Walk · East Riding of Yorkshire

Hedon Haven and the Humber Bank to Paull

Hedon · HU12 8JD
N 880 YD
4.8MILES
2h 20mON FOOT
22mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
Off-road 75% 25% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 45%Lane & track 30%Road with traffic 25%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill.

Starts at
St Augustine's churchyard and the Market Place, Hedon, HU12 8JD HU12 8JD
Parking
Free council car park off Magdalen Gate behind the Market Place, plus free on-street parking on Baxter Gate and St Augustine's Gate. There is a small free car park at the top of the village street in
Directions to the start →

Hedon was a working port before the Humber silted it up, and the Old Haven that once carried ships to the town wall is now a reed-choked channel running south-west across the fields to the estuary. This loop follows it out of Hedon, joins the Humber flood bank below the Salt End tank farm and turns south to the fishing village of Paull with its little white lighthouse, coming back inland on the Paull Road. It is East Riding of Yorkshire, not Hull, and no Public Spaces Protection Order touches the route; the council asks only for close control and a lead around stock. The flood bank is grazed by cattle and sheep in summer, the estuary side is soft mud with a fierce tide, and there is no shade anywhere on the bank.

THE SMALL PRINTNo dog exclusion or lead order applies to this route. East Riding of Yorkshire Council's dog walking guidance is to "keep your dog on a lead, or keep it in sight at all times, be aware of what it's doing and be confident it will return to you promptly on command", and to keep a dog on a short lead in fields with sheep. The council's beach exclusions run only from 1 May to 30 September on four named North Sea stretches at Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea, none of them on the Humber. Cattle and sheep graze the flood bank between Salt End and Paull.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead OK
Livestock — leads on
REGION · EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
GRID · 53.7404, -0.1940
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.EASTRIDINGCOASTANDCOUNTRYSIDE.CO.UK/WALKING-AND-ROUTES/DOG-WALKING/
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