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Orford Castle – Snape Maltings loop from Aldringham cum Thorpe

Aldringham-Cum-Thorpe

Orford Castle – Snape Maltings loop from Aldringham cum Thorpe

Moderate

5.0

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Orford Castle – Snape Maltings loop from Aldringham cum Thorpe

03:35

79.6km

390m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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22.3 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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23.0 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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23.2 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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27.6 km

Friar's Covert

Forest

38.6 km

Rendlesham Forest Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful quiet lane through Rendlesham Forest.

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44.9 km

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Sutton Hoo is a National Trust site of two early medieval cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England. Archaeologists have been excavating the area …

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49.6 km

Stone Bridge by the River Deben

Highlight • Bridge

Picturesque pond with bridges, so bring your camera

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53.7 km

Ashe Abbey

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A beautiful tree lined section, which never disappoints on a sunny day!

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63.6 km

Snape Maltings

Highlight • Bridge

Snape Maltings is one of the Suffolk Coast's most famous landmarks. The Maltings were once Victorian buildings where barley was malted for brewing. Now converted and home to shops, galleries, …

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79.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.0 km

2.26 km

1.31 km

Surfaces

45.8 km

33.7 km

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 8 August

23°C

19°C

0 %

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Orford Castle – Snape Maltings loop from Aldringham cum Thorpe

Orford Quay

Orford Castle

Pump Street Bakery

Rendlesham Forest Lane

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Site

Stone Bridge by the River Deben

Ashe Abbey

Snape Maltings

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