A .Park in the free parish car park and launch from the public slipway.

B. Paddle out on to Rockland Broad. The channel splits, and to the left the route takes you past the wherry graveyard known as The Slaughters. This is the name given to the remains of 16 wherries (old cargo sailing boats) that were sunk in Rockland Broad. Sometimes you can still see the timbers.

C. You can take either channel out onto the River Yare. The Fleet is the left hand channel and Short Dyke is the right hand one. From either dyke turn right on to the River Yare and start making the journey down to Loddon.

D. On the left hand side of the river is Strumpshaw Fen, which is owned and managed by the RSPB.

E. You can also see the tower of a former steam-powered drainage mill. The small structure on the left, Buckenham Ferry Drainage Mill, is used to maintain the water levels on the marsh.

F.  Paddle down past the Beauchamp Arms and Buckenham Sailing Club on the right hand side of the river.

G. If you paddle down Langley Dyke (on the right at just over 3.5 miles) and moor up you can see parts of Langley Abbey from the lane. The abbey was founded in 1183 by the French Premonstratensian order of White Canons. The vaulted cellarers’ range still stands and there are the remains of the church, barn and ponds.

H. Back on the river, the vast structure in the distance is Cantley Factory which processes sugar beet. As the river winds its way towards Great Yarmouth the factory seems to move from one side of the river to the other.

I. Once past the factory the next mill, on the right, is Hardley Drainage Mill. A hundred years ago windmills like this one were a common sight, working alongside our rivers to drain the adjoining marshes. This windmill was capable of raising 12 tons of water per minute via a 12 foot high vertical shaft.

J. Continue and follow the river past Hardley Dyke. Beyond it, on the right, is Hardley Cross, a typical mediaeval boundary marker, but in an unusual position at the junction of the the Rivers Yare and Chet. The cross was erected in 1543 to mark the limit of the City of Norwich's control over the navigation on the Yare.

K. You are just over seven miles into your trip here and you turn right on to the River Chet. We don’t recommend canoeing further downstream on the Yare due to increased tidal flow which makes paddling difficult.

L. The river wends its way towards Loddon, passing Hardley Flood; an area of shallow lagoons and reedbeds formed in the 1940s when agricultural land flooded. Breaches in the riverbank allow tidal waters to move freely between the river and the marsh. At low tide much of the flood can dry out and this attracts many wading birds, including some nationally important breeding populations

M. Further up the Chet pass Pyes Mill, the site of two former mills.

N.  Follow the river into Loddon where the staithe for mooring is ideally situated, with toilets and other facilities close at hand, including tea shops and pubs to provide a range of food and drink

O. 15. If you are finishing here there is a car park at Loddon Staithe, right beside your finish point. If continuing back to Rockland St Mary make sure you take time to enjoy Loddon before retracing your journey.