Now you head straight out of Norwich along this road for a few miles until you reach Church road on your left. Take care crossing this busy road to head left up Beeston road across to Buxton road....

Paul Skippings

That said it could be a positive when you want a long walk and the weather has been very wet as it would be easy walking. The pluses of this route - it's very pretty, lovely villages and glimpses of the broads, good access to toilets (passes directly past three sets of public toilets), food - multiple good pubs and cafes, quite protected from wind given along the roads it was mostly with tall hedgerows either side. There is a wide verge which was cut and easy to walk on to start but it then had ditches and couldn't easily be walked down. In Ranworth and near Pilson Green there are footpaths running alongside the road behind hedges which weren't always easy to see if you weren't looking....

Truffle

Its a fast road and the verge does get very narrow on church lane and i did need to walk on the road which did not feel safe....

Edmund

All in all, a nice walk to go on and I'm sure would be lovely in the summer....

Brett Cossey

Often however there were parts that brought you alongside busy roads or at one point a need to cross a fairly busy road (the slower of us got left behind for a bit :))....

David Brett

It took us around 4 hours from start to end (including a 40 minute break.) The route is fairly simple with lots of busy roads and the occasional muddy ones. Overall, the route was filled with scenic views and was an enjoyable one - we even spotted a deer! I would recommend carrying light snacks and wearing running shoes for the route....

Aarav Parmar

I give this route a rating of 4 stars out of 5 due to it intersecting North Walsham Road (B1150) twice, making parts of the walk dangerous and some members of the group had to wait a considerable amount of time in order to walk safely. I would recommend this walk to anyone who is local to Norwich and wants to walk along a peaceful route....

Luke Peacock

The long, loud walk along Sprowston road was particularly jarring after coming out of the pleasant Mousehold woodland area. I did notice a good amount of dog poo bins along the way, and would say the walk is definitely appropriate for those with dogs as there were no stiles to obstruct. The latter end of the walk takes you through some nice villages, with interesting houses to look at along the way....

Megan Brain

This route took us about 4 hours to complete, albiet it with several stops for various activities. Alot of this route was along a busy road from Heartsease to Sprowston which doesnt have the most ideal of scenaries. However after this there was lots of nature to see, we spotted Kestrels, Robins, Squirrels and even a lovely cat in Mousehold....

Solomon Blazer

Half of the walk is on pavements/road/walking through towns with the other half on public footpath and only a small portion in mud (given it did rain the previous day)....

Edwin

It was an easy walk, easy to navigate. Not very nice pubs in Wroxham and google maps said the Kings Head was closed but found out later it was open....

ajnarracott

However, Mousehold Heath and it's paths are not very accessible if you are infirm or have difficulties walking in general, very uneven and hilly in parts....

Russell Graham

During the walk we saw a single cyclist and a few dog walkers, although as you're able to join the route at various stages, I suspect they didn't cycle / walk the full 9 miles (18 if returning!) - unfortunately the train wasn't running on the day we walked and so we had to plan who drove to Wroxham / Alysham and who would drive each other back - none of us fancied the return 9 miles....

Gavin

We would walk this in the other direction, having decent weather is better as it could become very muddy in places potentially after heavy rain, about 90% of the route is safe except for a main road out of Wroxham which is busy and wouldn't advise it with younger children....

Chris Harrison

- In Sprowston on Church Lane there is an entrance which allows you to walk though Barkers Lane Open Space and Millenium Woodland alongside Church Lane which I think is nicer than walking on the pavement. - The walk along Rackheath Lane/Skinners Lane from Spixworth to Wroxham is very nice (photo added) but I couldn't find any benches or suitable points to sit down and it is a long stretch...

Ian Beeden

I think that if you could cut out the main road aspects and park close to that first country lane it would make the walk much more enjoyable. You don't really need to start the walk from Hoveton as this was just another main road walking passed all the residential houses and not particularly very interesting. All in all phase 1 was a pleasant quiet walk - the terrain was mainly flat walking on the quiet country roads, the country lane was a bit more rugged but not too bad.....

Amanda Seminerio

I tried walking down what I believed was a route off of the main road but it led to a dead end. After quite some time the walk finally took me back onto the main road where I walked the rest of the way to Stalham....

Amanda Seminerio

A final caution should be given to the part of the route that crosses the B1150 out of Spixworth again quite a lot of traffic both ways here and no pedestrian crossing, something to consider again in terms of accessibility....

Jonty_Cakes

This section is the Bure Valley Walk between Hoveton and Aylsham is consisting of a footpath/Cyclepath alongside the Bure Valley Railway. Therefor it is flat and takes advantage of the embankments and cuttings that facilitate the railway. It is well maintained and sections of it are being resurfaced this year...

Tim Graham-Jones

I can’t say I’d recommend this walk for push chairs or wheel chairs as whilst some parts had good wheel chair access (such as the Coltishall access stop), there were some potentially awkward obstacles to overcome (pictured)....

Tom

Great walking route but it would be tough for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Uneven, gravel walkaways would make wheeling hard work. Pathways are narrow in places and some exits off the route are steps only....

Helen Watson

There are currently five suggested routes from Norwich to Hoveton, this one takes the safest option over the Broadland Northway road to the north of Norwich, using a bridge via Spixworth, instead of using a crossing near the roundabout on Wroxham Road. Once you've travelled along Sprowston Road and gone over Blenheim Road, there is a cut through to Church Lane, although this features a kissing gate which may block access for buggies/wheelchairs. The route crosses the North Walsham Road, which can be quite busy, so care needs to be taken here. Once into Wroxham, the route follows Church Street, which does not have pavements although again this road is fairly quiet. once you follow Church Lane, this goes over the railway, before joining the main Norwich Road. Turn left, and follow this through Wroxham, as you reach the boatyards there is a set of traffic lightsq to allow you to cross, as you need to use a footbridge to cross the river which is on the right hand side of the road....

Matt Tre

Dedicated walking and cycling route that runs adjacent to Bure Valley light railway....

BV_Local

This is just a test review - please ignore (although I have walked it and it is a good route)...

SarahTaigelSW

As currently defined this route has a section of over 1.5 miles along the extremely busy B1150 Norwich to North Walsham road. There is no path whatsoever for most of that stretch and, consequently, I considered it too dangerous to take. Fortunately, we were able to take a couple of detours which were extremely pleasant - although I am not certain the paths were public rights of way....

WymondhamES