Walk · Norfolk

Thetford Forest from Lynford Stag

Thetford · IP26 5ET

4.6MILES

2h 5mON FOOT

40mCLIMB

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The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 96% 4% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 22%Lane & track 74%Road with traffic 4%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Lynford Stag car park, signed off the A134 north of Thetford IP26 5ET

Parking

Pay and display, £2 up to an hour, £2.70 up to three hours and £6 for six to twelve hours; free to Forestry England members. Bin-free site, so take litter home

Directions to the start →

Four and a half miles and around two hours on wide sandy forest rides, combining the green and blue waymarked walks through mature Corsican pine and young replanting to make a proper half-morning out. Start at the Lynford Stag car park signed off the A134 north of Thetford, postcode IP26 5ET, where parking runs from £2 for an hour to £6 for a full day and is free to Forestry England members; the metal target stag by the entrance is the landmark. This is the winter answer in Norfolk because the sandy rides drain within hours, dogs are welcome and the rides are open enough for reliable recall, but there is no natural water anywhere so carry a bowl, and deer and forest machinery are both regular.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · NORFOLK

GRID · 52.4780, 0.6800

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.FORESTRYENGLAND.UK/LYNFORD-STAG

Thetford Forest from Lynford Stag

House rules, decoded

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