Knettishall Heath Ponies – Thetford Forest MTB Trails loop from Bridgham

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Knettishall Heath Ponies – Thetford Forest MTB Trails loop from Bridgham

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Knettishall Heath Ponies – Thetford Forest MTB Trails loop from Bridgham

05:06

63.4km

330m

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: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.10 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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8.27 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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8.36 km

Knettishall Heath Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Heading in NW direction, it starts off great but eventually deteriorates to quite overgrown hiding the ruts in the track

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15.4 km

Decoy Covert

Forest

28.3 km

Berners Heath — Stone Wall with Hole

Highlight • Historical Site

Old tank firing range target - take a look at the Google maps satellite images in the field opposite and you'll see an old bombing target - X marks the spot!

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29.4 km

Elveden War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

30.4 km

Partition Belt

Forest

33.9 km

Shakers Road

Highlight • Cycleway

A part of Thetford's Circular Cycle Routes

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37.7 km

Thetford Forest MTB Trails

Highlight • MTB Park

Doable on gravel bike.

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57.4 km

East Wretham Heath

Nature Reserve

59.9 km

Junction of Peddars Way and Thetford Cycle Loop

Highlight • Cycleway

This is the spot where the Peddars Way long distance cycle route (komoot.com/collection/900448) and the Thetford Cycle Loop meet.

Wide tyres are needed here, as you'll find very deep sand in places when it's dry!

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63.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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