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MoD Woodbridge – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley Corner Car Park

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MoD Woodbridge – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley Corner Car Park

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MoD Woodbridge – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley Corner Car Park

01:34

13.5km

30m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 19, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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Parking

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5.26 km

MoD Woodbridge

Highlight • Structure

Containing both Woodbridge Airfield and barracks, MoD Woodbridge takes up a large area in the centre of the sprawling Rendlesham Forest. Originally cut from the forest during the Second World War to create RAF Woodbridge, today it is often the site of Army Air Corps helicopter training exercises.

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5.87 km

Forest Trail in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

flat, natural and wider trail. Protected animals around for caution. Clothing iaw weather.

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9.88 km

Rendlesham UFO Trail

Highlight • Trail

12.4 km

Rendlesham Forest Trails

Highlight • Forest

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 sculptures to discover.

Rendlesham Forest is famous for a supposed UFO sighting in December 1980. There's even a UFO trail, boasting a large model of an alien spacecraft.

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13.5 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.87 km

3.84 km

1.46 km

1.07 km

265 m

Surfaces

9.46 km

1.94 km

1.51 km

586 m

Elevation

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Monday 18 May

18°C

10°C

99 %

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MoD Woodbridge – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley Corner Car Park

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