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East Of England

Suffolk Coastal

Butley Ferry – Rendlesham UFO Sculpture loop from Melton

Bike touring routes & trails

East Of England

Suffolk Coastal

Butley Ferry – Rendlesham UFO Sculpture loop from Melton

Moderate

41

riders

Butley Ferry – Rendlesham UFO Sculpture loop from Melton

04:37

54.8km

210m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

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After 36.6 km for 55 m

After 36.8 km for 55 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

45 m

Honey & Harvey

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee stop.

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26.6 km

Tunstall Forest

Nature Reserve

3

27.3 km

Forest Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

4

32.1 km

Sandy Track in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

We tackled these lanes on 40mm tires on gravel bikes and it was really tough, almost unrideable. It's very very fine sand and you tend to sink in, lose traction …

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33.6 km

Carmen's Wood

Forest

35.4 km

Bush Covert

Forest

7

36.7 km

Butley Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

Only operates on Saturdays, Sundays, bank holidays from 11am

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8

38.9 km

St Andrew the Fisherman Sculpture, Capel St Andrew

Highlight • Structure

Created for the Millennium, a superb steel sculpture in the parish on the road to Butley. It shows St Andrew the fisherman, with a catch of herrings and eels. At …

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9

41.1 km

Rendlesham UFO Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

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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10

48.8 km

Suffolk Heathland Trail, Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Forest

11

52.6 km

Sandy Paths Through the Golf Course

Highlight • Natural

Not sure you're meant to come through here on a bike

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B

54.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

17.6 km

10.8 km

2.65 km

251 m

229 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.6 km

10.1 km

3.35 km

801 m

< 100 m

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