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East Of England

Suffolk Coastal

Capel St. Andrew

Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest loop from Rendlesham Forest

East Of England

Suffolk Coastal

Capel St. Andrew

Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest loop from Rendlesham Forest

Easy

5.0

(1)

12

riders

Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest loop from Rendlesham Forest

01:05

14.3km

40m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

13 m

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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2

172 m

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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3

1.41 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 …

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4

12.3 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Highlight • Forest

The UFO Trail in Rendelsham Forest is a trail excursion inspired by a UFO sighting in December 1980. Follow the trail through forest, heathland and wetlands!

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5

12.8 km

Rendlesham Forest

Highlight • Forest

Rendelsham Forest surrounds the Woodbridge Airfield. It's 15 square km are managed by the Forestry Commission. In 1980 there were claims of UFO sightings in the forest. Take a tour …

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13.3 km

Rendlesham Forest

Highlight • Forest

7

14.2 km

Coffee Truck in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cafe

8

14.3 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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B

14.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.33 km

4.15 km

1.66 km

178 m

Surfaces

12.5 km

1.45 km

205 m

< 100 m

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