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Dedham Vale AONB 104km Loop from Manningtree

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Dedham Vale AONB 104km Loop from Manningtree

jamescroome planned a road ride

February 27, 2023

Dedham Vale AONB 104km Loop from Manningtree

Moderate

04:47

104km

21.8km/h

720m

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Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Your route passes through protected areas

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Dedham Vale AONB

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Manningtree Train Station Public Footpath Entrance

Highlight • Trail

Ok it’s left out of the station then right as you enter the car park or else you be scratching your head looking around

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7.54 km

View of the Stour Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely view across the lower Stour valley just before the drop down towards Flatford.

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8.16 km

Willy Lott's Cottage

Highlight • Settlement

This Grade I-listed cottage was owned by Willy Lott, a farmer born in 1761. The cottage featured in a number of paintings by British Romantic painter, John Constable, but most …

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9.70 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bergholt

Highlight • Religious Site

Whilst people have been worshipping on this spot for over 1,000 years, this beautiful church was originally built somewhere around 1350, nearly 700 years ago.

It was originally designed with …

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27.0 km

Quiet Lanes of Dedham Vale

Highlight • Cycleway

The route meanders through the Suffolk countryside, passing through hamlets along the way, making use of tiny and ancient lanes.

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30.3 km

The name Polstead means place by the pool. The benches by the village pond are a great spot to rest and enjoy the peace of a classic Suffolk village, surrounded by history, and picture perfect timber-framed and thatched cottages.

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61.3 km

Sudbury

Train Station

64.6 km

Stour Valley Rolling Hills

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a lovely quiet stretch of road that run along the river Stour and offers some gentle rolling inclines. It is about the best you will get in Suffolk for climbing.

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79.3 km

Little Horkesley, Long Melford Castle Hedingham Loop

Highlight • Other

Take a well earned coffee brake at Tiffins in Long Melford

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83.4 km

Burnt Dick Hill

Highlight • Cycleway

Not just an amusing road name, this is a short and steep climb with a max of 9 %. Nice.

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86.6 km

Dedham Road

Highlight • Trail

Dedham Vale is an AONB that covers about 90 sq km crossing the Essex-Suffolk border. The River Stour winds its way through the valley, passing green rolling farmland.

John Constable …

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102 km

Constable Park Café & Riverside Activities

Highlight • Cafe

If you fancy taking to the water, Constable Park offers a variety of activities including SUP, kayak and Canadian canoe all available to hire, and you don't have to pre-book.

There is also a coffee house on-site.

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104 km

Manningtree Train Station Public Footpath Entrance

Highlight • Trail

Ok it’s left out of the station then right as you enter the car park or else you be scratching your head looking around

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Way Types & Surfaces

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98.0 km

3.18 km

1.73 km

1.27 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

70.1 km

33.9 km

228 m

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Dedham Vale AONB 104km Loop from Manningtree

Manningtree Train Station Public Footpath Entrance

View of the Stour Valley

Willy Lott's Cottage

St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bergholt

Quiet Lanes of Dedham Vale

Polstead Duck Pond

Stour Valley Rolling Hills

Little Horkesley, Long Melford Castle Hedingham Loop

Burnt Dick Hill

Dedham Road

Constable Park Café & Riverside Activities

Manningtree Train Station Public Footpath Entrance

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