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Bures Saint Mary - Sudbury TOCW8

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Distance
10.25 mi
Elevation gain
574 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
568 ft
Max elevation
257 ft
TrailRank 
46 4.7
Min elevation
59 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
4 hours 6 minutes
Time
6 hours 39 minutes
Coordinates
2948
Uploaded
May 5, 2018
Recorded
May 2018
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  •   4.7 2 Reviews

near Bures Saint Mary, England (United Kingdom)

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Itinerary description

Following the Tine Out Country Walks Vol1/walk 8 from Bures railway station to Sudbury.

Have to say that this walk along the Essex/Suffolk borders exceeded my expectations. Beautifully countryside and not too demanding which is just as well as it was a scorcher.

Some interesting churches in Lamarsh and Great Henny. The lunchtime stop in Henny Swan pub, right by the Stour river is charming.

Walk is mixture of tracks, trails and occasional (very quiet) roads. There's one part of the trail which was heavily overgrown with nettles though and suffered from wearing shorts - long trousers recommended.

One of my favourite walks of late I think.

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Comments  (2)

  • davethedig239 Apr 30, 2021

    I have followed this trail  View more

    It is an enjoyable trail.

  • Hayley W Sep 16, 2023

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    Highly recommend this walk! Just as described. Do wear long trousers for the stinging nettle section, otherwise found it a very pleasant day out in beautiful countryside full of wildlife. The river setting at Bures before crossing the train line was my highlight.

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