Stokesby - Runham - Mautby - Thrigby 8.5 miles
An easy ride along quiet country lanes passing through the villages on Runham and Mautby. There is ample public car parking spaces in the village of Stokesby, where you can also find refreshments at the cafe or pub. Cycle hire is available at the village store/cafe. Why not extend your visit with the optional detour to Thrigby Wildlife Gardens not far off the main route?
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Martham - Thurne - Rollesby - West Somerton 15 miles
A longer ride with some sections on slightly busier roads, so potentially unsuitable for younger children. An ideal ride to explore some of the many interesting churches to be seen in the Broads, with the route including those at Thurne, Repps, Martham, Somerton, Rollesby and Clippesby. With plenty of places to stop for refreshment, this is an ideal all-day ride, with public car parking available at Thurne and cycle hier available from Clippesby Hall.
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Thurne - Clippesby - Fleggburgh - Filby Broad 10 miles
A shorter ride, but with one section on a busier road, so potentially unsuitable for younger children. With public car parking available at Thurne and Filby, together with parking at Clippesby Hall cycle hire centre and coffee shop, this ride can be started at many different points, and takes in the Trinity Broads and the River Thurne, wih its easily recognisable mill an ideal picnic spot.
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Clippesby - Potter Heigham - How Hill - Ludham 14.5 miles
A medium length ride along quiet country lanes and ideal for a family picnic. The route crosses the River Thurne at Potter Heigham, a tradtional and busy Broads boating centre, but then takes you into the peaceful countryside around How Hill nature reserve, managed by the Broads Authority. An ideal picnic site, there are also walking trails and boat trips (Apr to Oct) and a museum in Toad Hole Cottage. An optional spur leads you to the historic ruins of St Benet's Abbey on the River Bure. Car parking is available with permission at Clippesby Halll cycle hire centre and coffee shop.
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Horsey - Sea Palling - Hickling - Potter Heigham - Martham 20 miles
A longer ride utilising part of the National Cycle Network along the coast between Somerton and Sea Palling, taking in Horsey Mill, owned and managed by the National Trust; and Waxham Barn, one of the largest barns in the county and now home to a museum of local life anc crafts. With the opportunity to visit some stunning beaches and with plenty of refreshments.
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Hickling - Sutton 5.5 miles
A short ride along quiet country lanes, this ride is suitable for the whole family and includes visits to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Hickling Broad, home to many rare species of Broadland wildlife, and Sutton Mill, one of the tallest mills of its type in the country. You can also visit Sutton Pottery, a small studio and workshop.
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Stalham - Lessingham - Honing - Worstead - Dilham 22.8 miles
A longer ride, with a variety of potential starting points, along quiet country lanes apart from the short section through Stalham. This ride takes in some of the most peaceful and least explored parts of the Broads, including an off-road section of the Weavers Way long distance path offering the opportunity to visit the only lock in the Broads at Honing, together with the tradtional weaving village of Worstead. You can also visit the Museum of the Broads from this route at Stalham Staithe.
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Hoveton - Neatishead - Barton Turf - Horning 15.8 miles
A pleasant ride along quiet country lanes starting from the cycle hire centre at BeWILDerwood and passing through the picturesque Broads villages of Neatishead and Barton Turf. Refreshments are available in Neatishead, and nearby there is also access to the boardwalk and viewing platform at Barton Broad, one of the Broads Authority's flagship projects for improving water quality in the Broads. You will pass the Radar Museum, Hoveton Hall Gardens and Wroxham Barns. This route also provides access to the Bure Valley cycle path to Aylsham.
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Horning - Wroxham - Salhouse - Ranworth - South Walsham - Ludham 18.5 miles
A longer ride, mainly quiet country lanes but with several short sections along busier roads. A tour of the villages on either side of the River Bure, this route provides a real taste of Broadland life, from the bustling boating centres of Horning and Wroxham, to the quieter, picturesque villages of Woodbastwick and Ranworth. There are plenty of refreshment stops and cycle hire is available at Ludham Bridge and BeWILDerwood, offering car parking facilities. It is important to note this route includes the short ferry crossing from Horning village, which it is advisable to book. you can also visit Ranworth Broad Conservation Centre, Cockshoot Broad Nature Reserve, Woodfordes Woodbastwick Brewery, Fairhaven Gardens and St Helens Church, Ranworth.
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