Suffolk
Free maps are listed at bottom of page.
Open routes
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National Route 1 |
National Route 1 of the National Cycle Network is the main north/south route through Suffolk, forming part of the Fakenham to Harwich cycle route. The route enters Suffolk from Essex at Stratford St Mary and passes through Hadleigh, around the north west of Ipswich, through Woodbridge and Halesworth and entering Norfolk at Beccles.
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National Route 51 |
National Route 51 crosses Suffolk east/west. The route currently connects Cambridge and Newmarket. Eastwards the route has yet to be developed but is open and signed between Bury St Edmunds and Felixstowe via Stowmarket and Ipswich. The route continues to Colchester via the Harwich Harbour Foot Ferry (seasonal).
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Two Rivers Cycle Route |
The Two Rivers Cycle Route (Regional Route 30) of the National Cycle Network runs from Lowestoft to King's Lynn via Beccles, Diss and Thetford.
Visit the "Route 30" website to download Lowestoft to King's Lynn.
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Suffolk Coastal Cycle Route |
The Suffolk Coastal Cycle (Regional Route 41) route combines with National Route 1 to form an 88 mile circular route north of Felixstowe through Orford (via the Butley Ferry), Blaxhall and Bruisyard where the route joins National Route 1 to Woodbridge and returns to Felixstowe via Waldringfield. This circular route is set within a designated area of outstanding natural beauty.
A route map is available from the Suffolk County Council website.
Route development
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Lowestoft has become a major focus of attention in Suffolk with TravelSmart getting underway and aspirations for Lowestoft to become a Cycling Demonstration Town. However work has been going on across the county with Suffolk doing particularly well in terms of school links projects, including work in Halesworth, Ipswich and Newmarket. The completion of the signing of National Route 51 between Felixstowe and Bury St Edmunds means that attention can turn to signing other routes, including National Route 13 through Bury St Edmunds and a potential new route through Southwold.
Free cycle maps for Suffolk
Two Rivers Cycle Guide - from Sustrans, tel: 0845 1130065
Bury St. Edmunds Cycle Map - from Bury St Edmunds TIC, tel: 01284 764667
Ipswich Cycle Map - from Ipswich TIC, tel: 01473 258070
Lowestoft Cycle Map - from Lowestoft TIC, tel: 01502 533600
Beccles Cycle Map - from Beccles TIC, tel: 01502 713196
Download town maps from Suffolk County Council website.