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Nuns Bridges – Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford loop from Thetford

Nuns Bridges – Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford loop from Thetford

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Nuns Bridges – Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford loop from Thetford

01:21

31.0km

160m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.3 km for 74 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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866 m

Nuns Bridges

Highlight • Bridge

899 m

Double Bridges Over the Little Ouse and Thet

Highlight • Bridge

Scenic double bridges over the Little Ouse and the Thet by the meadows just before the two rivers join.

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5.10 km

Col de Croxton

Highlight • Cycleway

As the name aptly suggests; it's all in the photos. Nothing more to add. I was on a 200km touring ride, not attempting a KOM or some such. A very …

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8.93 km

Wyrley's Belt

Forest

28.3 km

Captain Mainwaring Statue

Highlight • Monument

28.3 km

Captain Mainwaring Statue

Highlight • Historical Site

The statue was unveiled in June 2010 and was funded by Friends of Thetford Museum. The Dad's Army Museum is nearby in Cage Lane in Thetford, dedicated to the BBC comedy series Dad's Army.

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28.5 km

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford

Highlight • Monument

The statue of Thomas Paine was sculpted by Sir Charles Wheeler, President of the Royal Academy, and erected in 1964 in Thetford, Paine's birthplace.

Thomas Paine was an English-born American …

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29.8 km

Thetford Castle Mound

Highlight • Historical Site

Thetford Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle, largely destroyed in 1173 by Henry II, although the huge motte, the second largest man-made mound in England, remains intact.

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31.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.2 km

1.11 km

643 m

492 m

268 m

258 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

576 m

397 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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Nuns Bridges – Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford loop from Thetford

Nuns Bridges

Double Bridges Over the Little Ouse and Thet

Col de Croxton

Captain Mainwaring Statue

Captain Mainwaring Statue

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford

Thetford Castle Mound

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