Knettishall Heath Ponies – Thetford Priory Ruins loop from Harling Road

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Knettishall Heath Ponies – Thetford Priory Ruins loop from Harling Road

Moderate

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Knettishall Heath Ponies – Thetford Priory Ruins loop from Harling Road

02:41

45.4km

200m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.6 km for 68 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.88 km

East Harling Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Read the plaque on the wall.

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8.31 km

Thatched Cottage on The Angles Way

Highlight • Other

11.0 km

Konik Ponies at Knettishall Heath

Highlight • Viewpoint

Make sure to take the time to see the Konik pony's while their there.

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11.6 km

Knettishall Heath Ponies

Highlight • Forest

Early morning is a great time to meet the ponies before the traffic sends them into the Heath

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11.8 km

Peddars Way Trail

Highlight • Trail

This is the start of the Peddars Way, a 46 mile (74 km) long distance hiking and cycling trail from near Thetford close to the Norfolk/Suffolk border, to the North …

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26.3 km

Smooth Asphalt Road Near Thetford

Highlight • Cycleway

A handy bit of smooth, clean, asphalt road to take you to Thetford's top A11 roundabout.

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29.7 km

Thetford Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Thetford priory is a beautiful abandoned building be ware if the ghost

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30.2 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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