Wherryman's Way path closures and temporary route changes

Hardley

There is currently a diversion in place at Hardley due to dangerous bridges and river bank stabilisation.

The Wherryman's Way at Hardley Flood travels along a narrow 'bund' between two large and deep bodies of water, Hardley Flood and the River Chet. This path has become too uneven to use safely.

The Wherryman's Way is closed to the east of Chedgrave Common and to the west of a hardstanding on the River Chet 1.6 kilometres south west of its' junction with the River Yare. The four footbridges on the Wherryman's Way near Hardley are also unsafe to use and two have collapsed completely. 

The diversion is waymarked on the ground. The map below (Figure 1) shows a temporary diversion route on the Wherryman's Way long distance footpath at Hardley flood and Chedgrave Common.  

Hardley diversion from Chedgrave Common (west to east)

1. From the River Chet go through two metal gates to cross Chedgrave Common and then turn left to head north west along Chedgrave Footpath 5, also known as Common Loke for 800 metres
2. At Hardley Road, turn right and head east northeast along Hardley Road and Lower Hardley Road for 1 kilometre
3. At the junction of Lower Hardley Road and Cross Stone Road turn right onto Langley-with-Hardley Bridleway 7 and head east for 1.2 kilometres
4. At the crossroads with Hardley Hall Lane, head straight on onto Langley-with-Hardley Footpath 8 and head east for 450 metres until you reach the end of the diversion at the River Chet
5. Turn left and head north to continue along the Wherryman's Way towards the River Yare as usual

Hardley diversion from the River Chet Hardstanding and Mooring on Langley-with-Hardley Footpath 5 (east to west)

1. From the hardstanding, turn right and head west for 450 metres along Langley-with-Hardley Footpath 8
2. At the crossroads with Hardley Hall Lane, go straight on onto Langley-with-Hardley Bridleway 7 and head west for 1.2 kilometres
3. At Lower Hardley Road, turn left and head west southwest along Lower Hardley Road and Hardley Road for 1 kilometre
4. Turn left onto Chedgrave Footpath 5 also known as Common Loke and head south-east for 800 metres until you reach and enter a metal gate to cross Chedgrave Common and the end of the diversion
5. Go through a second metal gate and turn right to head west along the River Chet to continue as normal along the Wherryman's Way towards Chedgrave