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Rendlesham Forest – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Rendlesham Forest

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Rendlesham Forest – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Rendlesham Forest

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Rendlesham Forest – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Rendlesham Forest

01:01

8.63km

20m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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13 m

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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267 m

Rendlesham Forest

Highlight • Forest

Lots of fun sandy trails in the forest

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1.74 km

Forest Trail in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

What could be better than leaving the road behind and enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest?
Constantly changing colours depending on the time of year, constantly changing trail conditions will keep you on your toes!

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8.07 km

Rendlesham Forest

Highlight • Trail

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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8.47 km

Rendlesham Forest Trails

Highlight • Cycleway

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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8.54 km

Coffee Truck in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cafe

8.62 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Highlight • Trail

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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8.63 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.14 km

2.72 km

1.57 km

205 m

Surfaces

3.99 km

3.80 km

522 m

205 m

125 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 19 July

22°C

9°C

13 %

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Rendlesham Forest – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Rendlesham Forest

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