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Walk to Sharnbrook from further afield
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Olney—Sharnbrook
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Olnsha one |
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4 X |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 153m | Descent 153m | ||
Rushden—Sharnbrook
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Russha one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 96m | Descent 106m | ||
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Rushden—Sharnbrook
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Russha two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Sharnbrook—Bedford
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Shabed one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 108m | Descent 84m | ||
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Sharnbrook—Bromham (Bedford)
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Shabro one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 138m | Descent 142m | ||
Sharnbrook—Riseley
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Sharis one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 69m | Descent 65m | ||
Wollaston—Sharnbrook
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Wolsha one |
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3 X |
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Double check | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 86m | Descent 110m | |
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Wollaston—Sharnbrook
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Wolsha two |
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4 X |
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Review me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 69m | Descent 93m |
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Collective progress
78% of Sharnbrook’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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10 people have contributed to Sharnbrook’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
7 people have surveyed a route in Sharnbrook
80km out of 99km have been walked and reviewed
160km of reviews have been shared in Sharnbrook
Latest Updates
A pleasant route following rights of way & some local knowledge to get into Riseley itself (popping out next to the local police station). As with previous reviewers, the A6 crossing is unpleasant, that said, with care it only takes a few minutes to ‘negotiate’. Several fields outside Riseley were ploughed & confident navigation is required, though the gpx file keeps you on the correct path....
Matt Burgin
For me the enjoyment of this walk was diminished by the failure of the large corporate entity that owns the land between the A6 and the edge of Riseley, to have reinstated the stretches of footpath that cross the (often vast) open fields, more than a month after harvest. Yesterday I found that the largest field had been recently re-ploughed, right up to the line of the footpath, which was helpful albeit that the pre-harvest surface of the footpath had not been reinstated in any way....
Brian Pinsent
I was close to giving a 5 star rating, and I think the Bromham to Pavenham stretch, and the Pinchmill islands stretch just south of Sharnbrook would merit that rating.. I started from the Sharnbrook end. I found the Slow Ways map worked well to get me from the Swan with Two Nicks pub to the southern edge of the village, but was glad to have a compass and ordnance survey mapping to keep me on track on the stretch through the Pinchmill Islands to Brook Farm. At Brook Farm the track is very muddy when wet, and deeply rutted by tractor tyres.. After you exit the Golf Club the route forms two sides of a triangle (WSW then SE) to reach Pavenham, which I would suggest is only worth doing on a fine day when there are views to be seen from the farm track along the 85 metres high ridge (the highest point on the route). As the two previous reviewers have said, the real issue with this walk is a 50 metres stretch at the westernmost apex of the bend in the river Great Ouse 1 kilometre south west of Pavenham....
Brian Pinsent
From the north the path closest to the river looks well trodden, but it crosses two areas of deep bog, and it is much easier to take a higher line through the trees, which is still pretty muddy but has no sucking bogs....
Hugh Hudson
We turn left and pass the allotments, then cross Rushden Road and continue to the edge of a large field. Our path is less used than the one that crosses the bridge, and follows the left side of the railway along a field edge then between fences. Here we turn right down Back Lane, which crosses the railway on a high bridge and continues past farm buildings to a narrow band of woodland, where we turn left on what starts as a good track but becomes quite a muddy path. Eventually we emerge in a field, cross the brook and reach the edge of Sharnbrook, where the meeting point is a short pavement walk away....
Hugh Hudson
Having crossed the road, the public footpath is only about 20 metres down the road, so there is less road walking than the route suggests....
Liz Cox
Selena Ibbott added Russha two, a new walk from Rushden to Sharnbrook
Walk this routeThe route follows the railway using farm tracks and field paths. Hall Park in Rushden is beautiful....
Selena Ibbott
We choose to walk along the river when going from Oakley to Pavenham as there is no need to walk on the road. Its a little bit confusing at the golf club but soon picked up the route again. Came across 2 stiles that were not very dog friendly just outside of Sharnbrook....
Selena Ibbott
Starting in Bedford town centre it's a pavement all the way from Bedford to Clapham through to Oakley until you reach the train tracks and go through a field to reach a bridge leading to an exit near the memorial. Instead of following the road you can go through the fields next to the river and road (a sign said there were bull in the fields but when I walked through there weren't any) Past this its mostly just clear fields between the villages until you reach sharnbrook...
Jacob
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
This did not detract from the walk, but if you are wanting a quiet walk I suggest you do not do this at the weekends when Santa Pod is on....
Helen
However there is a particularly boggy section of path as you approach Pavenham from Stevington....
Liz Cox
The first 5 miles are rural and the final 4 miles are urban and involve walking alongside roads....
Liz Cox
The final mile into Wollaston is not so good and i would advise on a different route if possible - the road has no footpath and sharp bends and is also the main road into Santa Pod...
Graham Cox
Slow Ways added Russha one, a new walk from Rushden to Sharnbrook
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Shabed one, a new walk from Sharnbrook to Bedford
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Shabro one, a new walk from Sharnbrook to Bromham (Bedford)
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sharis one, a new walk from Sharnbrook to Riseley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wolsha one, a new walk from Wollaston to Sharnbrook
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wolsha two, a new walk from Wollaston to Sharnbrook
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Sharnbrook’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SP9953159636
Lat / Lon
52.22596° / -0.54424°
Easting / Northing
499,531E / 259,636N
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Facilities
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Bothy
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Disabled Parking
Train station
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