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Rushden

Northamptonshire


Slow Ways linking Rushden and Higham Ferrers, Riseley, Sharnbrook, Wellingborough, Wollaston

England / Northamptonshire / Rushden

Rushden’s five Slow Ways are 60% checked

Drawn: 5/5
reviewed: 5/5
verified: 2/5
and surveyed: 0/5

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Slow Way Route To do
Rushden—Higham Ferrers
Rushig one Survey me Distance 2km/1mi Ascent 23m Descent 14m
Rushden—Higham Ferrers
Rushig two Review me Distance 3km/2mi Ascent - Descent -
Rushden—Riseley
Rusris one Survey me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 69m Descent 77m
Rushden—Riseley
Rusris two Pioneer me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent - Descent -
Rushden—Sharnbrook
Russha one Review me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 96m Descent 106m
Rushden—Sharnbrook
Russha two Review me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent - Descent -
Wellingborough—Rushden
Welrus one Review me Distance 9km/6mi Ascent 45m Descent 50m
Wollaston—Rushden
Wolrus one

Double check Distance 9km/6mi Ascent 90m Descent 105m

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Collective progress

56% of Rushden’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

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surveyed

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6 people have contributed to Rushden’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

1 people have surveyed a route in Rushden

56km out of 66km have been walked and reviewed

80km of reviews have been shared in Rushden

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A better - quieter, shorter and safer - start to this walk would be to use the Greenway that connects Rushden High Street with Rushden Lakes. Once into Rushden Lakes the walk is surrounded by greenery and water until the outskirts of Wellingborough. Some of the paths are narrow and can be muddy so probably only suitable for a serious off-road cyclist....

Chris Whiley

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Stile-free route along field edges and farm tracks, with excellent open views between Knotting and Higham Park; this Slow Way will only improve with time as the Strawberry Hill rewilding project matures. Echo the recommendation of the previous reviewer - do visit Knotting Church if it is open - and the concern about the road crossing into Rushden with its steep, poorly maintained steps on either side....

KB

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Rushden—Sharnbrook

Selena Ibbott added Russha two, a new walk from Rushden to Sharnbrook

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The route follows the railway using farm tracks and field paths. Hall Park in Rushden is beautiful....

Selena Ibbott

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Rushden—Riseley

Selena Ibbott added Rusris two, a new walk from Rushden to Riseley

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First section is all pavements heading along Bedford road towards a housing estate to reach the footpath but continuing to the rugby club is easier. From this point its mostly grassy paths alongside fields as well as some concrete tracks Between knotting and Ridley there was an overgrown coppice which was difficult to travel through...

Jacob

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Pretty easy to follow but could use a better route up to the A6. I will add an alternative route that avoids the housing estates in Rushden and is more direct and easier to follow....

Selena Ibbott

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Selena Ibbott took this photo on Rusris one

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It is nice and clear until you reach the forest near wymington which is overgrown and blocked by a fallen down tree. After this you follow a few more fields then the roads to hall park and into rushden (I cant upload pictures right now due to a bug/glitch and will fix this asap)...

Jacob

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A pleasant route that avoids the loud town streets and follows the old railway...

Jacob

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Rushden—Higham Ferrers

Selena Ibbott added Rushig two, a new walk from Rushden to Higham Ferrers

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A town route pavement all the way with some interesting buildings. There is a long steady hill....

Selena Ibbott

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The route is the path next to the direct roadway between rushden and higham, it's easy and straightforward but bland...

Jacob

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Lovely quiet walk, however some road walking with no path (not too much though). I did not walk all the way, I walked from Sharnbrook to Wymington....

Helen

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Some of the houses on the walk between Rushden and Higham, or back again, are quite nice to look at and there are plenty of leafy trees during part of the Rushden portion of the walk. The hills aren't too steep and you can take a pushchair. Some of the pavements could be better but there are cafes at either end....

bamrarv

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Wellingborough—Rushden

Eric Forgan added Welrus one, a new walk from Wellingborough to Rushden

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Rushden—Higham Ferrers

Slow Ways added Rushig one, a new walk from Rushden to Higham Ferrers

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Rushden—Riseley

Slow Ways added Rusris one, a new walk from Rushden to Riseley

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Rushden—Sharnbrook

Slow Ways added Russha one, a new walk from Rushden to Sharnbrook

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Wollaston—Rushden

Slow Ways added Wolrus one, a new walk from Wollaston to Rushden

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Rushden, Fri 29 March

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Rushden’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SP9577866571

Lat / Lon

52.28895° / -0.59720°

Easting / Northing

495,778E / 266,571N

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