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Snape Maltings – Dunwich Beach loop from Eastbridge

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Snape Maltings – Dunwich Beach loop from Eastbridge

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Snape Maltings – Dunwich Beach loop from Eastbridge

07:07

97.5km

450m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 16, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.20 km for 168 m

After 8.70 km for 141 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.78 km

Stonehouse Plantation

Forest

63.6 km

Snape Maltings

Highlight • Bridge

Snape Maltings is one of the Suffolk Coast's most famous landmarks. The Maltings were once Victorian buildings where barley was malted for brewing. Now converted and home to shops, galleries, eateries and more.

Snape Maltings Concert Hall hosts the annual Aldeburgh Festival, it is strongly linked with composer Benjamin Britten.

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79.5 km

Whin Covert

Forest

84.0 km

Middleton Cowboy Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

The Middleton Cowboy is the work of local metal worker Paul Richardson of "Steel Sculptures".

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91.5 km

Dunwich Beach

Highlight • Beach

Plenty of parking here at the beach and possibly the best fish and chips in the area. There's a great walk to Walberswick from here if you head north along the beach and if you head south along the cliff you come to the monastery ruins.

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91.8 km

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Best walked to from the cliff path.

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93.6 km

Gravel Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cycleway

Super ride but bit loose in places

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93.6 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.

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96.9 km

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

Highlight • Cycleway

97.1 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.

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97.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.6 km

20.3 km

17.1 km

2.99 km

1.18 km

395 m

Surfaces

38.2 km

30.0 km

28.8 km

668 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 15 May

15°C

4°C

27 %

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Snape Maltings – Dunwich Beach loop from Eastbridge

Snape Maltings

Middleton Cowboy Sculpture

Dunwich Beach

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Gravel Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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