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| Suffolk Walks |
| Route Name | Pic | Distance | Description |
| Angles Way |  | 77 miles (124 km) | This splendid walk through the Norfolk Broads was voted the best waterside walk in Britain by waterscape.com in 2003. The walk is often completed in the following stages:
1. Great Yarmouth to Fritton Lake - on this section you will follow the River Yare, Breydon Water and the River Waveney passing Burgh Castle as you go. The section finishes at the delightful Fritton Lake Country World
2. Fritton Lake to Oulton Broad - you continue along the Waveney towards Lowestoft and the pretty Oulton Broad
3. Oulton Broad to Beccles - an exclusivley waterside section along the Waveney (video below)
4. Beccles to Bungay - a countryside section via Shipmeadow
5. Bungay to Harleston - through the countryside via Homersfield with views of the River Waveney
6. Harleston to Diss - continuing along the Waveney via Hoxne and the Billingford Windmill.
7. Diss to Knettishall Heath - the final section which passes the source of the River Waveney, Redgrave and Lopham Fen.
The walk is waymarked with a yellow and green disc featuring an otter. |
| 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. |
| East Suffolk Line Walks |  | 71 miles (114 km) | Follow the 'East Suffolk Line' railway from Ipswich to Lowestoft on this splendid walk through the Suffolk countryside. You'll pass through Woodbridge, Melton, Saxmundham, Halesworth and Beccles. There are also several riverside sections along the Rivers Alde, Deben, Fynn and the final one along the River Waveney from Beccles to Lowesoft.
The walk is waymarked with a yellow and blue disc and has been split into 13 super individual walks which you can view on the link below. |
| 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. |
| Hereward Way |  | 110 miles (177 km) | Starting in Oakham, in Rutland, follow the Herward Way through Stamford, Peterborough, Ely, and the Breckland forests to Thetford, in Norfolk.
Highlights on the walk include
- Following the path around Rutland Water at the start of the route
- The River Welland and Burghley Deer Park at Stamford
- The section along the River Nene and through Ferry Meadows Country Park in Peterborough
- Following the River Nene through March in Cambridgeshire
- The magnificent Ely Cathedral and gardens
- Following the Little Ouse River into Brandon
- The final section through the Breckland Heaths and Forests
The walk is well waymarked with a yellow arrow featuring two swords.
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| 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. |
| Sandlings Walk |  | 55 miles (88 km) | A walk through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty from Southwold to Ipswich via Woodbridge.
The walk begins on the coast at Southwold before passing through the countryside and a series of forests. Long, peaceful wooded sections through Dunwich Forest, Tunstall Forest and Rendlesham Forest are major highlights of the walk. There is also a pleasant waterside section along the River Deben in Woodbridge and views of the River Alde to enjoy. |
| 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. |
| Stour and Orwell Walk |  | 41 miles (66 km) | Follow the Rivers Orwell and the Stour on this walk through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The walk begins on the Sussex Coast at Felixstowe and soon turns north along the River Orwell for a waterside stretch towards Ipswich, passing the riverside Orwell Country Park on the way. You then turn south along the western side of the Orwell towards Shotley Gate where you join the River Stour for the final stretch to Cattawade. |
| Stour Valley Path |  | 60 miles (96 km) | Follow the River Stour from Newmarket to Cattawade on this delightful walk through East Anglia. The walk passes through a series of pretty riverside towns and villages including Little Thurlow, Kedlington, Clare and the Clare Castle Country Park, Long Melford (with Melford Hall), Sudbury, Nayland and Dedham. You will also pass through the Dedham Vale AONB, an area which inspired much of the work of painter John Constable. |
| Suffolk Coast Path |  | 52 miles (83 km) | A walk along the beautiful Suffolk coast from Felixstowe to Lowestoft. The walk passes through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which covers 150 square miles in East Anglia and includes wildlife-rich wetlands, ancient heaths, shingle beaches and historic towns and villages. You will pass through Bawdsey, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, North Warren, Thorpeness, Minsmere, Dunwich, Southwold and Kessingland. |
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