Broads Bike trail

Bure Valley Path

places to visit please check opening hours

● historic churches

● Hoveton Hall Gardens

● Wroxham Barns

● Great and Little Hautbois

● optional longer route 24 miles to Aylsham (via the Bure Valley Path)

Hoveton Ashmanhaugh Coltishall

Buxton Hoveton

Broads by bike

The Broads and surrounding countryside are the ideal place for cycling. Quiet roads, gentle slopes, beautiful countryside and fresh air, all combine to make cycling a real pleasure.

There are plenty of pretty villages within easy reach, with ancient churches, wind pumps, pubs, cafes and other attractions to enjoy. You can even make it to the nearby coast, with its rolling waves, dunes and beautiful sandy beaches.

Above all, there are stunning views of the Broads, with sails gliding across marshland fields, all beneath the spectacular skies for which the area is famous.

Further information Leaflets for other Broads bike trails in the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads are available from bike hire centres and the Broads Authority.

The Broads Authority is responsible for navigation, conservation, planning, tourism and recreation in the Broads. t: 01603 610734 e: broads@broads-authority.gov.uk

For further tourist information visit www.enjoythebroads.com

safe cycling

✱ This is not an off-road route, you will meet cars and other vehicles on these roads during your trip.

✱ Take care crossing and using main roads.

✱ Please ride in single file on busy roads, and never more than two abreast on others.

✱ Remember to signal before manoeuvring – other road users need to know.

✱ Please keep to roads, bridleways and byways - footpaths are for pedestrians.

✱ Give pedestrians and horses plenty of room and slow down as you pass - horses can be easily startled, and may not hear you coming.

✱ Wear a safety helmet, and bright reflective clothing even in daylight.

✱ You must use lights after dusk - it’s important to be seen. Check whether you have time to complete your route in daylight before you start.

hire centre Broadland Cycle Hireat Bewilderwood Treehouse Adventure t: 07887 480331

the Bure Valley Path and cycle track

This is a nine mile route between Hoveton, Wroxham and Aylsham. It follows part of the former Great Eastern Railway route which is now the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway.

Why not take the option of going on beyond Buxton to Aylsham? You can always get the train back. Tel 01263 733858 for details or pick up a timetable.

Refreshments are available at Hoveton and Aylsham stations.

Please give way to pedestrians on the path.

You will be able to see some special village signs on the route. The tradition for Norfolk villages to have their own individual signs was apparently started at the beginning of the 20th century by King Edward VII. He suggested that villages around Sandringham show their individuality using elaborate signposts. Later other villages adopted this idea.

Village signs

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