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| Suffolk Walks |
| Route Name | Pic | Distance | Description |
| Bigod Way |  | 10 miles (16 km) | Explore the countryside around Bungay, in Suffolk, on this short circular walk. The route offers a variety of wildlife, rare plants, and many sites of historical interest. The walk visits Outney Common and includes views of the River Waveney. |
| Bury to Clare Walk |  | 19 miles (31 km) | Follow the Bury to Clare Walk from Bury St Edmunds to Clare on this walk through Suffolk.
The path starts at Nowton Country Park in Bury St Edmunds and heads south passing Somerton, Hawkedon and Stansfield before finishing at Clare Castle Country Park. |
| Fynn Valley Walk |  | 9 miles (15 km) | This footpath runs along the River Fynn from Witnesham to Woodbridge. You will pass the pretty villages of Tuddenham St Martin, Playford, Little Bealings and Martlesham where you join the lovely final section along the River Deben to Woodbridge, finishing at the train station. |
| Gipping Valley River Path |  | 17 miles (27 km) | Follow the River Gipping from Stowmarket to Ipswich on this pleasant riverside walk. The path passes Needham Market, Claydon and Sproughton before finishing in Ipswich.
There is a variety of water loving wildlife to look out for on this walk as well as interesting old water mills and locks. Also on the path are Needham lake and Suffolk Water Park near Claydon. The latter is a particularly nice place to stop for refreshments or to try your hand at fishing. |
| Icknield Way Path |  | 110 miles (177 km) | The Icknield Way Path starts at Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire and heads to Knettishall Heath in Norfolk along prehistoric pathways. |
| Lark Valley Path |  | 13 miles (21 km) | Travel through the Lark Valley on this interesting and varied walk from Mildenhall to Bury St Edmunds.
The path starts at Mildenhall and soon joins the river Lark, following it through the Cavenham Heath Nature Reserve to Icklingham. You continue through the delightful West Stow Country Park with its lakes, wildfowl reserve and interesting reconstructed Anglo saxon village.
The final section continues along the river through Culford to Bury St Edmunds where you finish by the train station. |
| Little Ouse Path |  | 10 miles (16 km) | Follow the Little Ouse River on this delightful, gentle walk through Thetford Forest. The walk starts in Thetford mainly following the river towpath through Santon Downham to Brandon. |
| Mid Suffolk Footpath |  | 20 miles (32 km) | This footpath runs from Hoxne to Stowmarket through the Suffolk countryside. The route passes Eye, Thorndon and Mendlesham before finishing just outside Stowmarket.
Highlights on the path are the town of Eye with its ruined castle, and waterside sections along the Rivers Dove and Gipping. |
| Shotley Peninsula |  | 10 miles (16 km) | Starting from Shotley, this walk takes you along the banks of the Stour, with good views of Harwich. Cutting back across rolling farmland to Chelmondiston, you then follow the Orwell downstream, opposite Levington, before cutting back up to Shotley.
A nice combination of countryside and riverside walking, with opportunities for pub stops on the way, the most notable being at Pin Mill. |
| St Edmund Way |  | 79 miles (127 km) | A walk through Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk from Manningtree to Brandon.
The walk begins in Essex at Manningtree rail station and heads through Dedham, Sudbury, Bury St Edmunds and Thetford before finishing at Brandon.
You begin with a pleasant waterside stretch from Manningtree to Sudbury along the River Stour, passing Dedham on the way. Also of note is The 16th century Willy Lott's Cottage - scene of the famous Hay Wain painting by John Constable.The path continues to Bury St Edmunds passing the National Trust owned Melford Hall stately home and the village of Lavenham as you go.
The next stage runs from Bury St Edmunds to Thetford, following the River Lark before a wooded section through King's Forest and West Stow Country Park. At Thetford you will pass the ruined priory and join the Little Ouse River, which you follow through Thetford Forest to the finish point at Brandon. |
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