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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley Corner Car Park

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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley Corner Car Park

Moderate

3.5

(2)

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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley Corner Car Park

02:29

33.5km

110m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11.5 km

Pig Farm in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Very sandy segment - more a walk in dry spells

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18.3 km

St Mary the Virgin Church

Highlight • Other

Great old church

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20.0 km

Pathway Beside the Sea

Highlight • Beach

22.5 km

Beach

23.3 km

Shingle Street and Martello Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautifully bleak - bleakly beautiful!

And don't miss the shell trail to the beach from the German Manor, which some thoughtful conchologist has made.

No cafes or places to eat …

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30.9 km

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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30.9 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Highlight • Trail

Rendlesham Forest was planted as commercial woodland in the 1920s.

The forest was the setting for a well-known UFO incident in 1980. Servicemen at RAF Woodbridge saw lights in the …

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31.0 km

Coffee Truck in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cafe

31.1 km

Rendlesham Forest Trails

Highlight • Cycleway

Brilliant network of forest trails in Rendlesham around the Woodbridge Airfield. Extensive and well signed cycle trails and footpaths too which are ace for kids. A gravel rider's paradise!

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33.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

9.02 km

7.24 km

2.20 km

307 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

14.4 km

2.60 km

1.11 km

302 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 24 August

23°C

14°C

0 %

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Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Butley Corner Car Park

Pig Farm in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

St Mary the Virgin Church

Pathway Beside the Sea

Shingle Street and Martello Tower

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

Coffee Truck in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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