Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail loop from Butley

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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail loop from Butley

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Rendlesham Forest Trails – Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail loop from Butley

03:18

12.8km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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2.75 km

Bush Covert

Forest

7.33 km

Rendlesham Forest

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A sprawling 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) mixed woodland, Rendlesham Forest is owned and managed by Forestry England. There are plenty of trails here for walkers and cyclists, with picnic spots and …

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7.86 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

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Rendlesham Forest was planted as commercial woodland in the 1920s.

The forest was the setting for a well-known UFO incident in 1980. Servicemen at RAF Woodbridge saw lights in the …

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7.89 km

Rendlesham Forest Parking Area

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Toilets and Visitor centre with free forest map guides

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8.11 km

Rendlesham Forest Trails

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Brilliant network of forest trails in Rendlesham around the Woodbridge Airfield. Extensive and well signed cycle trails and footpaths too which are ace for kids. A gravel rider's paradise!

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9.50 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

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Rendlesham Forest is a beautiful and curious location in Suffolk, ideal for those interested in extraterrestrial encounters. Follow the trails and be taken on a journey through the forest where, …

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9.89 km

Rendlesham UFO Sculpture

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After the first sightings in the 1980's near Woodbridgr Air Base the final resting place of the extraterrestrial object has been identified.

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9.90 km

Rendlesham Forest UFO Trail

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The UFO Trail in Rendelsham Forest is a trail excursion inspired by a UFO sighting in December 1980. Follow the trail through forest, heathland and wetlands!

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