Thirty years ago many of these paths were unused and quite difficult to find. Members of the Aylsham Association set about restoring them, erecting signposts and producing an excellent illustrated map of all the paths in the Parish of Aylsham. The Association continued to maintain the local paths until the late 1980's when Broadland District Council and Norfolk County Council began to take a more active interest, creating new paths through the area and waymarking suggested circular walks.

The Aylsham Parish Walk starts from an information board in The Buttsland and the Town Trail starts from the Market Place. If you want something more tailored to the historic town centre, use the "Explore Aylsham" leaflet and choose your own way around.

The Weavers' Way, passing through Aylsham, is a 57 miles waymarked route connecting Cramer and Great Yarmouth, and linking at its ends with the Coastal Path and Angles'  Way. These 3 long distance paths may be combined with Peddars' Way to make a 200 miles circular trek.

Marriott's Way, connecting Aylsham to Norwich via Reepham, provides a 21-mile route for walkers, horses and cyclists. It links to the 5 miles long Riverside Walk in Norwich and the 9 miles Bure Valley Walk from Aylsham to Wroxham. Marriott's Way is also connected to Weavers' Way via a waymarked link between Heydon Road and Green Lane.

An extension to Queen Anne's Walk on the Blickling Estate was added in 2003, enabling pedestrians to walk safely between Aylsham and Blickling - walk out of town along the Blickling Road and join the walk opposite Peterson's Lane.

There are many circular walks from car parks along these long distance routes and detailed leaflet guides for these and the local trails are available in Aylsham Library, and the Tourist Information Centre.