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South Norfolk District

Bressingham

The Forge, Thornham – The Vicarage loop from Roydon

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Mountain biking trails

South Norfolk District

Bressingham

The Forge, Thornham – The Vicarage loop from Roydon

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The Forge, Thornham – The Vicarage loop from Roydon

03:20

60.4km

250m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 609 m for 195 m

After 36.5 km for 70 m

After 59.8 km for 213 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.94 km

Wortham Ling

Highlight • Forest

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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33.2 km

The Four Horseshoes Inn

Highlight • Pub

Nice to sit outside and watch the world go by with a beer, coffee or whatever takes your fancy

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34.3 km

The Forge, Thornham

Highlight • Cafe

Stopped for a nice ice cream

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36.5 km

St. Andrew's Church, Thornham Parva

Highlight • Historical Site

38.6 km

Long Plantation

Forest

41.1 km

Eye Castle

Highlight • Castle

Eye Castle is one of the few surviving motte-and-bailey castles from the early Norman period. Built shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the castle was sacked and …

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41.3 km

The Vicarage

Highlight • Monument

Eye Vicarage is a fantastic building thought to date from the 1450's. It is built around a timber frame, with a Georgian southern facade and later re-modelled in the Victorian era.

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44.4 km

Oak Plantation

Forest

46.6 km

Goldbrook Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

On the road from Hoxne to Cross Street lies Goldbrook Bridge, where Edmund is said to have hidden from the Danes. According to legend, a newly-wed couple spotted his spurs …

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47.0 km

Hoxne Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Scenic little village green with a PO/shop and pub. Reputedly the place where the last Anglo-Saxon king of East Anglia, Edmund the Martyr, was killed by the Danes.

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60.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.2 km

3.45 km

3.36 km

1.77 km

630 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.6 km

14.1 km

3.87 km

416 m

265 m

161 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

18°C

9°C

95 %

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The Forge, Thornham – The Vicarage loop from Roydon

Wortham Ling

The Four Horseshoes Inn

The Forge, Thornham

St. Andrew's Church, Thornham Parva

Eye Castle

The Vicarage

Goldbrook Bridge

Hoxne Village Green

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