This should be a good route, but it involves several large fields with no cut path, and the path down from Great Harrowden is currently obstructed by housing development - I managed to climb a locked gate to get down to the busy A509 but would not recommend walking on it or crossing where the footpath ends. Immediately beyond the bridge we take the footpath that starts down steps to the left and follows the A14 and skirts the travelodge before heading left across the field on a well marked path. Beyond the road we cross another large field downhill with no clear marked path - here I drifted too far left but once the wood below was visible this was easily corrected. In retrospect, had I known about the large housing development in the field below, I would have followed Orlingbury Road to the A509 junction and used the cycle track to reach Wellingborough Road, and a local might like to check this out and submit it as an alternative route....

Hugh Hudson

We cross and slant left up the hill on a path that starts clearly but deteriorates - the exit to Rothwell Lodge is awkward because of a missing stile and an overgrown bank beyond it, so it may be easier to climb the gate to the left as I did. We pass under the A14 - watch out for the path left beyond the bridge that avoids a short section of walking on the verge of the main road. Eventually we emerge on Northampton Road, which we follow under the railway and across the A6003 (if you want to stay on the left side of Northampton Road, there is a pelican crossing here slightly left of the junction - this is preferable to crossing the main road without lights)....

Hugh Hudson

I had been looking for a route to link Corby and Kettering for a while and this is a good route. Walked with two friends and apart from the Little Oakley to Geddington stage, there are a lot of faint paths on this section, it was a great day out. This is one I'd walk again....

Joe Reilly

I would suggest, however, that this is a walk for drier weather - the section between the Holcot Road and Scaldwell is especially muddy, and the stream crossing on the far side of the village is rather boggy; a stream appeared in the middle of the field immediately before Old Poor's Gorse (illustrated), and the path through the wood was waterlogged. To compensate, the views over Pitsford Water at the beginning of the walk are stunning, as is the section between Mawsley and Kettering. The major downside is the trek alongside the A14 and back in order to reach Kettering....

KB

Little road walking and few stiles, and its always a treat to visit Geddington. No navigation challenges, but I recommend taking Featherbed Lane between Little Oakley and the A43 crossing, and keeping eyes peeled for deer in Boughton Park....

KB

Not bike friendly due to stile and steep stairs after crossing A14....

vgrade

There is one road which is fairly busy to cross with no pedestrian crossing. Other roads all have pedestrian crossings. I walked from Kettering to Burton Latimer....

Helen

However I did started/finished nearer the end of Kettering, not at the beginning of the route....

Helen