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Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds – St Edmundsbury Cathedral loop from Hartest

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds – St Edmundsbury Cathedral loop from Hartest

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Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds – St Edmundsbury Cathedral loop from Hartest

02:46

58.8km

350m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 33.9 km for 319 m

After 44.3 km for 115 m

After 44.9 km for 158 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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580 m

Bench with View of Hartest Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Picturesque village with multicoloured houses.

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26.9 km

River Lark Scenic Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Best in the evening to catch the sunset over the river

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30.1 km

All Saints Church, Icklingham

Highlight • Religious Site

All Saints is a Grade I-listed church with a distinctive thatched-roof. The church, which has 11th century origins but largely dates to the 14th century, has not been used for …

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33.1 km

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

Highlight • Settlement

This reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon village really allows you to step back in time. The historically-accurate buildings are situated on the site of an early Anglo-Saxon village and are surrounded …

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38.0 km

Hengrave Belt

Forest

43.0 km

St. Saviour's Hospital, Bury St Edmunds

Highlight • Historical Site

The hospital of St. Saviour, without the north gate, was begun by Abbot Samson about the year 1184, but it was not finished nor fully endowed until the time of …

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44.2 km

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds

Highlight • Historical Site

The Angel Hotel, a Georgian building on Angel Hill, was used by Charles Dickens while giving readings in the nearby Athenaeum and mentioned in The Pickwick Papers. Angelina Jolie also …

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44.4 km

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

The church with almost 1000 years of history was part of the abbey and has been extended and rebuilt several times in its history.

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44.9 km

Corn Exchange

Highlight • Other

Bury St. Edmunds Corn Exchange has been a real landmark building since it opened in 1862. It is now the site of a Wetherspoons pub. The building was refurbished ensuring …

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58.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.8 km

5.11 km

2.50 km

442 m

Surfaces

36.6 km

21.2 km

407 m

370 m

283 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

31°C

20°C

45 %

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Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds – St Edmundsbury Cathedral loop from Hartest

Bench with View of Hartest Village Green

River Lark Scenic Road

All Saints Church, Icklingham

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

St. Saviour's Hospital, Bury St Edmunds

Abbey Gate, Bury St Edmunds

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Corn Exchange

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