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Needham Lake – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Elmswell

Needham Lake – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Elmswell

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Needham Lake – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Elmswell

04:21

105km

610m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.92 km

Tot Hill Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

This used to be the A14 until it was bypassed. While the surface wasn't spectacular then, as a cycle path it's fantastic.

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15.3 km

Needham Lake

Highlight • Lake

Needham Lake is the site of a Local Nature Reserve - with wetland areas, meadows and a small woodland. It's home to a variety of wildlife.

Needham Lake has been …

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38.7 km

Tree-Lined Road in Suffolk Countryside

Highlight • Cycleway

A little bit of Provence in the Suffolk countryside! When the sun's out and the wind is at your back, you could be forgiven for thinking you're in southern Europe. A lovely piece of road.

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52.4 km

Stone Bridge by the River Deben

Highlight • Bridge

Picturesque pond with bridges, so bring your camera

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57.0 km

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Sutton Hoo is a National Trust site of two early medieval cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England. Archaeologists have been excavating the area …

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58.4 km

Honey & Harvey

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee stop.

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61.1 km

Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum

Highlight • Museum

This is Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum.

Woodbridge was one of the first tide mills in the country, and was unquestionably the last one working – operating for well over 800 …

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61.8 km

Woodbridge is recognised as one of the gems in Suffolk's crown, combining excellent shops with superb pubs and restaurants, all on the edge of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, making it a great base to explore the area.

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105 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

80.6 km

14.7 km

8.72 km

706 m

161 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

98.2 km

6.42 km

310 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 2 September

26°C

17°C

0 %

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Needham Lake – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Elmswell

Tot Hill Cycle Path

Needham Lake

Tree-Lined Road in Suffolk Countryside

Stone Bridge by the River Deben

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Site

Honey & Harvey

Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum

Woodbridge Town Centre

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