Length: 25.1 km (15.6 mi)
Ascent/Descent: 180/169m; Net Walking Time: 5 ½ hours
Toughness: 3 out of 10
Take the 09.45 East Midlands Trains service from St. Pancras I’nal to Corby (via Luton and Bedford), arrives Wellingborough 10.37 [departs from the upper level, above the Thameslink platforms basically]
Return trains are run by West Midlands Trains and go to Euston and are on xx.05 (77 mins) and xx.15 (slower).
Ticket Advice: buy a cheap Advance ticket to Wellingborough (£18.00, cheaper with Railcards; with a Network Railcard split the ticket at Bedford) and a separate Super Off-Peak Single from Northampton on the day at Northampton (which is within the Network Southeast).
New Walk from Our Man in Northamptonshire. Here’s his summary of the walk:
Urban and rural stretches of the River Nene and the villages of Cogenhoe and Little Houghton
“The walk divides in to three distinct parts: two very different riverside stretches, separated by a rural section which visits two villages in search of food. From Wellingborough it follows the River Nene as far as Cogenhoe Mill.” “The river is fully navigable and it often divides in to two or three channels before coming back together. It […] flows in a near constant direction (South-West, heading upstream).
Access to the river is not possible beyond Cogenhoe Mill. In Section 4 the route tackles a short sharp climb to Cogenhoe itself, with the Royal Oak conveniently just over halfway through the walk. Section 5 continues across fields to Little Houghton (and The Four Pears). Section 6 descends gently to re-join the Nene, which is now an altogether more sedate river, thanks to Northampton’s flood barriers.”
Tea: lots of choice in Northampton, see the pdf for details.
For
summary,
map,
height profile,
walk directions and
gpx/kml files click
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