Connect Sandy with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!England / Bedfordshire / Sandy
Sandy’s four Slow Ways are 63% checked
Help connect Sandy
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Sandy’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Sandy from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Bedford—Sandy
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Bedsan one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 55m | Descent 53m | ||
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Bedford—Sandy
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Bedsan two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Sandy—Biggleswade
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Sanbig one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 69m | Descent 71m | |
Sandy—Biggleswade
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Sanbig two |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Sandy—Potton
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Sanpot one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 74m | Descent 64m | |
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Sandy—St Neots
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Sanstn two |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 65m | Descent 53m | |
Sandy—St Neots
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Sanstn three |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 79m | Descent 91m |
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Collective progress
61% of Sandy’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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8 people have contributed to Sandy’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
3 people have surveyed a route in Sandy
71km out of 86km have been walked and reviewed
119km of reviews have been shared in Sandy
Latest Updates
The route follows National Cycle way 51 out of Bedford and picks up route 12 in Blunham so you will be sharing the path with cyclists and sometimes with horse riders too but no cars for most of the way. There are car parks on the route at Priory Park and Willington (Danish Camp). This route can get busy at weekends and sometimes parts near Priory Park and the Grange estate are used for running events such as Race for Life and the Bedford Half marathon but the path is not closed then just very busy....
Tom Campbell
The crossings of the A1 coming out of Sandy and later at Tempsford are impassable and involved short but necessary detours The last part of the walk was along a busy road with no footpath....
Philip Le Marquand
On Biggleswade Common there was one stretch of path which had mot been maintained and had to battle through Brambles and Nettles....
Philip Le Marquand
The path through tiny Gipsy corner copse was quite overgrown, The path across the field from Gipsy Corner to the golf course had been ploughed and had crops on it (perhaps visible in winter) but I walked around the field alongside a rivulet which had a path rather than walk through the crop. Another long path beside a huge field, across a road, over a low slung wire 'gate' into a field close to a moat which seemed to have over-spilled into the field. Entering St Neots outskirts there is a little suburban walking then a very pleasant cycle/walking path through parkland before crossing a bridge into St Neots town center....
Strider
Quickly out of Biggleswade town to a stunning riverside path next to the Ivel. Across a bridge and up towards The RSPB Lodge which is very beautiful, The path goes past a visitor centre, but it was closed (Friday, 26th May)....
Strider
A long stint, mainly due to long stretch along former roman road which is now a mixture of footpaths and road walking. No amenities along the main stretch of the route, despite shop in suburbs in St Neots. Bring good walking boots and plenty of refreshments....
Hannah
I'd recommend instead going out on Potton Rd then taking the footpath through the northern edge of RSPB Lodge - less road walking and much safer....
pwright
This is a long Slow Way, with no real stopping points along the main section of the route....
andy_mackay
If I was to walk it again I would turn left at the end of Long Riding and join the B1042 into Sandy as there is a footpath alongside the road all the way into Sandy....
pj.powell@gmail.com
Very beautiful route, with a combination of woodland, pavement, paths, and towpath next to a river. Part of it passes through the RSPB Lodge nature reserve. Large areas not suitable for wheelers due to uneven and narrow paths....
carolinealicemead
Sandy’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TL1728749209
Lat / Lon
52.12876° / -0.28800°
Easting / Northing
517,287E / 249,209N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Sandy and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Sandy's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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