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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Dunwich Forest

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Dunwich Forest

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Dunwich Forest

01:00

9.33km

20m

Running

Moderate run. 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: April 9, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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205 m

Dunwich Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

There is limited parking on the junction, the w all starts down a grassy path which quickly turns into a board walk and then muddy path

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4.45 km

Marshland View Toward the Sea

Highlight • Viewpoint

Easy path to follow for stunning views

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4.46 km

Dunwich Beach

Highlight • Natural

Here you have the option to ditch the path and head down to the beach for a barefoot walk along the sand. Do be mindful of the tide as this …

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4.53 km

View of the Suffolk Marshes

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is strictly a footpath, so I always take this route early to avoid walkers. A great place to see a winter sunrise and listen to the dawn chorus as …

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5.09 km

View of the Marshes

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great spot to view the Spoonbills that nest most years on the marsh.

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5.10 km

Double Track from Dunwich to Walberswick

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A nice section of double track leading away from the forest at Dunwich to Walberswick. Beware there are those among us who think it's a footpath and it can be …

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7.12 km

Bird Hide in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Worth stopping off here, in the right season you can hear bitterns and see marsh harriers

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8.90 km

Dunwich Forest

Highlight • Forest

Dunwich Forest is an ancient forest located in the county of Suffolk in England, steeped in folklore and tales of lost villages swallowed by the sea.

The forest is made …

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9.33 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.83 km

1.83 km

670 m

Surfaces

1.88 km

1.75 km

944 m

790 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 16 May

16°C

9°C

23 %

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Dunwich Forest Path – Dunwich Forest loop from Dunwich Forest

Dunwich Forest Path

Marshland View Toward the Sea

Dunwich Beach

View of the Suffolk Marshes

View of the Marshes

Double Track from Dunwich to Walberswick

Bird Hide in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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