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Needham Lake – Mellis Common Nature Reserve loop from Stowmarket

Needham Lake – Mellis Common Nature Reserve loop from Stowmarket

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Needham Lake – Mellis Common Nature Reserve loop from Stowmarket

04:04

97.8km

430m

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: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.60 km

Needham Lake

Highlight • Lake

Needham Lake is the site of a Local Nature Reserve - with wetland areas, meadows and a small woodland. It's home to a variety of wildlife.

Needham Lake has been …

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25.2 km

Clopton Climb

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The climb starts from a low-point of 28m at junction with Birdshill Road and reaches 58m on the Roman Road at the junction with Manor Road.

If you're on the …

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43.2 km

221B Bakers

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee cakes and savory treats available here

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69.9 km

Eye Castle

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Eye Castle is one of the few surviving motte-and-bailey castles from the early Norman period. Built shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the castle was sacked and …

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70.4 km

Caf-Eye

Highlight • Cafe

See what they did there? Unpretentious local cafe nicely situated in the main square and open 7 days a week.

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76.5 km

Mellis Common Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Unusually large area of open common land, now a nature reserve, with a long piece of straight road through the middle of it.

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80.2 km

St. Mary's Church, Gislingham

Highlight • Religious Site

Pleasant but unexceptional Suffolk village. Just spin your wheels through it.

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85.8 km

Gislingham Road, Finningham

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Finningham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in the East of England, located approximately 7.5 miles north of Stowmarket and 16 miles from …

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97.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

93.0 km

3.58 km

840 m

271 m

115 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

85.9 km

11.7 km

211 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

31°C

16°C

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Needham Lake – Mellis Common Nature Reserve loop from Stowmarket

Needham Lake

Clopton Climb

221B Bakers

Eye Castle

Caf-Eye

Mellis Common Nature Reserve

St. Mary's Church, Gislingham

Gislingham Road, Finningham

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