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Bawdsey Ferry – Tunstall Forest loop from Tunstall

Bawdsey Ferry – Tunstall Forest loop from Tunstall

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Bawdsey Ferry – Tunstall Forest loop from Tunstall

02:05

52.5km

210m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: July 27, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 26.1 km for 222 m

Open: • Easter-April 30, Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM • May-September, Monday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM • October, Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 26.6 km for 222 m

Open: • Easter-April 30, Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM • May-September, Monday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM • October, Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.1 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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23.9 km

View of the Suffolk and Essex Coast

Highlight • Beach

Nice glimpse towards the coast from the slightly higher ground of the road.

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26.5 km

Felixstowe Ferry and The Ferry Café

Highlight • Settlement

Here you can find a foot and bicycle ferry that runs between Felixstowe Ferry and Bawdsey. There are daily service from May to September, and weekends only from Good Friday …

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26.8 km

Bawdsey Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

There is a cafe at the ferry. Make sure you check the timetable and make sure you have some cash for the ferry.

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26.9 km

Bawdsey Bay

Highlight • Beach

Stoney beach which can get an amazing sunset

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37.5 km

Rendlesham Forest Edge Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Gravel and hard pack road, but fine on road bike

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46.2 km

Bronze Sculpture in Butley Marshes

Highlight • Monument

Curious piece of installation art in beautiful reed beds..

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47.3 km

Friar's Covert

Forest

48.5 km

Tunstall Forest has a tarmac road (Orford Road) running roughly through its centre. A network of gravel trails branch off in a grid formation.

The forest consists of coniferous plantations, broadleaved belts and heathland areas

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52.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.1 km

6.72 km

436 m

205 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.5 km

2.51 km

436 m

122 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 30 July

23°C

16°C

28 %

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Bawdsey Ferry – Tunstall Forest loop from Tunstall

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Site

View of the Suffolk and Essex Coast

Felixstowe Ferry and The Ferry Café

Bawdsey Ferry

Bawdsey Bay

Rendlesham Forest Edge Road

Bronze Sculpture in Butley Marshes

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