The Sailors' Path – Sailors' Path loop from Snape

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The Sailors' Path – Sailors' Path loop from Snape

Moderate

4.8

(12)

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The Sailors' Path – Sailors' Path loop from Snape

04:34

17.7km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.09 km

The Sailors' Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Sailors' Path is a historic trail linking Snape Maltings and Aldeburgh on the coast. It heads through marshes, woodlands and wide open spaces, and would've been walked by sailors …

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2.52 km

The Sailors' Path

Highlight • Trail

4.31 km

The Sailors' Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Off-road route from Snape to Aldeburgh avoiding the busy A road

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5.27 km

Sailors' Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Aldeburgh end starts rather sandy but this is very quiet compacted gravel track. Watch out for the cows.

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8.71 km

Aldeburgh Moot Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

8.90 km

Aldeburgh Moot Hall and War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Two fab-looking old buildings on the seafront of Aldeburgh, I only walked by and did not stop.

Love seeing these types of structure, not one part of them look straight, a DIY'ers nightmare.

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9.51 km

Aldeburgh High Street

Highlight • Settlement

17.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.69 km

3.38 km

3.24 km

1.99 km

1.36 km

1.06 km

Surfaces

6.24 km

3.83 km

3.68 km

2.04 km

1.63 km

310 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

15°C

7°C

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Comments

March 29, 2022,Aldeburgh to Snape maltings Hike

From Aldeburgh pass the golf course to Snape Maltings. Take the Sailers path, then a small diversion on to the RSPB reserve, then through the forest back on the Sailors Path.