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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Capel St Andrew

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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Capel St Andrew

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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Capel St Andrew

00:51

7.19km

20m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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988 m

Rendlesham Forest

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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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1.46 km

Coffee Truck in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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1.57 km

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

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Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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1.60 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

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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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1.82 km

Rendlesham Forest

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Lots of fun sandy trails in the forest

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5.81 km

Rendlesham Forest Trails

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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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7.19 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.09 km

1.98 km

888 m

227 m

Surfaces

4.76 km

1.72 km

499 m

206 m

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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Capel St Andrew

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Coffee Truck in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

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