| Cycle Route Details |
| Route Name | Northampton to Farthinghoe Loop |
| Distance(miles) | 70.72 |
| Duration(hh:mm) | 07:00 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
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| Cycle Route Location |
| Country | England |
| Town/City | Northampton |
| County/Region | Northamptonshire |
| Start Location | Wellingborough Road (A4500) |
| End Location | Wellingborough Road (A4500) |
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| Cycle Steps |
| 1. This is a great route for general touring the Northants/Oxon/Bucks country villiages and its virtualy traffic free country lanes with no major climbs. The route does have a bit of a climb when you reach Weebon Beck and head torwards Farthingstone. Once you are past Farthingstone there are mainly slight gradients and easy rolling roads.
NB:Junctions to take care on
1) Crossing over A45 at Flore
2)Turning Right on to the A5 at Stowe Hill
3)The round about on the A43 at the Charlton/Evenley Junction
4)Turning right off the A5 at the Shutlanger/Stoke Bruerne Junction
5) crossing A508 at Aston/Stoke Bruerne junction.
6) the Bedford Rd roundabout (traffic light controlled ,but there's an cycle path alternative) |
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| Landmarks/Sites to see? |
The Lone Spire just outside Brington
Connons Ashby Ruins
The Greene at Evenley
Stowe Gardens (just off route)
The Canal Musseume at Stoke Bruerne (refeshments&toilets)
Mens Own RFC at Ashton
Salcey Forrest (Refreshments&toilets)
Most probably the Nearest bike shops on route would be at Buckingham
or Newport Pagnell.
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