Explore further with Blickling's multi-use trail

View from point 10 on Blickling multi-use trail heading towards the Beeches. — Leave Great Wood and head across open countryside heading towards the Beeches at point 10.

Start of the Blickling multi-use trail — Bear left here

Blickling multi-use trail at step 8. Going downhill — Going downhill on Blickling multi-use trail at step 8.

Why not try out our all-weather, multi-use trail? The route offers a 4-mile (6.5km) safe, off-road path through Blickling’s beautiful historic park and farmland. It's tailored for families to explore, but it's also perfect for cyclists, walkers, runners and adapted wheelchair users to enjoy.

We're passionate about getting people outdoors and closer to nature at Blickling. Our aim is to make access to the parkland as easy as possible, and to help make people feel comfortable about heading off into the countryside.

In partnership with Sport England, Blickling Estate is part of a national project to provide multi-use trails, giving you the opportunity to explore more of the estate than ever before.

Cycle Blickling Estate, near Aylsham, Norfolk

Download the multi-use trail at Blickling Estate, near Aylsham in Norfolk. The route offers a four mile safe off-road path through Blickling’s beautiful historic park. It's tailored for families to explore, but it's also perfect for cyclists, walkers, runners and adapted wheelchair users to enjoy.

Blickling is one of Norfolk’s most iconic estates, and being one of the largest in the area has enough space to allow a variety of visitors to enjoy different activities. This project has also enabled us to improve many areas which have been under heavy use, potholed or muddy and in need of repair.

Close up of a boy and his family riding their hired bikes at Blickling Estate. — Enjoy exploring as a family at Blickling Estate in North Norfolk.

Access for all

Our circular trail has been designed with materials that can be used all year round, by a wide variety of users. So whether you're a walker, an adapted wheelchair user, a runner, a cyclist or you're pushing a buggy, we hope you'll now find it easier to explore the wider estate.

Family fun

As more families visit Blickling, it’s important we can provide a safe place for them to enjoy the wider estate too. A place that they can be active together, safe in the knowledge that they’re in a traffic free environment.

This new trail, the majority of which follows existing paths, also avoids all fast roads. The surfaces are not designed for racing road bikes with very narrow tyres, but for families looking for an easy, safe route that can get them started and build their confidence.

A family enjoy cycling by Blickling's lake

Cycle hire | Daily

In partnership with British Cycling and HSBC UK we're offering low cost cycle and equipment hire for all ages, making it easier than ever to get out on the trail. Open daily from 10.30am, come along and discover a new way to enjoy nature on two wheels. Last hire is at 1pm and all equipment must be returned by 3pm at the latest.

Discoveries to be made

So where will the new route take you? It will follow existing paths for all but 800m of its 6.8km circular route across the park towards The Beeches and around the western end of the park. It will provide a safe-off road environment throughout, by adding a new 800 metre stretch to complete the loop, keeping people off the road and inside a field beside a hedgerow.

" I find nothing unwinds me after a hard day at work quite like hopping on my bike and giving the legs a good stretch, especially in the beautiful North Norfolk countryside. "

As the trail starts and finishes at the Muddy Boots café, there's plenty of opportunity to reward yourself with a well earned treat.