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Knettishall

Start of the Peddars Way – Knettishall Heath Ponies loop from Knettishall Heath

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United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Suffolk
St Edmundsbury
Knettishall

Start of the Peddars Way – Knettishall Heath Ponies loop from Knettishall Heath

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Start of the Peddars Way – Knettishall Heath Ponies loop from Knettishall Heath

02:14

37.8km

170m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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1

917 m

Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

2

8.03 km

3

25.8 km

Thelnetham Windmill

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Built in the early 1800s, Thelnetham Mill stands by the side of the Angles Way below Blo’ Norton and is one of the few tower windmills still preserved in Suffolk. …

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35.1 km

Where the Icknield way meets the Peddars way.

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36.3 km

Start of the Peddars Way

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This is the start of the Peddars Way. The iconic trail follows a Roman road that was built along the line of an even older trackway. Combined with the Norfolk …

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36.4 km

Peddars Way Trail

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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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36.6 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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37.2 km

Konik Ponies at Knettishall Heath

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

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37.8 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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35.9 km

1.20 km

320 m

315 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.4 km

4.93 km

1.41 km

146 m

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Sunday 11 October

18°C

10°C

80 %

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