The River Gipping is a river of contrasts, from quiet backwaters to industrial dockland. A run along its banks will reveal an abundance of plants, birds, fish and insects associated with freshwater. You will also encounter historic features including old watermills and navigation locks. Park in the Stowmarket railway station pay and display car park. In front of the railway station is the Pickerel Bridge and Old Maltings; from here the 17-mile river path meanders south to Ipswich, through Needham Market, from where return trains can be caught

The Polly Ann Trail is a 36.7-mile long, non-motorized trail in Oakland and Lapeer Counties, Michigan on a former Pontiac, Oxford & Northern Railroad corridor. 

The portion of the trail in Oakland County has a crushed stone surface and runs for 16.9 miles from Orion Township to the Oakland–Lapeer county line. Certain sections of the trail in urban areas have an improved asphalt surface. Along the way, trail users pass through the communities of Orion Township, Oxford Township, the Village of Oxford, Addison Township and the Village of Leonard.