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Thompson Water – Pingo Pond on the Pingo Trail loop from Stow Bedon

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Thompson Water – Pingo Pond on the Pingo Trail loop from Stow Bedon

Moderate

5.0

(12)

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Thompson Water – Pingo Pond on the Pingo Trail loop from Stow Bedon

02:18

9.05km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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614 m

Stowbedon Covert

Forest

3.97 km

Norfolk Songline Stone 1

Highlight • Structure

There are five of these stone tablets to find along the Peddars Way

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4.43 km

Thompson Water

Highlight • Lake

Thompson Common is famous for its pingos; a series of around 400 post-glacial depressions. Here, you can see more than 400 different species of plants. It’s also one of the …

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4.61 km

Woodland Wild Camping Spot

Highlight • Forest

Be mindful that there's an expanse of still water to one side of this site which means a plethora of midges at certain times of year

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6.88 km

Thompson Common

Nature Reserve

7.13 km

Thompson Common Pingos and Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Thompson Common is an important habitat for wildlife, with dragonflies, damselflies, otters and pool frogs all in residence. The common is famous for its pingos, post glacial depressions that look like small ponds.

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8.70 km

Pingo Pond on the Pingo Trail

Highlight • Natural

The Pingo Trail is an 8 mile hike around Thompson Common which takes in the delights of the ice age pools known as pingos. As the ground froze, water underneath …

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9.05 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

1.86 km

1.83 km

749 m

431 m

Surfaces

7.03 km

1.14 km

749 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 9 May

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Thompson Water – Pingo Pond on the Pingo Trail loop from Stow Bedon

Norfolk Songline Stone 1

Thompson Water

Woodland Wild Camping Spot

Thompson Common Pingos and Ponds

Pingo Pond on the Pingo Trail

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