iron, stretching for 1.5 mi. along the estuary.

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2.56 km

Crosby Beach (Blundellsands)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Free parking at the Sports Centre car park (Mariners Drive) makes a good starting point. The path along the front is wide and flat all the way to the Coast Guard Office. Then you are in undulating sand dunes until you get to Hightown. A little cycle through Hightown and you get on the cycle path past Altcar Rifle Range and eventually land in Formby. Here you can turn around or carry on through Formby towards Freshfields Station and join the cycle path down Fishermans Path and Ainsdale Woods. This path eventually brings you out on the Ainsdale coast road and you can cycle all the way to Southport off the road.

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2.83 km

Crosby Rubble Beach

Highlight • Structure

This area is now becoming INCORRECTLY named the Blitz beach. It was actually formed with demolition material from 1960's redevelopment in Liverpool and has nothing to do with the 1940/41 Blitz. It also contains material from the demolition of Fort Crosby in 1967. It's an indication of the power of Social Media that such a misunderstanding is taking a hold. Please stop using the term Blitz Beach because it isn't.

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