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.

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16.6 km

Gravel Track Beside Lower Road

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This is a Great Alternative to using the road, This section of Lower road can get busy and being in a valley, there isn't much room to manoeuvre out the …

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17.5 km

View of the Stour Valley

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Nice high point on this quiet lane, just to the south west of Sudbury.

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18.0 km

Woodland Bridleway Path

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Very doable on a gravel bike, bits of rutting due to the weather.

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20.0 km

Sunset View

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20.9 km

Tricky Section of Bridleway

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Quite a long fast bridleway which is easy enough, but there's a fairly sharp drop where it joins the lane (at the north end) without much warning, and the ground …

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24.1 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

9.07 km

3.26 km

258 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.19 km

7.21 km

4.82 km

2.59 km

313 m

Elevation

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Monday 6 April

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