Walberswick Village Green – Dunwich Forest Path loop from Dunwich

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Walberswick Village Green – Dunwich Forest Path loop from Dunwich

Hard

5.0

(3)

hikers

Walberswick Village Green – Dunwich Forest Path loop from Dunwich

05:42

22.4km

80m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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309 m

St James' Church, Dunwich

Highlight • Religious Site

Dunwich is a tiny village that hides a rich history. Once a bustling medieval port and the capital of the kingdom of East Anglia, it is thought Dunwich had a …

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2.97 km

Sandymount Covert

Forest

3.76 km

Dunwich Beach

Highlight • Natural

Here you have the option to ditch the path and head down to the beach for a barefoot walk along the sand. Do be mindful of the tide as this …

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4.25 km

Old Wind Pump in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Historical Site

This very photographic wind pump marks the point where there are several options of extending varying the route.

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5.22 km

Dunwich River in the Corporation Marshes

Highlight • River

The Dunwich River flows through the Corporation Marshes on the last leg of its journey to Walberswick Harbour where it joins the River Blyth.

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5.96 km

Beach

6.62 km

Dunwich River

Lake

6.95 km

Walberswick Village Green

Highlight • Beach

On the tidal estuary of the River Blyth, Walberswick is a picturesque village. The centre is set around a village green with a dune backed beach, a cafe and a …

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9.31 km

Corporation Marshes

Highlight • Trail

The walk opens out to a vast marsh down to the sea. You will be very unlucky not to see Marsh Harriers here or hear booming bitterns in the spring.

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13.6 km

Dunwich Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

There is limited parking on the junction, the w all starts down a grassy path which quickly turns into a board walk and then muddy path

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13.8 km

Dunwich Forest

Highlight • Forest

Dunwich Forest is an ancient forest located in the county of Suffolk in England, steeped in folklore and tales of lost villages swallowed by the sea.

The forest is made …

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21.9 km

Greyfriars Wood

Forest

22.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

4.70 km

3.70 km