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East Of England

Suffolk Coastal

Snape Maltings – Thorpeness Meare loop from Bawdsey

Bike touring routes & trails

East Of England

Suffolk Coastal

Snape Maltings – Thorpeness Meare loop from Bawdsey

Moderate

3.0

(1)

9

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Snape Maltings – Thorpeness Meare loop from Bawdsey

04:19

71.6km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

9.65 km

St Andrew the Fisherman Sculpture, Capel St Andrew

Highlight • Structure

Created for the Millennium, a superb steel sculpture in the parish on the road to Butley. It shows St Andrew the fisherman, with a catch of herrings and eels. At …

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2

21.1 km

Snape Maltings

Highlight • Bridge

Snape Maltings is one of the Suffolk Coast's most famous landmarks. The Maltings were once Victorian buildings where barley was malted for brewing. Now converted and home to shops, galleries, …

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3

28.0 km

Sailors' Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Aldeburgh end starts rather sandy but this is very quiet compacted gravel track. Watch out for the cows.

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4

32.6 km

Aldeburgh Beach

Highlight • Natural

5

34.1 km

The Kitchen at Thorpeness

Highlight • Cafe

The Kitchen @Thorpness: thekitchenatgroup.co.uk/thorpeness

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6

34.1 km

Thorpeness Meare

Highlight • Lake

Thorpeness Meare is a boating lake like no other. The lake with its islands and surrounds covers around sixty acres in total, with over forty acres of water.

Reassuringly, nowhere …

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7

34.3 km

The Meare Boating Lake

Highlight • Lake

Thorpness is set around The Meare, an artificial lake lined with colourful wooden boats.

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34.6 km

The Meare

Lake

9

48.8 km

Forest Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

55.3 km

Friar's Covert

Forest

B

71.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.2 km

8.43 km

3.36 km

1.73 km

912 m

Surfaces

55.4 km

11.1 km

4.86 km

293 m

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