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

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 33.5 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.37 km

Rendlesham Forest Trails

Highlight • Forest

A sprawling 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) mixed woodland, Rendlesham Forest is owned and managed by Forestry England. There are plenty of trails here for walkers and cyclists, with picnic spots and …

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22.5 km

Tunstall Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Don't get lost its really easy to get turned around. Make sure you have the appropriate tyres too some of the trails are made up with flint

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23.4 km

Steep Chute into Bomb Hole

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Another bomb hole just off the Viking Trail, make sure you have enough speed to get over the lip of the bomb hole on the other side!

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25.4 km

Viking Trail Singletrack, Tunstall Forest

Highlight • MTB Park

Lovely bit of fast riding ending in a downhill to the road crossing

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26.7 km

10 miles (16 km) of smooth flowing single-track, with a few bomb holes thrown in for good measure! The Viking Trail is rated as a red trail.

More info at forestryengland.uk/tunstall-forest/viking-trail-tunstall-forest

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31.6 km

Tunstall Forest

Nature Reserve

32.7 km

BH2 (Snake Pit)

Highlight • MTB Park

A nice little bomb hole just next to the Viking Trail. You can either ride along past it or engage on a fun dip into the pit!

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52.5 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Highlight • Forest

The UFO Trail in Rendelsham Forest is a trail excursion inspired by a UFO sighting in December 1980. Follow the trail through forest, heathland and wetlands!

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53.0 km

Rendlesham Forest

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Rendelsham Forest surrounds the Woodbridge Airfield. It's 15 square km are managed by the Forestry Commission. In 1980 there were claims of UFO sightings in the forest. Take a tour …

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55.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.0 km

18.0 km

9.19 km

1.02 km

580 m

Surfaces

39.6 km

8.48 km

6.25 km

1.29 km

146 m

Elevation

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