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West Haddon — Market Harborough

Wesmar one

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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021

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Distance

23km/14mi

Ascent

193m

Descent

287m

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Haddon and Market Harborough.

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West Haddon
Grid Ref	SP6318871859
Lat / Lon	52.34119^° / -1.07393^°
Easting / Northing	463,188E / 271,859N
What3Words	pokes.hooked.automate

Market Harborough
Grid Ref	SP7335087258
Lat / Lon	52.47835^° / -0.92143^°
Easting / Northing	473,350E / 287,258N
What3Words	snowy.throw.swept

Wesmar One's land is

Arable	39.8%
Pasture	40.0%
Urban	18.1%
Water	0.9%
Woods	1.2%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

review

Emma Poggi Kendall

29 Mar 2022 Spring

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This is a wonderful route as it connects West Haddon to Market Harborough in a direct route without hardly touching any roads at all.
I walked this route from Market Harborough to West Haddon as part of the Slow Ways Swarm in March. It is only suitable doing on foot as there are quite a few stiles and a couple of them a bit awkward to get over (see photos below).
I did walk past a field with some beautiful old breed of cattle but didn't have to walk through any fields with cattle in them. At other times of the year there would be cattle in some fields.
I loved the walk as the scenery was so varied - I walked through fields, across a reservoir, along the canal, down a Redwood Avenue and along a track with cherry trees in blossom. It was easy walking with no steep hills but I think it could get quite muddy in places after recent rain.
There was a particularly lovely section from Elkington to Winwick along a Byeway which gave me feel for what walking through the countryside would have been like 100 years ago!
The route hardly touched any roads at all - in fact the only real bit of road was through Welford and went past the village shop so handy if you needed to buy supplies!
I think I did detour a couple of time - once in Welford where I took the footpath, marked "Butchers Close" linking High Street to West Street rather than Church Lane. Also around Winwick you could either stay on the route marked "Jurassic Way" which takes you through the little village or cut out the village using the footpath across the fields.

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