Norwich To Attleborough

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.96 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 60 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 45 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 50 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Norwich 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.641619° / E 1.302618°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.517621° / E 1.015647°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 26 m - Start on Silver Road
  2. 2 : km 0.59 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Barrack Street, A147
  3. 3 : km 0.63 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.63 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.87 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.88 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Whitefriars
  9. 9 : km 1.03 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Whitefriars
  10. 10 : km 1.25 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.36 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.36 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Tombland
  13. 13 : km 1.42 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  14. 14 : km 1.42 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 1.49 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Queen Street
  16. 16 : km 1.61 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Bank Plain
  17. 17 : km 1.62 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto London Street
  18. 18 : km 1.64 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto London Street
  19. 19 : km 1.82 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Castle Street
  20. 20 : km 1.97 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right onto Back of the Inns
  21. 21 : km 1.99 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto White Lion Street
  22. 22 : km 2.05 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 2.08 - alt. 19 m - Keep left onto Orford Place
  24. 24 : km 2.09 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto Orford Place
  25. 25 : km 2.09 - alt. 19 m - Keep left onto Red Lion Street
  26. 26 : km 2.09 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto Red Lion Street
  27. 27 : km 2.3 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Stephens Street
  28. 28 : km 2.31 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Stephens Street
  29. 29 : km 2.36 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto Saint Stephens Street
  30. 30 : km 2.37 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Stephens Street
  31. 31 : km 2.43 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Saint Stephens Street
  32. 32 : km 2.47 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Saint Stephens Road, A11
  33. 33 : km 2.82 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto Saint Stephens Road, A11
  34. 34 : km 2.95 - alt. 31 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 2.98 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 2.98 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Newmarket Road, A11
  37. 37 : km 3.36 - alt. 26 m - Keep left onto Newmarket Road, A11
  38. 38 : km 3.68 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Newmarket Road, A11
  39. 39 : km 3.89 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Newmarket Road, A11
  40. 40 : km 3.93 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Newmarket Road, A11
  41. 41 : km 5.42 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Newmarket Road, A11
  42. 42 : km 5.45 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Eaton Street
  43. 43 : km 6.03 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Newmarket Road
  44. 44 : km 6.33 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 6.38 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Colney Lane
  46. 46 : km 6.45 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 6.48 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Newmarket Road
  48. 48 : km 6.59 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Newmarket Road
  49. 49 : km 6.87 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 6.87 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right onto Newmarket Road
  51. 51 : km 7.26 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 7.29 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 7.8 - alt. 28 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A47
  54. 54 : km 7.83 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 8.14 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 8.15 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  57. 57 : km 8.18 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 9.84 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 9.85 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Norwich Road, B1172
  60. 60 : km 10.6 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left
  61. 61 : km 10.6 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 10.9 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 10.9 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Norwich Road, B1172
  64. 64 : km 11.08 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 11.18 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Norwich Road, B1172
  66. 66 : km 12.58 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 12.58 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Kett's Oak, B1172
  68. 68 : km 14.62 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Norwich Road, B1172
  69. 69 : km 14.65 - alt. 45 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Norwich Road
  70. 70 : km 15.36 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 15.67 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 15.67 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Harts Road, B1172
  73. 73 : km 17.55 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto London Road, B1172
  74. 74 : km 17.63 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto London Road, B1172
  75. 75 : km 21.53 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto London Road, B1172
  76. 76 : km 21.57 - alt. 46 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto London Road
  77. 77 : km 23.8 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Norwich Road, B1077
  78. 78 : km 25.26 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 25.46 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 25.47 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Norwich Road, B1077
  81. 81 : km 25.67 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Church Street, B1077
  82. 82 : km 25.91 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto Queen's Road, B1077
  83. 83 : km 25.93 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Church Street, B1077
  84. E : km 25.96 - alt. 39 m

Useful Information

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