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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail loop from Melton

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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail loop from Melton

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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail loop from Melton

02:23

35.0km

140m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.3 km for 220 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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45 m

Honey & Harvey

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee stop.

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7.88 km

Blue Rabbit Café

Highlight • Cafe

Currently only open weekends
bluerabbitcafe.com

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7.94 km

Fantastic, relaxed campsite, perfect for families and gatherings, yet fairly quiet for bikepacking. Good clean eco conscious facilities. Feels like a holiday, I’ll bring the family here next time. Lovely sunrise through the trees.

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14.3 km

Shingle Street and Martello Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautifully bleak - bleakly beautiful!

And don't miss the shell trail to the beach from the German Manor, which some thoughtful conchologist has made.

No cafes or places to eat …

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24.7 km

Rendlesham Forest Trails

Highlight • Cycleway

Brilliant network of forest trails in Rendlesham around the Woodbridge Airfield. Extensive and well signed cycle trails and footpaths too which are ace for kids. A gravel rider's paradise!

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24.8 km

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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24.8 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Highlight • Trail

Rendlesham Forest was planted as commercial woodland in the 1920s.

The forest was the setting for a well-known UFO incident in 1980. Servicemen at RAF Woodbridge saw lights in the …

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35.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.1 km

6.17 km

4.81 km

1.42 km

1.38 km

237 m

Surfaces

24.4 km

9.94 km

406 m

156 m

133 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 27 May

26°C

12°C

15 %

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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail loop from Melton

Honey & Harvey

Blue Rabbit Café

Shottisham Campsite

Shingle Street and Martello Tower

Rendlesham Forest Trails

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

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