Connect Wellingborough with Slow Ways
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Northamptonshire
Slow Ways linking Wellingborough and Burton Latimer, Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough, Kettering, Rushden, Sywell, Wollaston
England / Northamptonshire / Wellingborough
Wellingborough’s seven Slow Ways are 43% checked
Help connect Wellingborough
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 Wellingborough’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Wellingborough from further afield
Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Kettering—Wellingborough
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Ketwel one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 179m | Descent 205m | ||
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Sywell—Wellingborough
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Sywwel one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 122m | Descent 79m | |
Wellingborough—Burton Latimer
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Welbur one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 91m | Descent 86m | ||
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Wellingborough—Higham Ferrers
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Welhig two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Wellingborough—Irthlingborough
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Welirt one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 56m | Descent 64m | ||
Wellingborough—Irthlingborough
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Welirt two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 45m | Descent 53m | ||
Wellingborough—Rushden
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Welrus one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 45m | Descent 50m | ||
Wellingborough—Wollaston
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Welwol one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 64m | Descent 55m |
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Collective progress
41% of Wellingborough’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Wellingborough’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Wellingborough
51km out of 79km have been walked and reviewed
51km of reviews have been shared in Wellingborough
Latest Updates
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
Off-road vehicles use the by-way next to the railway line which disturbs the peace and also churns up the ground. Not very pretty, but a good link to other, more picturesque, routes out of Burton Latimer....
KB
Not bike friendly due to stile and steep stairs after crossing A14....
vgrade
Starts as pavement then a grassy track next to the river, overgrown at some points but overall an enjoyable walk across the meadows...
Jacob
Ken added Welhig two, a new walk from Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers
Walk this routeEric Forgan added Welrus one, a new walk from Wellingborough to Rushden
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ketwel one, a new walk from Kettering to Wellingborough
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sywwel one, a new walk from Sywell to Wellingborough
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Welbur one, a new walk from Wellingborough to Burton Latimer
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Welirt one, a new walk from Wellingborough to Irthlingborough
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Welirt two, a new walk from Wellingborough to Irthlingborough
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Welwol one, a new walk from Wellingborough to Wollaston
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Wellingborough’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SP8909467969
Lat / Lon
52.30264° / -0.69480°
Easting / Northing
489,094E / 267,969N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough'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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