It follows the River Wensum through the city centre, passing the railway station, Pull's Ferry and the cathedral, and winding through what used to be the industrial heart of the city to New Mills, the limit of navigation, and beyond to Hellesdon and Marriott's Way. The route is marked by distinctive small plaques. Wheelchair-users and the less able will find parts of the walk in the city centre accessible. This recreation ground on Hellesdon Hall Road has cricket and soccer pitches, and two play areas for children. A bridge links the park with the Riverside Walk.
Some areas are accessible to wheelchair-users and the less able.
This is one of the city's most outstanding natural areas, where over ninety different types of bird and sixteen species of butterfly have been seen. It is reached from Sweetbriar Road, or from Anderson's Meadow or Sloughbottom Park along the Riverside Walk. Access to the marshes for wheelchair-users and the less able is not advisable. Waterloo Park Between Aylsham Road and Angel Road, in the north of the city, Waterloo Park has the longest herbaceous border in the United Kingdom. Access to parts of the park for wheelchair-users and the less able is easy, and there is a disabled toilet.