Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 29, 2025

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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Start point

Train Station

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17.6 km

Tunstall Forest Singletrack

Highlight • MTB Park

Fun, flowy singletrack through the forest. The Viking Trail is a fantastic 10-mile (16km) red graded route.

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21.0 km

Tunstall Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Don't get lost its really easy to get turned around. Make sure you have the appropriate tyres too some of the trails are made up with flint

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21.9 km

Steep Chute into Bomb Hole

Highlight • MTB Park

Another bomb hole just off the Viking Trail, make sure you have enough speed to get over the lip of the bomb hole on the other side!

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23.9 km

Viking Trail Singletrack, Tunstall Forest

Highlight • MTB Park

Lovely bit of fast riding ending in a downhill to the road crossing

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27.6 km

Tunstall Forest

Nature Reserve

28.7 km

BH2 (Snake Pit)

Highlight • MTB Park

A nice little bomb hole just next to the Viking Trail. You can either ride along past it or engage on a fun dip into the pit!

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34.3 km

Sandy Track in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Allow extra time

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34.9 km

Carmen's Wood

Forest

36.7 km

Bush Covert

Forest

44.0 km

Forest Trail in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

What could be better than leaving the road behind and enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest?
Constantly changing colours depending on the time of year, constantly changing trail conditions will keep you on your toes!

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48.4 km

Singletrack in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • MTB Park

54.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

19.3 km

7.95 km

1.75 km

155 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.0 km

8.01 km

5.81 km

1.69 km

1.16 km

362 m

Elevation

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