Walk · Norfolk

Marriott's Way: Norwich to Drayton

Norwich

5.2MILES

2h 30mON FOOT

35mCLIMB

Linear — plan the returnSHAPE

The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 92% 8% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 18%Lane & track 74%Road with traffic 8%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Barn Road trail head beside Train Wood, Norwich

Finishes at

Drayton, at the Marriott's Way crossing of the A1067Linear — plan how you get back

Parking

No dedicated parking at the Barn Road end; use the multi-storeys at St Crispins or Anglia Square, both paid. There is free roadside parking at the Drayton end if you walk it in reverse

Directions to the start →

Five and a quarter miles one way, about two and a half hours, on the flat trackbed of the old Midland and Great Northern line as it leaves the city through Train Wood and follows the Wensum out past Hellesdon to Drayton. Start at the Barn Road trail head beside Train Wood, ten minutes from the city centre with no car park of its own, so use the St Crispins or Anglia Square parking and walk in, or take the bus and walk back. The whole route is traffic-free with a mix of tarmac, compacted gravel and earth, no stiles and no livestock, the Wensum is reachable at three or four points for a drink, and it is shared with cyclists and horse riders so a lead near the narrow bridges is sensible.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · NORFOLK

GRID · 52.6335, 1.2810

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Marriott's Way: Norwich to Drayton

House rules, decoded

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