CONTENTS
OS map key
Overview map
Foreword by Simon Amstutz
Introduction
Three Long-Distance Walks
Geology
History of the Landscape
Wildlife and Flowers
Culture and Heritage
Getting There and Back
Ferries
When to Go
What to Take
Food and Accommodation
Waymarks and Access
Safety
Maps
Using This Guide
THE SUFFOLK COAST PATH
Stage 1 Lowestoft to Covehithe
Stage 2 Covehithe to Southwold
Stage 3 Southwold to Dunwich
Stage 4 Dunwich to Thorpeness
Stage 5 Thorpeness to Snape Maltings
Stage 6 Snape Maltings to Chillesford
Stage 7 Chillesford to Shingle Street
Stage 8 Shingle Street to Landguard Fort, Felixstowe
Suffolk Coast Path/Stour and Orwell Walk Link
THE STOUR AND ORWELL WALK
Stage 1 Trimley St Mary to Nacton
Stage 2 Nacton to Orwell Bridge, Ipswich
Stage 3 Orwell Bridge, Ipswich to Pin Mill
Stage 4 Pin Mill to Lower Holbrook
Stage 5 Lower Holbrook to Cattawade
THE SANDLINGS WALK
Stage 1 Ipswich to Woodbridge via Martlesham Heath
Stage 2 Woodbridge to Upper Hollesley Common
Stage 3 Upper Hollesley Common to Butley via Rendlesham Forest
Stage 4 Butley to Snape Maltings via Tunstall Forest
Stage 5 Snape Maltings to Thorpeness
Stage 6 Thorpeness to Dunwich Heath
Stage 7 Dunwich Heath to Southwold
Appendix A Route Summary Table
Appendix B Useful Contacts
Appendix C Further Reading
All three are described as suitable for newcomers to long-distance walking.
This is the second edition of this pocket-sized Cicerone guide to three connected long-distance paths in the Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB, namely the Suffolk Coast Path (60 or 55 miles), the Stour and Orwell Walk (40 miles) and the Sandlings Walk (60 miles).
All three are described as suitable for newcomers to long-distance walking. The Suffolk Coast Path runs between Lowestoft in the north and Landguard Fort, close to Felixstowe, in the south. With the exception of first stage, it lies completely within the Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. Both inland and coastal variants are included.
The Stour and Orwell Walk threads around the estuaries of the Stour and Orwell rivers from Felixstowe to Cattawade, close to the Essex border. The route can be shortened by making use of the Landguard Fort to Shotley Gate ferry.
The Sandlings Walk explores the heath land region immediately inland from the Suffolk coast. It runs from lpswich to Southwold via Martlesham Heath, the River Deben estuary and Sandlings Heath. With the exception of the first stage, the route also lies entirely within the AONB.
Each trail is divided into 5-12 mile stages which are summarised in an Appendix. Routes are drawn on Ordnance Survey strip maps without obscuring path details. Route descriptions do not always face their maps; there are no on-map descriptions other than the routes themselves. Binding may be more durable than that of other guidebooks. The paper appears to be water-resistant. A good feature of this guide is its advice and information regarding tides and seasonal ferries, as well as public transport. The book's page on the Cicerone website includes an Updates tab.
lain Connell