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Rendlesham UFO Sculpture – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley

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Rendlesham UFO Sculpture – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley

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Rendlesham UFO Sculpture – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley

03:02

11.8km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: February 12, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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5.15 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Highlight • Forest

The UFO Trail in Rendelsham Forest is a trail excursion inspired by a UFO sighting in December 1980. Follow the trail through forest, heathland and wetlands!

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5.16 km

Rendlesham UFO Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

After the first sightings in the 1980's near Woodbridgr Air Base the final resting place of the extraterrestrial object has been identified.

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6.42 km

Rendlesham Forest

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A sprawling 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) mixed woodland, Rendlesham Forest is owned and managed by Forestry England. There are plenty of trails here for walkers and cyclists, with picnic spots and …

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6.95 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

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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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6.98 km

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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7.20 km

Rendlesham Forest Trails

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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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9.66 km

Forest Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

There is lots of tracks leading through the forest, some made for vehicle access and some overgrown tracks you can just about walk along. keep your bearings though as they are made like....

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11.8 km

Wantisden Park offers some gloriously characterful glamping options for those exploring the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. Overlooking ancient woodland, it's a beautiful setting. There are also camping facilities for those looking to spend a little less.

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11.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.02 km

4.05 km

1.64 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

4.63 km

2.53 km

2.38 km

2.02 km

244 m

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Rendlesham UFO Sculpture – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Rendlesham UFO Sculpture

Rendlesham Forest

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Rendlesham Forest Trails

Forest Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Wantisden Park

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