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Stour Valley Walk – The Valley Trail (Sudbury) loop from Long Melford

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Stour Valley Walk – The Valley Trail (Sudbury) loop from Long Melford

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Stour Valley Walk – The Valley Trail (Sudbury) loop from Long Melford

01:34

23.7km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.7 km for 123 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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322 m

Long Melford Railway Walk

Highlight • Trail

A great footpath running along the edge of long Melford. Open to cyclists walkers and horse riders.

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2.21 km

The White Horse

Highlight • Pub

Lovely pub! Re: DUNWICH DYNAMO: They operated a basic barbecue (2023). Be warned, one of the longest and busiest on the route. (re-confirmed this in 2024) BUT it's the last …

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19.4 km

Long Melford to Sudbury Railway Path

Highlight • Cycleway

19.7 km

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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20.9 km

The Valley Trail (Sudbury)

Highlight • Trail

This beautiful footpath occupies what was once the railway between Sudbury and Cambridge. Both the Stour Valley Path and St Edmund Way long-distance trails make use of this section, which …

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22.4 km

Nethergate Brewery & Taproom

Highlight • Pub

If your ride finishes in Long Melford this is a good place to end it. Great on-site bar with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and a lovely beer garden.

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23.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

4.02 km

1.92 km

1.73 km

1.26 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

6.32 km

4.32 km

1.36 km

354 m

Elevation

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Saturday 11 July

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Stour Valley Walk – The Valley Trail (Sudbury) loop from Long Melford

Long Melford Railway Walk

View of the Fields

The White Horse

Long Melford to Sudbury Railway Path