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At the start of each stage is a box summarising information about the route. Grid references have been given to accurately locate the start and end point of each stage – read the ‘eastings’ (the numbers horizontally across the map) first, followed by the ‘northings’ (the numbers listed vertically).

The timings given in the box are based on the speed of a walker of average fitness. The weather is unlikely to have much impact on the time taken to walk these routes, although a strong wind will no doubt slow things down slightly.

Tidal considerations are also mentioned in the box where appropriate. There are one or two sections along the Suffolk Coast Path where a high tide may prevent further advance and hold walkers up for a short period of perhaps ½hr to 1hr. Alternative inland routes are offered that can be used when it is high tide at the coast.

Each stage has an accompanying Ordnance Survey map extract that should be adequate to provide an overview of the route, but is not intended as a substitute for the relevant OS map itself, which walkers should also take with them. The routes described here are all covered by the OS 1:50,000 Landranger series, although – should more detail and route information be required – the OS 1:25,000 Explorer equivalent can be utilised instead; the relevant maps are listed in the box at the start of each walk stage.