The way points of this bicycle route:
train station
turn right, or follow Cycle route signs for Gorleston (a convoluted route round scruffy backroads)
turn right and head across bridge (in practice it's easier to get of and walk, as the cycle crossings aren't too good)
traffic lights, turn left into Southtown Road. Straight ahead at next set of traffic lights
bear left at traffic light junction and continue along main road (Beccles Road, A143). straight ahead at next set of lights
Use the outside lane on approach, going straight ahead (3rd exit) into Beccles Road
turn left
turn right
turn right
turn left at junction - Petrol station / shop on right hand corner). Busy / high-volume road, with care
turn left
bear left, signposted "Waveney River Centre"
St Marys church, sometimes referred to as the "lego-brick" church. One of the most unusual church towers i have ever come across
turn right
turn left
turn right, Wood Lane
turn left
Busy / high-volume road, with care turn right
traffic light controlled
turn right into Herringfleet Road
some interesting local history, the village sign on the green is worth a look, as is some research into the village being named "The Home Of The Hovercraft". Somerleyton Tea Room, inside the village shop / Post Office. Village pub, the Dukes Head, up the road. A nice place.
turn left. Signposted "Gt Yarmouth, Lound"
turn left
Busy / high-volume road. with care. Turn right
straight ahead, under underpass
straight ahead (3rd exit)
busy road with extremely poor layout, a cycle track is available but is very slow due to Toucan road crossings that take ages to change. With care. Turn right into Southtown Road
Turn right. Busy road. Head over bridge
turn left
follow signposts across bridge to the train station
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57 km / 35 mile route straddling the county border of Norfolk and Suffolk, on mostly low-traffic rural roads.
Start and finish at Gt Yarmouth train station
Tagged with: Recreational, Training, Onroad, Smooth, Rural, Scenic, Touring
