Got out of town quickly in Potton. Well made track. Easy to navigate...

Ella

There is the option to come off the road outside Sandy and to walk through the RSPB area, but the paths here can have seasonal restrictions and at times dogs are restricted from certain paths, so sticking to the road is more predictable throughout the year. The Long Riding is pretty much fenced on both sides so good for dogs to be off lead if walking with them. Both towns have good cafes and pubs...

Gerry Moss

We planned this route taking feedback from Sandpot One which required walking on roads without pavement. Walking from Potton to Sandy this takes you in to Sandy just north of the RSPB Nature Reserve. Walked with dogs on a lovely winter morning....

Simon

A point to note though is that parts of the ‘snail loop’ sometime flood (autumn/winter) & the straight line diversion would be needed....

Matt Burgin

It is 100% tarmac or concrete, 90% dead-straight and almost completely flat. As a walk, if you want a 100% tarmac or concrete, 90% dead straight, almost completely flat route on which cyclists can ride llike stink... The cycle track (National Route 51) is very well signed and easy to follow through a series of late 20th century housing estates, before turning east, under the A1 on meeting the line of the old Cambridge to Oxford railway....

Brian Pinsent

Large section to the south of the route traverses the River Ivel, and the north section takes in the RSPB , a cafe and toilets (check opening times) and a pleasant woodand section down into Sandy. The route is also saved by Biggleswade Common being open access, making the gpx issues less critical. You *could* cut across Biggleswade Common (still open access) to the East of the trainline towards Sandy, but there are numerous male cattle and horses in the field and potential boggy sections *untested* and the route sensibly suggests hugging the west margin2...

andy_mackay

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....

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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