Northampton - Harwich V2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 200.71 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 59h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 722 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 844 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 129 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Kingsthorpe 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.273278° / W 0.881393°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.94758° / E 1.25302°
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 127 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 127 m - Head north-east
  3. 2 : km 0.16 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.25 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.3 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.38 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 128 m - Enter the roundabout
  8. 7 : km 0.57 - alt. 128 m - Head north-east towards Boughton Green Rd
  9. 8 : km 0.58 - alt. 128 m - Exit the roundabout onto Boughton Green Rd
  10. 9 : km 1 - alt. 114 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Boughton Green Rd
  11. 10 : km 1.39 - alt. 105 m - Turn left at Boughton Ln
  12. 11 : km 1.53 - alt. 107 m - Turn right towards Boughton Rd
  13. 12 : km 1.75 - alt. 99 m - Continue onto Boughton Rd
  14. 13 : km 3.37 - alt. 102 m - Continue onto West St
  15. 14 : km 3.39 - alt. 102 m - Head east on West St towards Pound Ln
  16. 15 : km 3.65 - alt. 100 m - Continue onto Cross St
  17. 16 : km 3.89 - alt. 101 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Cross St
  18. 17 : km 3.92 - alt. 101 m - Continue onto High St
  19. 18 : km 3.98 - alt. 103 m - High St turns left and becomes Church St
  20. 19 : km 4.26 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Chater St
  21. 20 : km 4.43 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Overstone Rd
  22. 21 : km 5.3 - alt. 103 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Overstone Ln
  23. 22 : km 5.77 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Sywell Rd
  24. 23 : km 7.56 - alt. 115 m - Continue onto Overstone Rd
  25. 24 : km 8.23 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Ecton Ln
  26. 25 : km 8.45 - alt. 110 m - Head north on Ecton Ln towards Church Ln
  27. 26 : km 8.66 - alt. 111 m - Take the 2nd right onto Overstone Rd
  28. 27 : km 8.89 - alt. 105 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Overstone Rd
  29. 28 : km 8.99 - alt. 105 m - Turn right towards Sywell Rd
  30. 29 : km 10.42 - alt. 85 m - Continue onto Sywell Rd
  31. 30 : km 10.96 - alt. 105 m - Continue onto Wilby Rd
  32. 31 : km 12.88 - alt. 93 m - Continue onto Mears Ashby Rd
  33. 32 : km 14.32 - alt. 76 m - Head south-east on Mears Ashby Rd towards Main Rd/A4500
  34. 33 : km 14.33 - alt. 76 m - Take the 1st left onto Main Rd/A4500
  35. 34 : km 15.08 - alt. 59 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Northampton Rd/A5128
  36. 35 : km 16.37 - alt. 71 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Westfield Rd
  37. 36 : km 17.13 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Broad Green
  38. 37 : km 17.36 - alt. 79 m - Slight right onto Gold St
  39. 38 : km 18.28 - alt. 84 m - Slight right onto Cross Rd
  40. 39 : km 18.5 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Finedon Rd/A5128
  41. 40 : km 19.34 - alt. 58 m - Head north-east on Finedon Rd/A5128 towards Rixon Rd/A510
  42. 41 : km 20.18 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Wellingborough Rd/A510
  43. 42 : km 20.74 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Sidegate Ln
  44. 43 : km 22.28 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Mill Rd/B571
  45. 44 : km 25.26 - alt. 57 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Church St
  46. 45 : km 25.35 - alt. 56 m - Head north on Church St
  47. 46 : km 25.36 - alt. 57 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Station Rd/B5348
  48. 47 : km 26.01 - alt. 39 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Station Rd/A6
  49. 48 : km 27.21 - alt. 43 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Station Rd/A5028
  50. 49 : km 28.4 - alt. 66 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Kimbolton Rd/B645
  51. 50 : km 28.54 - alt. 68 m - Head east on Kimbolton Rd/B645 towards Lancaster St
  52. 51 : km 28.95 - alt. 72 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Chelveston Rd/B645
  53. 52 : km 43.46 - alt. 33 m - Head south-east on Tilbrook Rd/B645 towards Station Rd/B660
  54. 53 : km 54.46 - alt. 31 m - Continue onto B1048
  55. 54 : km 55.97 - alt. 15 m - Enter the roundabout
  56. 55 : km 56.06 - alt. 15 m - Head north-east towards Cross Hall Rd/Route 51/B1048
  57. 56 : km 56.1 - alt. 15 m - Exit the roundabout onto St Neots Rd/B1428
  58. 57 : km 56.8 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Church St/B1043
  59. 58 : km 57.3 - alt. 16 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Berkley St/B1043
  60. 59 : km 57.68 - alt. 18 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Berkley St/B1043
  61. 60 : km 58.27 - alt. 17 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Cromwell Rd/B1046
  62. 61 : km 58.51 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Potton Rd/B1046
  63. 62 : km 59.92 - alt. 35 m - Head east on B1046
  64. 63 : km 66.12 - alt. 33 m - Turn right to stay on B1046
  65. 64 : km 66.17 - alt. 33 m - Take the 1st left onto Meadow Rd/B1046
  66. 65 : km 67.68 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Waresley Rd
  67. 66 : km 67.79 - alt. 40 m - Head north-east on Waresley Rd towards Baldwins Manor
  68. 67 : km 67.89 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Ladies Hill/B1046
  69. 68 : km 68.27 - alt. 46 m - Slight right onto Little Gransden Ln/B1046
  70. 69 : km 75.18 - alt. 69 m - Slight right onto School Ln/B1046
  71. 70 : km 75.67 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Old North Rd/A1198
  72. 71 : km 75.69 - alt. 68 m - Head north on Old North Rd/A1198 towards Fox Rd/B1046
  73. 72 : km 75.7 - alt. 68 m - Take the 1st right onto Fox Rd/B1046
  74. 73 : km 78.73 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Bourn Rd
  75. 74 : km 79.81 - alt. 43 m - Take the 1st right onto The Green
  76. 75 : km 79.93 - alt. 47 m - The Green turns slightly left and becomes Tinkers Ln
  77. 76 : km 80.93 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Kingston Rd
  78. 77 : km 81.8 - alt. 28 m - Kingston Rd turns right and becomes High St
  79. 78 : km 82.68 - alt. 31 m - Continue onto Church St
  80. 79 : km 82.72 - alt. 32 m - Head south-east on Church St towards Buck's Ln
  81. 80 : km 83.23 - alt. 32 m - Continue onto Harlton Rd
  82. 81 : km 84.32 - alt. 30 m - Head south-west on A603 towards Eversden Rd
  83. 82 : km 84.37 - alt. 31 m - Take the 1st left onto Eversden Rd
  84. 83 : km 85.26 - alt. 29 m - Slight right onto High St
  85. 84 : km 85.85 - alt. 28 m - Continue onto Haslingfield Rd
  86. 85 : km 86.38 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Harlton Rd
  87. 86 : km 87.08 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Church St
  88. 87 : km 87.37 - alt. 28 m - Head east on Church St towards Chapel Hill
  89. 88 : km 87.45 - alt. 26 m - Church St turns slightly left and becomes High St
  90. 89 : km 88.19 - alt. 14 m - High St turns slightly right and becomes Harston Rd
  91. 90 : km 88.34 - alt. 16 m - Continue onto Haslingfield Rd
  92. 91 : km 89.7 - alt. 12 m - Haslingfield Rd turns slightly right and becomes Church St
  93. 92 : km 90.24 - alt. 13 m - Sharp right onto Royston Rd/A10
  94. 93 : km 90.34 - alt. 13 m - Head east on Royston Rd/A10 towards Church St
  95. 94 : km 90.57 - alt. 13 m - Slight right onto Station Rd
  96. 95 : km 91.1 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto Newton Rd
  97. 96 : km 91.93 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Harston Rd
  98. 97 : km 92.47 - alt. 18 m - Slight right onto Cambridge Rd/B1368
  99. 98 : km 92.49 - alt. 18 m - Take the 1st left onto Whittlesford Rd
  100. 99 : km 92.58 - alt. 18 m - Take the 1st right onto Offa Lea
  101. 100 : km 92.61 - alt. 17 m - Head north on Offa Lea towards Whittlesford Rd
  102. 101 : km 92.64 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Whittlesford Rd
  103. 102 : km 93.71 - alt. 19 m - Continue onto Newton Rd
  104. 103 : km 95.58 - alt. 21 m - Slight left onto Middlemoor Rd
  105. 104 : km 95.67 - alt. 20 m - Slight right to stay on Middlemoor Rd
  106. 105 : km 95.71 - alt. 20 m - Head east on Middlemoor Rd towards Shelford Rd
  107. 106 : km 95.73 - alt. 20 m - Middlemoor Rd turns slightly right and becomes N Rd
  108. 107 : km 96.6 - alt. 24 m - N Rd turns slightly right and becomes Duxford Rd
  109. 108 : km 97.93 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Moorfield Road Duxford
  110. 109 : km 98.09 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto A505
  111. 110 : km 99.26 - alt. 28 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A1301
  112. 111 : km 102.32 - alt. 38 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Mill Ln/A1301
  113. 112 : km 102.94 - alt. 44 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto B184
  114. 113 : km 105.73 - alt. 48 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Walden Rd/B184
  115. 114 : km 109.97 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto George St/B184
  116. 115 : km 110.01 - alt. 50 m - Head east on George St/B184 towards Gold St
  117. 116 : km 110.23 - alt. 53 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Cates Corner/B184
  118. 117 : km 110.65 - alt. 56 m - Continue straight onto Radwinter Rd/B1053
  119. 118 : km 117.77 - alt. 88 m - Continue onto B1054
  120. 119 : km 118.41 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto B1053
  121. 120 : km 120.62 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto B1051
  122. 121 : km 122.5 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto B1053
  123. 122 : km 122.56 - alt. 74 m - Head east on B1053 towards Homebridge
  124. 123 : km 128.21 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto The Causeway/B1057
  125. 124 : km 128.28 - alt. 65 m - Head south on The Causeway/B1057
  126. 125 : km 128.31 - alt. 64 m - Slight left to stay on The Causeway/B1057
  127. 126 : km 128.36 - alt. 65 m - Slight left onto Church Hill/B1053
  128. 127 : km 131.9 - alt. 69 m - Turn left at Braintree Rd
  129. 128 : km 131.94 - alt. 70 m - Head south towards High St
  130. 129 : km 131.98 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto High St
  131. 130 : km 132.31 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Hudson's Hill
  132. 131 : km 136.18 - alt. 95 m - Continue onto Wethersfield Rd
  133. 132 : km 136.72 - alt. 90 m - Head north on Wethersfield Rd towards Sugar Ln
  134. 133 : km 139.47 - alt. 63 m - Wethersfield Rd turns right and becomes Church St
  135. 134 : km 139.67 - alt. 51 m - Slight left onto Rectory Rd
  136. 135 : km 140.1 - alt. 44 m - Head north-east on Rectory Rd towards Swan St/A1017
  137. 136 : km 140.12 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Swan St/A1017
  138. 137 : km 140.32 - alt. 51 m - Take the 1st right onto Station Rd
  139. 138 : km 140.67 - alt. 44 m - Station Rd turns slightly right and becomes Queen St
  140. 139 : km 141.45 - alt. 51 m - Queen St turns slightly right and becomes St James's St
  141. 140 : km 142 - alt. 76 m - Continue onto Sudbury Rd
  142. 141 : km 142.54 - alt. 76 m - Slight right towards Monks Lodge Rd
  143. 142 : km 143.97 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Monks Lodge Rd
  144. 143 : km 144.39 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Lucking St
  145. 144 : km 144.43 - alt. 75 m - Head south-east on Lucking St towards Toldish Hall Rd
  146. 145 : km 145.3 - alt. 65 m - Turn left at Toldish Hall Rd
  147. 146 : km 146.52 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Oak Rd
  148. 147 : km 146.59 - alt. 84 m - Take the 1st left onto School Rd
  149. 148 : km 146.99 - alt. 84 m - Head east on School Rd towards Sudbury Rd/A131
  150. 149 : km 147.27 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Sudbury Rd/A131
  151. 150 : km 147.31 - alt. 84 m - Turn right towards The St
  152. 151 : km 149.85 - alt. 53 m - Continue onto The St
  153. 152 : km 149.94 - alt. 50 m - Head east on The St towards Mill Ln
  154. 153 : km 150.79 - alt. 70 m - Continue onto Pebmarsh Rd
  155. 154 : km 151.55 - alt. 66 m - Slight right
  156. 155 : km 153.31 - alt. 70 m - Head south-east towards Station Rd
  157. 156 : km 155.84 - alt. 43 m - Continue onto Colne Rd
  158. 157 : km 156.29 - alt. 31 m - Continue onto Parsonage Hill
  159. 158 : km 156.43 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Lamarsh Hill
  160. 159 : km 156.44 - alt. 25 m - Head east on Lamarsh Hill towards Parsonage Hill
  161. 160 : km 156.44 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Station Hill
  162. 161 : km 156.72 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Bridge St/B1508
  163. 162 : km 156.91 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Church Square
  164. 163 : km 157.02 - alt. 20 m - Church Square turns right and becomes Nayland Rd
  165. 164 : km 157.4 - alt. 19 m - Continue onto Clicket Hill
  166. 165 : km 160.08 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto Bures Rd
  167. 166 : km 161.58 - alt. 31 m - Turn right to stay on Bures Rd
  168. 167 : km 162.71 - alt. 20 m - Bures Rd turns slightly right and becomes Wiston Rd
  169. 168 : km 163.84 - alt. 14 m - Head south-east on Horkesley Rd/A134 towards Bear St
  170. 169 : km 163.87 - alt. 14 m - Take the 1st left onto Bear St
  171. 170 : km 164.59 - alt. 13 m - Continue onto Birch St/B1087
  172. 171 : km 167.23 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Park St/B1068
  173. 172 : km 172.36 - alt. 21 m - Sharp right onto Higham Rd
  174. 173 : km 173.79 - alt. 12 m - Higham Rd turns slightly right and becomes School Ln
  175. 174 : km 174.29 - alt. 7 m - School Ln turns left and becomes Dedham Rd/B1029
  176. 175 : km 174.72 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Dedham Rd/B1029
  177. 176 : km 176.02 - alt. 4 m - Head south on Dedham Rd/B1029 towards Mill Ln
  178. 177 : km 176.43 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Brook St
  179. 178 : km 176.86 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Manningtree Rd
  180. 179 : km 178.17 - alt. 4 m - Manningtree Rd turns slightly right and becomes Jupes Hill
  181. 180 : km 178.97 - alt. 32 m - Jupes Hill turns slightly left and becomes Mill Hill
  182. 181 : km 179.93 - alt. 35 m - Continue onto Dedham Rd
  183. 182 : km 180.48 - alt. 32 m - Slight left onto Wignall St/A137
  184. 183 : km 181.33 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Bromley Rd
  185. 184 : km 181.36 - alt. 35 m - Head north on Bromley Rd towards Wignall St/A137
  186. 185 : km 181.38 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Wignall St/A137
  187. 186 : km 181.49 - alt. 35 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Long Rd/B1352
  188. 187 : km 184.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto The Walls/B1352
  189. 188 : km 187.58 - alt. 30 m - Head east on Harwich Rd/B1352 towards Lonbarn Hill
  190. 189 : km 192.98 - alt. 25 m - Head east on Wrabness Rd/B1352
  191. 190 : km 195.78 - alt. 0 m - Head south-east on Main Rd/B1352
  192. 191 : km 195.81 - alt. 2 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Church Hill/B1352
  193. 192 : km 198.72 - alt. 22 m - Head north-east on Main Rd/B1352
  194. 193 : km 198.91 - alt. 21 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Parkeston Rd
  195. 194 : km 199.5 - alt. 4 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Station Rd/A136
  196. 195 : km 200.22 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto W Dock Rd/A136
  197. 196 : km 200.37 - alt. 4 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Station Rd
  198. 197 : km 200.69 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  199. E : km 200.71 - alt. 3 m

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