Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2025

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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Start point

Train Station

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9.06 km

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Site

Highlight • Monument

Sutton Hoo is a National Trust site of two early medieval cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England. Archaeologists have been excavating the area …

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21.8 km

View of the Suffolk and Essex Coast

Highlight • Beach

Nice glimpse towards the coast from the slightly higher ground of the road.

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24.1 km

Bawdsey Quay

Highlight • Rest Area

Great views of the mouth of the Deben estuary and the sailing dinghies and yachts coming and going. There are toilets, cafe & ice-cream van.

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24.5 km

Ferry Café at Felixstowe Ferry

Highlight • Cafe

A classic diner-style 'caff' with a vintage feel. You're best at the outside picnic tables, with views towards the river.

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24.8 km

Bawdsey Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

Deben ferries cross the river from Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey Quay. The ferry runs seasonally (2022), from Easter to April at weekends only, 10am to 5pm, and daily from May …

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48.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.8 km

8.31 km

443 m

279 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.8 km

7.39 km

512 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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