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Stour Valley Walk – The Valley Trail (Sudbury) loop from Long Melford

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East Of England

Stour Valley Walk – The Valley Trail (Sudbury) loop from Long Melford

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Stour Valley Walk – The Valley Trail (Sudbury) loop from Long Melford

02:50

11.0km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

233 m

Nethergate Brewery & Taproom

Highlight • Pub

If your ride finishes in Long Melford this is a good place to end it. Great on-site bar with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and a lovely beer garden.

Tip by

2

6.07 km

Stour Valley Walk

Highlight • Forest

Picturesque trail from Newmarket in the west of Suffolk to Cattawade in the south-east where the river joins the estuary at the border with Essex, passing through the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Tip by

3

6.38 km

Long Melford to Sudbury Railway Path

Highlight • Cycleway

4

7.60 km

Victorian River Baths

Highlight • River

5

8.53 km

Brundon Mill

Highlight • Other

6

9.38 km

The Valley Trail (Sudbury)

Highlight • Trail

This beautiful footpath occupies what was once the railway between Sudbury and Cambridge. Both the Stour Valley Path and St Edmund Way long-distance trails make use of this section, which …

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B

11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.55 km

2.23 km

1.48 km

638 m

115 m

Surfaces

4.13 km

2.32 km

1.92 km

971 m

951 m

641 m

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