Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Southwold Beach and Beach Huts – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Leiston

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Southwold Beach and Beach Huts – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Leiston

Moderate

4.7

(10)

111

riders

Southwold Beach and Beach Huts – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Leiston

02:49

42.3km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.1 km for 77 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

11.9 km

Newdelight Covert

Forest

17.4 km

Southwold to Walberswick Footbridge (Bailey Bridge)

Highlight • Bridge

You can cross the river Blyth from Southwold to Walberswick over the footbridge. Nice place to watch the sun go down over the marshes.

Tip by

19.7 km

View of Southwold seafront

Highlight • Viewpoint

Excellent view of Southwold sea front. Plenty of benches to take a rest, or to take a photo.

Tip by

20.1 km

Southwold Beach and Beach Huts

Highlight • Structure

Southwold is a vibrant and picturesque town on the Suffolk coast. Its gorgeous sandy beach, interesting pier and colourful promenade are worth an amble, while the town centre has all …

Tip by

32.0 km

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Best walked to from the cliff path.

Tip by

33.7 km

Gravel Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cycleway

Super ride but bit loose in places

Tip by

33.8 km

Bridleway through Minsmere Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Watch out for the sandy sections at the bottom of the hill in the dryer months and the bog in the wetter ones.

Tip by

37.0 km

Tree-Lined Road in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cycleway

37.2 km

Minsmere Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Cycle through Minsmere nature reserve and head north off road through Dunwich woods.
here you will find lots of bird activity and various bird species to be admired.

Tip by

42.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.8 km

8.65 km

4.75 km

2.66 km

2.37 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.5 km

13.3 km

8.60 km

3.01 km

906 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

22°C

9°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Easy

4.0

Dunwich and Minsmere loop from Darsham

01:40h

25.2km

110m

Moderate

5.0

Bungay to Southwold loop

04:06h

68.0km

260m

Easy

4.5

Two Rivers Cycle Route

01:42h

28.3km

110m

Moderate

Woodbridge to Framlingham Castle loop, Via Suffolk Heath ANOB

04:19h

70.3km

360m

Easy

Bungay and Ilketshall loop from Beccles

01:43h

28.9km

120m

Hard

Framlingham, Southwold and Aldeburgh Loop

05:13h

83.0km

370m

Moderate

4.7

111

Southwold Beach and Beach Huts – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Leiston

02:49h

42.3km

200m

Easy

3.5

Rendlesham Forest – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Bromeswell

01:40h

19.8km

60m

Moderate

5.0

Minsmere Nature Reserve – Leiston Abbey Ruins loop from Southwold

04:26h

71.4km

330m

Moderate

5.0

Leiston Abbey Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Saxmundham

03:49h

64.2km

330m

Moderate

5.0

Rendlesham Forest – Rendlesham Forest Trails loop from Boyton

02:24h

28.5km

100m

Easy

4.2

Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest loop from Rendlesham Forest

01:00h

11.4km

30m

Southwold Beach and Beach Huts – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Leiston

Southwold to Walberswick Footbridge (Bailey Bridge)

View of Southwold seafront

Southwold Beach and Beach Huts

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Gravel Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Bridleway through Minsmere Nature Reserve

Tree-Lined Road in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Minsmere Nature Reserve

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️