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Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford – Thetford Priory Ruins loop from Elveden

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford – Thetford Priory Ruins loop from Elveden

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Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford – Thetford Priory Ruins loop from Elveden

01:18

30.7km

150m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 16.2 km for 150 m

After 17.0 km for 74 m

After 17.4 km for 263 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.33 km

Bury Bottom Descent and Ascent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Road descends and rises 20m in a straight line. Power into it and carry your speed up the other side.

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11.4 km

Thetford Forest

Highlight • Forest

Thetford Forest is the UK's largest man-made lowland forest with 18,730 hectares (46,282 acres) to explore.

That's a huge area, with many different places to visit along the way. Most of the trails are off-road, with graded routes for different levels of experience and ability, but there are plenty of tarmac routes cutting through and around the forest for road bikes as well.

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16.8 km

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford

Highlight • Monument

The statue of Thomas Paine was sculpted by Sir Charles Wheeler, President of the Royal Academy, and erected in 1964 in Thetford, Paine's birthplace.

Thomas Paine was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. He authored two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and helped inspire the Patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain.

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17.0 km

Captain Mainwaring Statue

Highlight • Historical Site

The statue was unveiled in June 2010 and was funded by Friends of Thetford Museum. The Dad's Army Museum is nearby in Cage Lane in Thetford, dedicated to the BBC comedy series Dad's Army.

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17.7 km

Thetford Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Thetford priory is a beautiful abandoned building be ware if the ghost

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19.2 km

Thetford Castle Mound

Highlight • Historical Site

Thetford Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle, largely destroyed in 1173 by Henry II, although the huge motte, the second largest man-made mound in England, remains intact.

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19.5 km

Double Bridges Over the Little Ouse and Thet

Highlight • Bridge

Scenic double bridges over the Little Ouse and the Thet by the meadows just before the two rivers join.

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29.8 km

Center Parcs Elveden Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

Perfect if you find you need a holiday mid-ride. My wife did wonder why my ride had lasted a week though.

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30.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

4.24 km

1.77 km

1.34 km

600 m

268 m

241 m

Surfaces

29.4 km

915 m

259 m

167 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 9 July

32°C

17°C

0 %

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Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford – Thetford Priory Ruins loop from Elveden

Bury Bottom Descent and Ascent

Thetford Forest

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford

Captain Mainwaring Statue

Thetford Priory Ruins

Thetford Castle Mound

Double Bridges Over the Little Ouse and Thet

Center Parcs Elveden Forest

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