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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest loop from Rendlesham Forest

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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest loop from Rendlesham Forest

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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest loop from Rendlesham Forest

01:00

11.4km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.09 km for 220 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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13 m

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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172 m

Rendlesham Forest Trails

Highlight • Cycleway

Brilliant network of forest trails in Rendlesham around the Woodbridge Airfield. Extensive and well signed cycle trails and footpaths too which are ace for kids. A gravel rider's paradise!

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2.79 km

Forest Trail in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cycleway

Park in the forest car park and complete the route, it is well signposted in Green Markers. There are others to choose from. Easy cycling, any bike will do, ideal for families and kids.

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4.29 km

Forest Trail in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

What could be better than leaving the road behind and enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest?
Constantly changing colours depending on the time of year, constantly changing trail conditions will keep you on your toes!

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10.0 km

Rendlesham Forest

Highlight • Forest

Rendelsham Forest surrounds the Woodbridge Airfield. It's 15 square km are managed by the Forestry Commission. In 1980 there were claims of UFO sightings in the forest. Take a tour …

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11.3 km

Coffee Truck in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cafe

11.4 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Highlight • Trail

Rendlesham Forest was planted as commercial woodland in the 1920s.

The forest was the setting for a well-known UFO incident in 1980. Servicemen at RAF Woodbridge saw lights in the …

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11.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.42 km

3.26 km

1.70 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

9.10 km

1.55 km

511 m

205 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 24 June

28°C

17°C

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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest loop from Rendlesham Forest

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Forest Trail in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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