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Orford Castle – River Alde loop from Wickham Market

Orford Castle – River Alde loop from Wickham Market

Easy

3.5

(4)

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Orford Castle – River Alde loop from Wickham Market

01:38

36.5km

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 accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.6 km for 144 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.62 km

Open Fields of Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths

Highlight • Viewpoint

Empty roads and big skyscapes are a feature of the Suffolk Coasts & Heaths AONB.

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12.0 km

Friar's Covert

Forest

17.0 km

Orford Castle

Highlight • Castle

Due to conservation works Orford Castle is currently (August 2022) enshrouded in scaffolding.

The unique polygonal tower keep of Orford Castle stands beside the pretty town and former port, developed …

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17.2 km

Pump Street Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely little artisan bakery with some of the best baked goods in Suffolk, washed down with real coffee and teas.
Money Saving Tip: If the weather is good, take away and sit in the village to enjoy the views.

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17.3 km

St Bartholomew's Church, Orford

Highlight • Monument

From Wikipedia:
'The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth …

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17.8 km

Orford Quay

Highlight • Structure

Great view across the estuary of the Alde/Ore to Orford Ness, now a nature reserve but formerly an MOD atomic weapons research centre, with the silhouettes of the ‘pagoda’ weapons test structures on the horizon.

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26.7 km

River Alde

Highlight • Natural

The church is one of the oldest in Suffolk. There's a small shop by the church, the honey is really good. Just put money in the box and take honey with you.

Translated by Google •

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36.5 km

Station House Café, Campsea Ashe

Highlight • Other

Community owned cafe, decent coffee & fresh baking.
stationhousecampseaashe.co.uk/cafeandbookshop

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36.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.1 km

256 m

200 m

Surfaces

23.1 km

13.2 km

143 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 8 August

30°C

14°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

November 30, 2021,R14 Orford Loop

From genteel Orford to the wilds of Tunstall Forest, via one of England’s oldest churches at Iken, and with a detour to arty Snape Maltings; this loop route offers a wonderfully diverse mix of Suffolk history, culture and rural countryside.

It’s not a long route; all on quiet country lanes and B-roads, so, it’s suitable for any cyclist.

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Orford Castle – River Alde loop from Wickham Market

Open Fields of Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths

Orford Castle

Pump Street Bakery

St Bartholomew's Church, Orford

Orford Quay

River Alde

Station House Café, Campsea Ashe

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