EE 1496

West Stow Walking Trail, West Stow Wood

2.5 miles (4 km). About 1 hour, easy.

Start: TL 814 714. Finish: TL 815 714. OS grid.

Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.

Up and down

Almost flat: about 27 m of climbing and 25 m of descent; highest point 45 m.

Bus stop: Icklingham Road, 960 m from the start. Directions TL 820 707
Car parks: West Stow, 10 m from the start. Directions TL 814 714Car park, 690 m from the start. Directions TL 808 711

We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.

Almost all off road.

On the way: 1 gate.

No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 23 m.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.

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EE 1479West Stow Country Park Nature Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 1 mile away
EE 1466East Lakes Trail2 miles, one way. Starts 1.1 miles away
EE 1474Kingfisher Trail0.5 miles, one way. Starts 1.1 miles away
EE 1441Pumphouse Route1 mile, circular. Starts 1.1 miles away
EE 1448Beowulf & Grendel Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 1.2 miles away
EE 1404West Stow Country Park Lake Trail1.5 miles, one way. Starts 1.5 miles away

Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.

Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
Facts: forestryengland.uk

Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.