0 Miles 1 2 ey119 Head from Kilnsea 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 Kilnsea is at the end of the The walk shown is for guidance only & should B1445 S of Paltrington not be attempted without suitable maps. Details Kilnsea 1 caravan site Distance: 13.5km (8 /2 miles) Crown & Anchor TA 41745 Total Ascent: 10m (33ft) 15851 1 Hill Classifications: Time: 3 /4 hrs Grade: 1 campsite Cliff Hewitt (Mountain) Maps: OS Landranger® 113 Farm Southfield Farm Dewey (Hill) or OS Explorer Map™ 292 Nuttall Start/Finish: Kilnsea, Wainwright East Riding of TA 41702 Bridget (Hill) Grid Ref: TA417159 15413 Discovery How Hill Centre Trig Point Sat Nav: N53.6201 E0.1404 Spurn Point is a National GPS data: Position Format = 'British Grid' Nature Reserve and dogs Map Datum = 'ord srvy GB' are totally banned. TA 41958 They are not allowed into Warren 14930 A bird watcher's paradise the reserve even if you Head Go S (right) from the car park on the shore intend to leave them path into the Spurn Head Nature Reserve to locked in your car! Kilnsea reach a track. (1 km) Warren 1 Continue SSE (half-left) on the track to reach Wyke Bight. (1 km) 2 Continue SSW on the track past High Kilnsea Bents before leaving it to follow a shoreline Clays path across Chalk Bank to reach the old 1 lighthouse. (3 /2 km) TA 42161 13987 3 Continue SW along the coast under a jetty Printable Route Maps, GPS Waypoints, Competitions, TA 42217 13991 to reach the most westerly point. (1 km) Places to Stay, Discussion Boards, Gear Tests, Wyke 4 Continue S (left), SE (left) & E (left) to Photograph Gallery & much, much more . . . Bight Keep a record of reach the most southerly point. (1/4 km) which mountains 5 Continue NE (left) & N (left) to reach the you have climbed most easterly point. (1/4 km) There has been a pair of lighthouses on with go4awalk.com 6 Go NW (left) heading inland to reach a Spurn Head since 1767 though neither Peak Bagging of the original structures remain. High maps & lists. track. Follow the track NNE (right) to a junction. Bents (1/2 km) The current ‘Low Light’ Lighthouse 7 Go NE (right) for a few paces & then E dates from 1852 & the ‘High Light’ (right) across the grass to follow the eastern Lighthouse from 1895. coast N (left) to reach the newer lighthouse. Due to improvements in navigation, Due to elaborate Sea Defences (1/2 km) the light was discontinued in 1985. Spurn Head is relatively stable - 8 Go NE (right) on the track & follow it back though this was not always the 1 case. The whole spit was washed to Wyke Bight. (3 /2 km) away in 1608 and a series of 9 Continue N & NNW on the track retracing breaches reduced the peninsula your outward route to Warren Head. (1 km) Chalk Bank to a series of islands in the A Continue NNW on the road to reach the 1840's and 1850's. Spurn Head Discovery Centre. (1/2 km) Greedy Gut B Continue N on the road to a T-junction. Go E (right) to return to the car park & the start. 1 Spurn ( /2 km) Warren Looking for new kit? Is this route description Gear offers wrong or misleading? TA 40188 impartial Talk to us and we'll 11148 advice. put it right. Low Light TA 40364 Lighthouse 11193 HIgh Light Lighthouse For more information jetty about Hill & Mountain Classifications see Taken pictures on this TA 39961 Peaks & Mountains walk? Send them in TA 39552 10950 and we'll put them in 10583 Spurn Station the Photo Gallery TA 39955 Point 10596 Spurn 400m Head 200m TA 39695 0m 10401 The information given in this document has been provided in good faith. It is Appropriate equipment & maps should always be carried, along with suitable clothing & information contained within it is & remains the sole property of TMDH Limited & intended only as a general guide. We advise you to verify the accuracy of footwear. Always follow the Countryside Code. More information about the Countryside is protected under Copyright © TMDH Limited 2017.2021. All rights reserved. information before relying on it. It is the responsibility of individuals to approach Code, clothing, equipment & how to use it can be found on the go4awalk.com website. go4awalk.com is a registered trade mark of TMDH Limited. outdoor activities such as the one described on this page with caution. The This document may be downloaded from the go4awalk.com web site & printed Landranger® is a registered trade mark & Outdoor Leisure™ & Explorer™ are activity described can be strenuous & individuals should ensure they are fit for personal use only except under licence from TMDH Limited. Nothing may be trade marks of Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency of Great Britain. enough before embarking upon it. If in doubt, seek medical advice. added, deleted or amended in any way. In any event, this document & the © Crown Copyright 2000. All rights reserved.