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Barford

Santon Downham Bridge – Wymondham Abbey loop from Barford

South Norfolk District

Barford

Santon Downham Bridge – Wymondham Abbey loop from Barford

Moderate

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Santon Downham Bridge – Wymondham Abbey loop from Barford

04:30

105km

440m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 97.8 km for 171 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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28.7 km

Wretham Heath Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful and virtually traffic-free route through Wretham Heath, crossing the Stanford Training Area military range - there are plenty of warning signs along the road to remind you.

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40.7 km

Thetford Forest

Forest

42.1 km

Santon Downham Bridge

Highlight • Trail

Santon Downham bridge was built around the start of the First World War by the Canadian army, although a bridge has been on this site since at least the 17th …

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59.9 km

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford

Highlight • Monument

The statue of Thomas Paine was sculpted by Sir Charles Wheeler, President of the Royal Academy, and erected in 1964 in Thetford, Paine's birthplace.

Thomas Paine was an English-born American …

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67.0 km

St Andrew's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

COE

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82.4 km

All Saints Church, Hargham

Highlight • Religious Site

Interesting background here - norfolkchurches.co.uk/hargham/hargham.htm

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83.2 km

Tree Tunnel on Hargham Road

Highlight • Forest

The trees meet overhead creating a pleasant green tunnel to ride down.

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84.2 km

Laundry Plantation

Forest

97.4 km

Wymondham Market Cross

Highlight • Historical Site

Wymondham is an historic market town, having more listed buildings than any similar-sized town in Norfolk, including the 17th C. octagonal market cross.

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97.9 km

Wymondham Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

The monastery was originally founded in 1107 by William d'Aubigny, butler to King Henry I. King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries brought about the closure of Wymondham Abbey, which …

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105 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

94.6 km

5.98 km

3.17 km

741 m

350 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

92.3 km

10.9 km

1.13 km

551 m

Elevation

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Highest point (60 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

29°C

16°C

0 %

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Santon Downham Bridge – Wymondham Abbey loop from Barford

Wretham Heath Road

Santon Downham Bridge

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford

St Andrew's Church

All Saints Church, Hargham

Tree Tunnel on Hargham Road

Wymondham Market Cross

Wymondham Abbey

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