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

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

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

03:44

14.6km

50m

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

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Start point

Parking

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356 m

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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3.31 km

Thatched Cottage

Highlight • Other

Lovely!

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6.47 km

Shakers' Furze

Forest

7.47 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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7.64 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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8.10 km

Norfolk Songline Stone 1

Highlight • Structure

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

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10.6 km

Pingo Trail Bomb Hole

Highlight • Forest

An excellent bomb hole a few 100 meters off Peddars Way. It is worth the slight detour to get to. Watch out for the tree at the bottom, but otherwise a fairly comfortably bomb hole!

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11.9 km

Highland Cattle in the Field

Highlight • Forest

14.0 km

Stowbedon Covert

Forest

14.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.83 km

4.48 km

3.74 km

1.47 km

103 m

Surfaces

6.96 km

2.55 km

2.26 km

1.51 km

1.14 km

204 m

Elevation

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Saturday 27 June

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16°C

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

Pingo Pond on the Pingo Trail

Thatched Cottage

Woodland Wild Camping Spot

Thompson Water

Norfolk Songline Stone 1

Pingo Trail Bomb Hole

Highland Cattle in the Field

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