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Alton Water loop from Tattingstone	Intermediate 01:14 11.8km
Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale from Nayland loop — Dedham Vale	Expert 02:18 21.8km
All Saints' Church Shelley from Stratford St Mary via Rowley Grove — Dedham Vale	Expert 01:54 17.3km
Willy Lott's House & St Mary the Virgin church loop from Stratford St. Mary — Dedham Vale	Intermediate 01:09 10.3km
Polstead loop through Polstead Duck Pond — Dedham Vale	Intermediate 01:10 11.2km
Alton Water loop from Tattingstone	Intermediate 00:54 8.62km
Running loop from Sudbury	Intermediate 00:46 7.38km
Mistley Towers loop from Cattawade	Intermediate 00:56 8.91km
Wormingford Mere – 'Landscape Lens' loop from Nayland	Expert 02:06 19.6km

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Alton Water loop from Tattingstone
01:14
11.8km
6:15/km
50m
50m
Intermediate
5.0
(1)
303
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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2
Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale from Nayland loop — Dedham Vale
02:18
21.8km
6:20/km
160m
160m
Expert
5.0
(1)
39
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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All Saints' Church Shelley from Stratford St Mary via Rowley Grove — Dedham Vale
01:54
17.3km
6:36/km
130m
120m
Expert
3
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Willy Lott's House & St Mary the Virgin church loop from Stratford St. Mary — Dedham Vale
01:09
10.3km
6:41/km
60m
60m
Intermediate
2
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required.
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5
Polstead loop through Polstead Duck Pond — Dedham Vale
01:10
11.2km
6:15/km
80m
80m
Intermediate
3.0
(1)
1
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Alton Water loop from Tattingstone
00:54
8.62km
6:17/km
40m
40m
Intermediate
58
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Running loop from Sudbury
00:46
7.38km
6:15/km
30m
30m
Intermediate
53
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Mistley Towers loop from Cattawade
00:56
8.91km
6:15/km
50m
50m
Intermediate
5.0
(1)
51
Intermediate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Wormingford Mere – 'Landscape Lens' loop from Nayland
02:06
19.6km
6:27/km
160m
160m
Expert
39
Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Eden-Rose Coppice loop from Long Melford

01:56

17.3km

6:42/km

60m

Expert

Expert run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Alton Water loop from Tattingstone

Arger Fen & Spouse's Vale from Nayland loop — Dedham Vale

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All Saints' Church Shelley from Stratford St Mary via Rowley Grove — Dedham Vale

Willy Lott's House & St Mary the Virgin church loop from Stratford St. Mary — Dedham Vale

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