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The Stour and Orwell Walk

The start (or finish if you are walking south to north) of the Stour and Orwell Walk is connected to the Suffolk Coast Path via a link between the junction of Sea Road/Beach Station Road, Felixstowe and Cordy’s Lane, Trimley St Mary. The Stour and Orwell Walk threads around the estuaries of the Stour and Orwell rivers to finish at Cattawade, close to the Essex border. This 40-mile (65km) route takes in both the north and south shores of the River Orwell and the north shore of the River Stour. Although much of the way is beside the water, there are inland sections, too, which add to the variety.

In Stage 2, two options are offered for crossing the River Orwell – either a mile-long walk across the busy Orwell Bridge (not to everyone’s taste) or the longer ‘Ipswich Loop’ that passes through central Ipswich, mostly by means of urban parks, and avoids crossing the bridge.

This whole route can be completed over a period of four days, or even three long days for fitter walkers. The route may also be shortened considerably by making use of the seasonal Landguard Fort to Shotley Gate ferry service, which effectively cuts out the Orwell section of the walk (Stages 1–3 and part of Stage 4).