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St Edmundsbury Cathedral – Knettishall Heath Ponies loop from Diss

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East Of England

South Norfolk District

St Edmundsbury Cathedral – Knettishall Heath Ponies loop from Diss

Hard

4.0

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29

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral – Knettishall Heath Ponies loop from Diss

08:51

129km

500m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

4.45 km

Wortham Ling

Highlight • Trail

This small patch of lowland heath makes a dramatic change to the nearby Waveney Valley and its water meadows.

Just south-west of the market town of Diss, rambling around this …

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29.0 km

Dovehouse Wood

Forest

3

47.1 km

Route 51 in Bury St Edmunds

Highlight • Trail

I love the route 51 in and around Bury St Edmonds most of it off road.

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4

47.5 km

National Cycle Route 51 to Bury St Edmunds Abbey and Cathedral

Highlight • Cycleway

Fiddly route but traffic free and pretty way to heart of historic BStE

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5

47.6 km

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

The church with almost 1000 years of history was part of the abbey and has been extended and rebuilt several times in its history.

Tip by

6

70.6 km

Seven Tree Road

Highlight • Trail

The views are wonderful here, but be ready for some deeper sand that will blunt your progress. Great 'cross practice at least!

We stuck to the edges of the trail …

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71.4 km

Deadman's Grave

Nature Reserve

82.0 km

Rubbinghouse Covert

Forest

9

108 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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10

108 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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109 km

Knettishall Heath

Nature Reserve

12

109 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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B

129 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.4 km

32.8 km

8.88 km

4.27 km

3.17 km

1.37 km

142 m

Surfaces

55.8 km

37.2 km

34.9 km

615 m

531 m

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