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Wortham Ling Heath – Wortham Ling loop from Redgrave and Lopham Fen

Wortham Ling Heath – Wortham Ling loop from Redgrave and Lopham Fen

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Wortham Ling Heath – Wortham Ling loop from Redgrave and Lopham Fen

01:48

41.7km

210m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.33 km

Carr Meadow

Nature Reserve

18.6 km

Wortham Ling Heath

Highlight • Natural

Lovely spot to take a rest. Heard my first cuckoo for this year here. Some wonderful flora and fauna so well worth a visit

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18.8 km

This small patch of lowland heath makes a dramatic change to the nearby Waveney Valley and its water meadows. Just south-west of the market town of Diss, rambling around this beautiful open access land is extremely pleasant and the Angles Way long-distance footpath cuts right through it.

Keep an eye out for the heath’s resident wildlife, from its green woodpeckers and large rabbit population to the secretive adder which can sometimes be seen sunbathing in a coil. Yellow hammers also forage here and the plantlife, from lichens to sorrel, is just as varied.

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19.7 km

Lohan Fen

Highlight • Other

24.7 km

Source of the Rivers Ouse and Waveney

Highlight • Viewpoint

The sources of rivers are rarely impressive to the eye but the source of the rivers Ouse and Waveney is well worth seeking out, particularly if you’ve been walking the Angles Way, which the Waveney in particular is the centrepiece of.

The B113 crosses the rivers at the East Anglian watershed and here you’ll find marshy ground which is the location of the Ouse source, flowing to the west, and the Waveney source, flowing to the east.

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25.0 km

Lane by the Little Ouse

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely quiet route shaded by the willows and woods of the upper Ouse valley.

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28.4 km

Thelnetham Windmill

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in the early 1800s, Thelnetham Mill stands by the side of the Angles Way below Blo’ Norton and is one of the few tower windmills still preserved in Suffolk. After a period of near-dereliction, this beautiful mill was lovingly restored by a group of local enthusiasts and is now a fantastic example of this type of windmill.

Still milling flour today, you can visit the mill and take a tour on select days each year for a small entry fee. Even if you pass by when the tours aren’t running, the windmill is still a beautiful site and harks of times gone by.

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30.9 km

Hopton Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Pretty place to stop for lunch. Plus a handy village store over the road with very helpful staff. Perfect.

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41.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.6 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.7 km

9.90 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

26°C

14°C

0 %

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Wortham Ling Heath – Wortham Ling loop from Redgrave and Lopham Fen

Wortham Ling Heath

Wortham Ling

Wortham Ling

Lohan Fen

Source of the Rivers Ouse and Waveney

Lane by the Little Ouse

Thelnetham Windmill

Hopton Church

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