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Nayland Village – Bures Dragon Chalk Figure loop from Halstead

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Nayland Village – Bures Dragon Chalk Figure loop from Halstead

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Nayland Village – Bures Dragon Chalk Figure loop from Halstead

03:12

52.1km

400m

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: May 9, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Dedham Vale National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.3 km

Tree-Lined Path

Highlight • Trail

This is very pretty, but it also has some nearly 1 metre wide, quite deep, potholes all along the side of the road, and several cm of mud along the …

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12.3 km

Muddy Byway

Highlight • Trail

very waterlogged after recent heavy rain but looks like it's drying out a bit.

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15.1 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, Bures

Highlight • Historical Site

Straddling the beautiful River Stour – and therefore both Suffolk and Essex too – Bures a lovely village. Its medieval church of St Mary the Virgin is a fine sight. …

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15.3 km

Bures Green and River Stour

Highlight • River

22.4 km

Nayland Village

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful village!

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22.8 km

Mill Street Store & Deli

Highlight • Cafe

Coffee & Cake! Ideal cycling pit stop

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26.3 km

Butt Road Gravel Path

Highlight • Trail

Very pretty Lane, pretty gravelly if you’re on your best road bike!

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27.1 km

Little Howe

Forest

38.3 km

Bures Dragon Chalk Figure

Highlight • Structure

Bures Dragon is a striking natural landmark located on a hillside in Dedham Vale. It's a large earth sculpture created in the 1970s and symbolises the area's folklore.

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52.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.1 km

2.86 km

1.75 km

349 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.8 km

16.5 km

987 m

837 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (10 m)

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Friday 22 May

27°C

15°C

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Nayland Village – Bures Dragon Chalk Figure loop from Halstead

Tree-Lined Path

Muddy Byway

St Mary the Virgin Church, Bures

Bures Green and River Stour

Nayland Village

Mill Street Store & Deli

Butt Road Gravel Path

Bures Dragon Chalk Figure

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