A popular cycle and walking path in a city suburb may receive a major revamp. 

Lakenham Way could get a number of improvements including widening parts of the mile-long path that runs along a former railway line between Sandy Lane and Brazengate in south Norwich.

It was opened on July 30, 1999, and now Norwich City Council is working with cycling charity Sustrans to make this "valuable route even better" with a public consultation.

The Lakenham Way was opened 25 years ago and runs along an old railway trackThe Lakenham Way was opened 25 years ago and runs along an old railway track (Image: Newsquest)

Using joint funding, Norwich City and Sustrans aim to make a number of improvements such as new wayfinding signs for people using the Yellow Pedalway between the city centre and Old Hall Road.

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Other efforts will be made to maintain and diversify the path's natural ecosystem which currently consists of grassland, wildflowers and a lizard colony. 

Norwich Cycling Campaign chairman Peter Silburn is supportive of improvements to the overgrown pathNorwich Cycling Campaign chairman Peter Silburn is supportive of improvements to the overgrown path (Image: Norwich Cycling Campaign)

Peter Silburn, chairman of the Norwich Cycling Campaign, said: "The Lakenham Way is a fantastically valuable resource for the city, providing a safe, attractive and direct off-road cycle route away from the noise and danger of car traffic.

"The path is rightly popular but has suffered from drainage issues, resulting in a muddy morass in places, as well as overgrown vegetation, which can make the path an intimidating place.

The public is being asked to weigh in on the necessary improvementsThe public is being asked to weigh in on the necessary improvements (Image: Newsquest)

"It's good to see these issues being tackled by both Sustrans and the City Council."

Peter added that while the path's surface is in "generally good condition", it could be widened to better cope with its increasing popularity.

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Access to the path via Sandy Lane could be also improved, he said, as well as extending the Yellow Pedalway out to Neatmarket Retail Park, further enhancing the path's attractiveness and usefulness.

The feedback gathered from the initial consultation will influence the decision-making process for the project so people are encouraged to share their insights via Get Talking Norwich before October 13, when the survey will close.