Tunstall Forest – Orford Castle loop from Dallinghoo

Tunstall Forest – Orford Castle loop from Dallinghoo

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Tunstall Forest – Orford Castle loop from Dallinghoo

01:53

42.8km

180m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.60 km

Ashe Abbey

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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

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13.7 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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20.8 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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20.9 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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21.0 km

St Bartholomew's Church, Orford

Highlight • Monument

From Wikipedia:
'The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth …

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21.6 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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35.0 km

Station House Café, Campsea Ashe

Highlight • Other

Community owned cafe, decent coffee & fresh baking.
stationhousecampseaashe.co.uk/cafeandbookshop

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42.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.1 km

2.75 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.4 km

15.5 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 5 November

12°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

July 8, 2023,Road Ride

Just getting back to riding after over 2.5 years off. Ride 6 so far and disappointed with my performance. Used to average 19 mph. Heyho. Onward and upward. Long way to go. 🤔😟