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Wartime Trail, Dunwich Heath

Loop Walk · East Anglia

150

XP

about 1 h 5 min walking

Easy
5.22 km
Loop
02:00
Graded from its length and climb.

Explore the former military training area and Britain's east coast defences during World War Two. Mostly flat with some gentle slopes. Site has mixed terrain, with some uneven slopes and exposed tree roots. Please wear appropriate footwear.

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Leisurely walk

Mostly flat, no real climbs.

Climb

6 m

Drop

11 m

Highest

21 m

Lowest

4 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

How the 5.3 km splits

Flat

4.1 km

Climbing

0.6 km

Descending

0.6 km

Link it with other walks

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