This walk explores the countryside N of the village of Rushden following well-defined paths over rolling countryside. It includes stretches of woodland and some lane walking. There are opportunities for refreshments at a pub and at a garden centre cafe along the way. Signs have been erected along some stretches asking dog owners to keep their pets on a lead. The starting point for the walk is 5.3 miles SE from Baldock Station by road.
Fly through preview of walk
If you want to check what sort of landscape you will be crossing before you set off on this walk you can view a short 3D video of the route below. It's created using the free version of Relive.
We also have a short video showing some of the scenes along the way.
Directions
Walk 225: Rushden North Loop Click here or on the map for a larger version Map created on MapHub - copyright details here There is an interactive map below the directions
Those with GPS devices can download GPX or KML files for this walk. We've added What3Words location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green PrintFriendly icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
There are two parking opportunities for this walk. The first is in the car park at St Mary's Church (location - https://w3w.co/senders.explains.refutes) at the start of the walk. The churchwarden, Karen, told me that people following our walks are welcome to park there, and, because the church pays to maintain the car park, any donations placed in the hole in the wall on the righthand side inside the church door would be most welcome.
The other option is the car park at Mill End Plants and Cafe at point 3 in the walk. Helen, the manager, told me that people are welcome to use their car park if they are buying plants at the nursery or refreshments at the cafe before or after their walk. However they are not open on Mondays (except bank holidays). The opening hours or 9-4.
Take the left fork then head NW to join Rushden & Wallington footpath 7
Take the left fork then head NW to join Rushden & Wallington footpath 7 then head NW for 125m until you cross a track (location - https://w3w.co/tailors.continues.requested), see image below.
Head W on Rushden & Wallington footpath 7
Continue straight, now heading W on Rushden & Wallington footpath 7 for 100m until you reach a footbridge leading to a lane (location - https://w3w.co/padlock.unites.longingly).
4: Turn right on Rushden & Wallington bridleway 42, which is also known as Shawgreen Lane, then head NNW for 510m until you reach a fork (location - https://w3w.co/touched.pioneered.peroxide), see image below.
7: Turn right on Rushden & Wallington footpath 34 then cross a field heading SE for 230m until you reach a lane (location - https://w3w.co/umpires.crunching.translate), see image below.
Turn right on the lane then take the footpath on the left
8: Turn right on the lane then head SE for 25m looking for a footpath on the left (location - https://w3w.co/mandates.overcomes.singles). Turn left on Rushden & Wallington footpath 1, then head E for 820m until you reach a footbridge on the right leading to Rushden Road (location - https://w3w.co/snowballs.nipped.jiffy), see image below.
Cross the footbridge then turn left and head E on Rushden Road
9: Cross the footbridge then turn left and head E on Rushden Road for 420m until you reach a footpath on the right as the road bends left (location - https://w3w.co/vaccines.seemingly.safely), see image below.
Turn right on Rushden & Wallington footpath 20
10: There are two public rights of way at this point. You turn right on the first, Rushden & Wallington footpath 20, then head SE for 650m until you reach a footpath junction (location - https://w3w.co/udder.blip.cavalier), see image below.
Turn right on Rushden & Wallington footpath 4
11: Turn right on Rushden & Wallington footpath 4 then head SW for 445m until you reach a footpath on the left as you reach woodland on the right (location - https://w3w.co/foreheads.claw.lifeboats) , see image below.
Keep right on Rushden & Wallington footpath 43
12: Ignore the footpath on the left and keep right on Rushden & Wallington footpath 43 heading W for 275m, with Bachelor's Wood on your right, until you reach the end of the woodland (location - https://w3w.co/securing.shop.decoded) where the path bends left, see image below.
Rushden & Wallington footpath 43 bends left then heads S
13: Continue, still on Rushden & Wallington footpath 43, but now heading S then SW for 440m until you reach a footpath crossing (location - https://w3w.co/cuddling.lunching.whisker), see image below.
Turn right on Rushden & Wallington footpath 7
14: Turn right on Rushden & Wallington footpath 7 then head W for 345m until you reach the churchyard of St Mary's Church, as the footpath passes the church then returns to the car park.
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