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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Dunwich Forest

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Dunwich Forest

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Dunwich Forest

03:05

12.1km

30m

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: May 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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205 m

Dunwich Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

There is limited parking on the junction, the w all starts down a grassy path which quickly turns into a board walk and then muddy path

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440 m

Dunwich Forest

Highlight • Forest

Dunwich Forest is an ancient forest located in the county of Suffolk in England, steeped in folklore and tales of lost villages swallowed by the sea.

The forest is made …

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4.68 km

Old Wind Pump in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Historical Site

This very photographic wind pump marks the point where there are several options of extending varying the route.

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5.02 km

Reed Walkway in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

A classic Suffolk scene.

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5.80 km

Dunwich River in the Corporation Marshes

Highlight • River

The Dunwich River flows through the Corporation Marshes on the last leg of its journey to Walberswick Harbour where it joins the River Blyth.

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5.96 km

Reed Boardwalk, Walberswick

Highlight • Viewpoint

Walking down from the village of Walberswick you enter the boardwalk from here which can take you to the beach, the wind pump to your right or the village of …

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6.72 km

Walberswick Village Green

Highlight • Beach

On the tidal estuary of the River Blyth, Walberswick is a picturesque village. The centre is set around a village green with a dune backed beach, a cafe and a …

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7.08 km

The Black Dog Deli Walberswick

Highlight • Restaurant

Great stop for coffee and snacks before hitting the trail across to Dunwich which is almost opposite the the Deli

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11.2 km

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Forest

12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.10 km

3.30 km

1.70 km

Surfaces

4.73 km

1.83 km

1.70 km

1.59 km

1.51 km

658 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 24 May

29°C

14°C

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Dunwich Forest

Dunwich Forest Path

Dunwich Forest

Old Wind Pump in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Reed Walkway in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Dunwich River in the Corporation Marshes

Reed Boardwalk, Walberswick

Walberswick Village Green

The Black Dog Deli Walberswick

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