Claxton 5 mile walk - ( Official route ) Norwich, Norfolk, U.K.

Welcome to Hikeaholics. Chay, Nutty Nanny & Lee here !

We visit the villages of Claxton and Rockland St. Mary today, for a 5 mile circular walk.
( Official route )
Starting and finishing at Rockland Broad Car Park, off New Inn Hill, Rockland St. Mary NR14 7HP, opposite the New Inn.

From the car park we take a left down New Inn Hill, passing the New Inn. This walk follows the Claxton 5 mile circular walk (blue signs). After passing Rockland Staithe / Dike , we take a left to follow Rockland Dike and Wherryman’s Way. We follow this path, which takes us to Rockland Broad and along Short Dike to the River Yare, where we turn right.

We follow the river until we can clearly see the Beauchamp Arms. Following the blue signs, we take a right here, leaving Wherryman’s Way. We follow this path which leads us onto Mill Lane. At the end of Mill Lane we take a right onto The Street. Continue along The Street through Claxton, until we reach Home Piece Lane, where we turn left onto it, opposite Manor Cottages, following the blue signs. Next, we turn right off this track just after the weir, onto Slade Lane. We follow Slade Lane towards the church, which we pass on the right, with the church on our left hand side.

After passing St. Andrew’s Church, we cross Church Lane and pick up the footpath opposite, still following the blue signs. We follow the dirt path, which leads across the field and take the first right off the path, which leads back onto Church Lane. We take a left here and walk along Church Lane, until we reach the bend in the road, where we take a left, still following the blue signs. We continue along, where we cross through another field and two gates back to New Inn Hill. We turn right onto New Inn Hill and walk back to the car park.

Hiking Distance: 5 Miles
Hiking Duration: 1 Hour & 40 Minutes
Hiking Speed: 3.0 MPH