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Lion Creek Nature Reserve – Lower Raypits Nature Reserve loop from Canewdon

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Lion Creek Nature Reserve – Lower Raypits Nature Reserve loop from Canewdon

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Lion Creek Nature Reserve – Lower Raypits Nature Reserve loop from Canewdon

02:43

10.6km

50m

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 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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553 m

Old Café

Highlight • Cafe

847 m

Lion Creek Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Once a part of the Crouch Estuary, Lion Creek was cut off and turned into a nature reserve with the building of the sea wall.

Tip by

2.94 km

Lower Raypits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

A heavily managed, winding stretch of marsh that is designed to encourage some of Britain's rarest wader birds.

Tip by

5.20 km

View of the River Blackwater

Highlight • River

6.54 km

View of the Fields

Highlight • Viewpoint

10.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.09 km

3.29 km

1.72 km

441 m

Surfaces

5.09 km

2.27 km

1.17 km

925 m

902 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

30°C

20°C

64 %

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Lion Creek Nature Reserve – Lower Raypits Nature Reserve loop from Canewdon

Old Café

Lion Creek Nature Reserve

Lower Raypits Nature Reserve

View of the River Blackwater

View of the Fields

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