At a glance
St Osyth Walk
- Distance
- 1.75 miles
- Estimated time
- 1 hour
- Route type
- Circular
- GPS app guided
- Yes
- Parking
- Limited parking at start 51.79881, 1.07658
- Characteristics
- Water, Countryside
Essex Walks
St Osyth Walk & Route Map
This walk is a gentle circular route from the village of St Osyth, combining local charm with peaceful waterside scenery.
This walk takes you through the village before looping around the attractive Mill Dam Lake, making it a simple and relaxing outing with plenty of refreshment options nearby.
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The walk
St Osyth Walk
This is a nice and simple varied circular walking route from the village of St Osyth.
You'll visit the village itself with its various eateries and a pub and then embark on a pleasant walking loop around the pretty Mill Dam Lake.
Based on 5 user ratings
Community feedback
Overall rating4.4
A very popular walk
Very dog friendly
Generally well maintained
Hard going with a buggy
Not wheelchair accessible
Some facilities
Not much on route
Spot on
Real feedback from people who have completed this walk using the Essex Walks app.
First-hand experiences
User reviews
Walker review
Nice walk, careful with gps as usual in the countryside
Walker review
Lovely short walk to start the day
Walker review
By the lake is beautiful but the field paths were overgrown and difficult to stick to. The town itself is pretty with a couple of nice pubs.
Walker review
Nice easy walk to test out the app and get us back into walking. Some pretty countryside and interesting buildings.
Walker review
Great walk and great App. We had a lovely icecream half way around and watched the watersports as we were eating it. Thanks for a lovely day.
Comments from walkers who have completed the St Osyth walk.
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