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Clacton Pier – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Manningtree

Clacton Pier – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Manningtree

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Clacton Pier – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Manningtree

03:19

82.4km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 29.8 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.6 km

Great Bentley Village Green

Highlight • Natural

Epically large centrepiece to this village.

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29.7 km

Clacton Pier

Highlight • Structure

Pier of the year 2020 - why wouldn’t you visit? Open early until late all year round, a great spot for refilling water bottles and a quick ice cream break.

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30.7 km

View of Clacton Pier and Seafront

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Lovely bit of coastline to ride along, especially the eastern half beyond the pier where the road rises up and follows the low cliffs giving views across the water towards the offshore wind farm.

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60.3 km

Dovercourt Lighthouses

Highlight • Historical Site

These unusual lighthouses were built around the 17th century and are a unique example of the first types of lighthouses dating to Roman and medieval times. The lighthouses would have …

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73.8 km

View of Village Street

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views of...a random village street. There's a nice enough looking village pub I suppose.

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78.7 km

The Walls (Manningtree Estuary)

Highlight (Segment) • River

The road emerges from Manningtree high street and follows the river estuary; known as The Walls it is a lovely space to take a break at either the mobile burger van or ice cream truck

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79.4 km

Manningtree Town and Stour Estuary View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice little town with a scenic location at the top of the Stour estuary and a pretty, historic high street with several cafes as well as a Tesco convenience store.

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81.5 km

White Bridge over the River Stour

Highlight • Bridge

The lowest crossing on the River Stour, next to the tidal sluices separating the river from the estuary, and also the border between Essex and Suffolk. Originally the site of a timber bridge which was bleached white by the salt.

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82.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

77.4 km

2.84 km

1.92 km

156 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

77.1 km

5.30 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

18°C

10°C

47 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Clacton Pier – Dovercourt Lighthouses loop from Manningtree

Great Bentley Village Green

Clacton Pier

View of Clacton Pier and Seafront

Dovercourt Lighthouses

View of Village Street

The Walls (Manningtree Estuary)

Manningtree Town and Stour Estuary View

White Bridge over the River Stour

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