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This 69 mile cycle trail takes you through the beautiful Essex and Suffolk Countryside exploring the scenery which inspired some of the most famous landscape artists; John Constable, Sir Alfred Munnings and Thomas Gainsborough. Much of the route is in  an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and uses a mixture of mainly quiet roads, cycle paths and well-surfaced tracks. 

Copies of the trail can be purchased from the Visit Colchester Information Centre.

For more information on things to do in Colchester, visit www.visitcolchester.com 

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Trail map & information can be purchased from the VisitColchester Information Centre for £3.50

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The Painters Trail

Type:Cycle Route

Colchester, Town Centre, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1AA
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