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Humber Bridge to Far Ings Nature Reserve

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3 miles
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01:30 hours
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Start - The Humber Bridge Viewing Area Car Park, DN18 5BA

  1. 1
    Go up the steps onto the embankment and turn onto the Viking Way - a wide path with the river Humber on your right.
  2. 2
    Walk for a mile along this bank passing in turn a Tile Factory, and an elevated building which was part of an outdoor pursuits centre.
  3. 3
    Look for a path inland with signs for Far Ings Nature Reserve. A path leads to the right, ignore it and follow a wide grassy straight path between trees and bushes. Water can be seen on the left and reedbeds on your right.
  4. 4
    Before reaching a gate marked 'No entry' turn right through a waymarked gate into the Visitor Centre car park. There are toilets here and a shop may be open.
  5. 5
    Go through the gate into a sheep field. Cross to a small gate leading to a double-decker bird hide. After visiting, return through the gate. A few yards on, a gate on the right leads to a wide path bearing left.
  6. 6
    Follow this path between shrubs and trees. At a right bend, a stretch of water comes into view on your left and reed beds on your right.
  7. 7
    Follow this path which passes further on 1 hide on your left and 2 hides on your right. The path reaches the embankment.
  8. 8
    Turn right following the embankment, keep your eye open for a path sloping down to your right and follow it parallel to the embankment. Soon you will see a gate in a thicket. This takes you back into the Nature Reserve.
  9. 9
    A right hand path with a fence on your left and scrub on your right leads leads to another hide.
  10. 10
    Re-trace your steps from the hide until you come to a gate - go through this and follow a path bending to the right going through scrubland.
  11. 11
    On reaching a fence and low stile turn left up the embankment and then right retracing your steps to the car park.
Please note: routes are created by volunteers and may change due to ground conditions. Start points and landmarks are directional guides only and may be near or on private property.