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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Old Covert

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Old Covert

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Old Covert

04:11

16.4km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Tips

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

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1.20 km

Newdelight Covert

Forest

1.93 km

Dunwich Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

There is limited parking on the junction, the w all starts down a grassy path which quickly turns into a board walk and then muddy path

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2.16 km

Dunwich Forest

Highlight • Forest

Dunwich Forest is an ancient forest located in the county of Suffolk in England, steeped in folklore and tales of lost villages swallowed by the sea.

The forest is made …

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3.94 km

Bird Hide in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Worth stopping off here, in the right season you can hear bitterns and see marsh harriers

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8.67 km

Dunwich Beach

Highlight • Beach

Plenty of parking here at the beach and possibly the best fish and chips in the area. There's a great walk to Walberswick from here if you head north along …

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12.7 km

Dunwich Beach

Highlight • Natural

Here you have the option to ditch the path and head down to the beach for a barefoot walk along the sand. Do be mindful of the tide as this …

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13.1 km

Old Wind Pump in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Historical Site

This very photographic wind pump marks the point where there are several options of extending varying the route.

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13.5 km

Reed Walkway in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

A classic Suffolk scene.

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14.1 km

Hoist Covert

Forest

14.3 km

Corporation Marshes

Highlight • Trail

The walk opens out to a vast marsh down to the sea. You will be very unlucky not to see Marsh Harriers here or hear booming bitterns in the spring.

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16.4 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.79 km

4.77 km

2.72 km

937 m

132 m

Surfaces

3.90 km

2.91 km

2.58 km

2.40 km

2.37 km

2.19 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 24 May

21°C

14°C

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Old Covert

Dunwich Forest Path

Dunwich Forest

Bird Hide in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Dunwich Beach

Dunwich Beach

Old Wind Pump in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Reed Walkway in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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