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Knettishall Heath Ponies – St Edmundsbury Cathedral loop from Bury St Edmunds

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Knettishall Heath Ponies – St Edmundsbury Cathedral loop from Bury St Edmunds

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Knettishall Heath Ponies – St Edmundsbury Cathedral loop from Bury St Edmunds

07:00

98.4km

440m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.8 km

Cavenham Heath

Nature Reserve

22.8 km

Seven Tree Road

Highlight • Trail

The views are wonderful here, but be ready for some deeper sand that will blunt your progress. Great 'cross practice at least!

We stuck to the edges of the trail …

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34.1 km

Rubbinghouse Covert

Forest

58.2 km

Knettishall Heath Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Heading in NW direction, it starts off great but eventually deteriorates to quite overgrown hiding the ruts in the track

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59.7 km

Peddars Way Trail

Highlight • Trail

This is the start of the Peddars Way, a 46 mile (74 km) long distance hiking and cycling trail from near Thetford close to the Norfolk/Suffolk border, to the North …

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59.9 km

Knettishall Heath Ponies

Highlight • Forest

Early morning is a great time to meet the ponies before the traffic sends them into the Heath

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60.8 km

Knettishall Heath

Nature Reserve

61.0 km

Konik Ponies at Knettishall Heath

Highlight • Viewpoint

Make sure to take the time to see the Konik pony's while their there.

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79.3 km

Dovehouse Wood

Forest

91.0 km

View of Railway from Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Really good bridge for cyclists over the tracks

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96.6 km

Route 51 in Bury St Edmunds

Highlight • Trail

I love the route 51 in and around Bury St Edmonds most of it off road.

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97.1 km

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

The church with almost 1000 years of history was part of the abbey and has been extended and rebuilt several times in its history.

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98.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.5 km

31.8 km

8.44 km

4.04 km

2.71 km

825 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.5 km

34.7 km

25.3 km

614 m

348 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 23 May

28°C

12°C

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Knettishall Heath Ponies – St Edmundsbury Cathedral loop from Bury St Edmunds

Seven Tree Road

Knettishall Heath Byway

Peddars Way Trail

Knettishall Heath Ponies

Konik Ponies at Knettishall Heath

View of Railway from Bridge

Route 51 in Bury St Edmunds

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

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