View of Blyth Marshes – The Harbour Inn Southwold loop from Walberswick

View of Blyth Marshes – The Harbour Inn Southwold loop from Walberswick

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View of Blyth Marshes – The Harbour Inn Southwold loop from Walberswick

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33.4km

120m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.00 km

Walberswick Station (Disused)

Highlight • Monument

The platform is all that remains of the original Walberswick station which is marked here with a bench and commemorative plaque. The Southwold to Halesworth line was closed in 1929 …

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1.18 km

View of Blyth Marshes

Highlight • Natural

Great section of gravel track that takes you from Southwold to Walberswick along the old rail line. During the busier months it can become very busy with other runners, walkers and cyclists.

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1.59 km

River Blyth Footbridge and Harbour View

Highlight • River

Part of the old Southwold to Halesworth train line. If you follow the line towards Walbeswick you can still see remains of the station platform as the footpath leaves the line of the track.

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1.95 km

The Harbour Inn Southwold

Highlight • Restaurant

Didn't stop for food or drink, so can't comment on the pub itself – but amazing to see how high the flood water came in 1953.

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18.3 km

Alexandra Wood

Forest

19.0 km

Southwell Chicane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

An interesting section of road that floats beautifully into an s'bend at the bottom of two hills. One that leads to Stoven and one that leads to Sotterly. If its …

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23.3 km

Swampy Woodland Road near Clay Common

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The home planet of the Jedi Master Yoda. As you drop through the woods heading from Clay Common towards Barnby Green you'll notice the home of Yoda on your left. …

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25.5 km

Quiet lane into Reydon and Southwold

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A truly "Quiet lane" that brings you in to Southwold via Reydon. It's safer and far more picturesque than the Wangford and Wrentham roads that carry an enormous amount of traffic all year.

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33.4 km

St Andrew's Church and Ruins, Walberswick

Highlight • Religious Site

St Andrew's is the fourth church to have been built in Walberswick. It is tucked into the south-west corner of the ruins of the third church. Personally I think the …

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33.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.8 km

3.16 km

1.46 km

1.00 km

Surfaces

17.3 km