Yellow Trail, Bacton Wood
1.3 miles (2.1 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Bacton Wood, North Walsham. Under an hour, easy.
Start: TG 316 311, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 20 m of climbing and 18 m of descent; highest point 39 m.
Facts
- Code
- EE 1498
- Distance
- 1.3 miles (2.1 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- East of England
- County
- Norfolk
- Total ascent
- About 20 m. Highest point 39 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 20 m from the start. Directions TG 316 311Car park (free), 20 m from the start. Directions TG 316 311Car park (free), 60 m from the start. Directions TG 317 311
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Foxglove Close, adj, 2.5 km away (Directions); North Walsham station, 3.8 km away (Directions).
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 21 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Walks nearby
- EE 1151Bacton Circular4.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 miles away
- EE 1345Commons Circular2 miles, circular. Starts 1.4 miles away
- EE 1212Paston Heritage Walk4.6 miles, circular. Starts 1.5 miles away
- EE 1343North Walsham and Dilham Canal2.1 miles, one way. Starts 1.8 miles away
- EE 1062Happisburgh Circular Walk7 miles, circular. Starts 1.8 miles away
- EE 1108East Ruston Circular Walk6 miles, circular. Starts 2.1 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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