To Thrapston General Information and Raunds Recreation E U Ground N BU E G The road network in the towns of East Northants is B D V Y A A DR IV suitable for many journeys by bike and has been graded L E RO L CycleCyclee I H E C N on this map according to the degree of skill and R I Rushden, Higham Ferrers U D E H C experience needed to cycle along each road. If you are TTL E Frontier Centre E F (Adventure Camp) a beginner or are worried about cars, you should build U EN V A LFORD A up your confidence and basic skill on the yellow roads, WE VEN E UE L where traffic is lighter and speeds are low. As your B O N & Irthlingborough E RTL cycling skills and confidence increase, you can begin SHO AN U A DS N LEX E E AN H V to explore the higher graded routes. Also shown are a D T A ER R Post R OA E D Office M number of off-road cycle tracks and shared-use L A pathways, which can be used as convenient links to P complete your journeys around the towns. Bridleways D A O R are also permitted for use by cyclists, although their N surfaces can often be muddy and may not be suitable O n NGT o I i t D for cycling during the winter. a Why d D g I’m goi i do ’m g A o tth v eey innngg a y to bb N ccaall it e lat By using the maps to plot the safest route to your e rru tee n uussshh h ffoorr wor e ho w destination, travel to many places is convenient by bike, N ur? rk 2 k r e To Thrapston including to sites of employment such as Crown Park v i and Raunds Industrial Estate in Rushden, or Warth Park in Raunds R Stanwick Stanwick Lakes and places of education, including Oundle School or Lakes Country Park Higham Ferrers Specialist Arts College. For recreation, Stanwick Lakes, Barnwell Country Park and The East NNoow I c Northants Greenway are easily accessible by cycle cca I caa ancel m n routes from many areas of the towns. y gym ROAD memm m FINEDON A6 b B The right to cycle on a particular road or path can be a 53 To Finedon and 48 R AC ES DR Wellingborough NG complicated question, so, although care has been taken O O L R AD D in preparation, this map is not evidence of a right to use L To Stanwick H K any road or path or of its legal status. For more information MER NIG and Raunds EFIELD O HT S MOUNTFIE LA L DR ND please contact Northamptonshire Highways (Please see B AY S U TO RO S N H P RO A 5 O AD D 4 Useful contacts section). R A W T 1 L 7 A A 5 Y N B D E Bikes and Trains C R A SC D L H P D Huxlow F A IN RP A Cycles can be carried on the trains of all train companies E WE N Science DO DRAYT O O N LL R A College R 6 operating on the National Rail Network, but each company OA N D O FE T R N N E I has its own policy. Details can be obtained from individual M Y E C D EastEast NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire OO D L A R D A L I R A D Football companies or from: O L R R R E IRTHLINGBOROUGH IV T 8 Ground 34 E D 1 5 T B L 7 E National Rail Enquiry Service E E 5 D A I A B O 6 Irthlingborough B F TR B5348 N R 5 S STATIO Infant & Junior 34 H AD CycleCCyyycle MapMap 8 G W O tel: 08457 48 49 50 web: www.nationalrail.co.uk R I N E Irthlingboroughgbo Schools U H N G N IO A RS TAT Councill OfficesOff R ER S DE Y 71 L Cycle Routes • Cycle Shops N T B5 IM London Midland S EE E TR S S C E T tel: 0844 811 0133 web: www.londonmidland.com H R G 71 E Recreation E 5 U E M L B R T A L Fire C Ground N H T O O C Station ST East Midlands N S RE NE V T E I R ET N E We cancan ALL treadtread O P W A tel: 08457 125678 web: www.eastmidlands.co.uk D E Post T E Office R Q ’ moremore ccarefully.arefullyy.. U S S EEN S T P W AT IN IO S N A N T T Y E R T E R E E Y www.northamptonshire.gov.ukwww.northamptonshire.gov.uk E E O T R E T A Cricket S R T R Ramps Library D E O Ground E T H R S IG A W T H D S S Y IN E A D A E M I L W IL R O L O D R T A O IC E A V B A D M Ambulance D K E A Station R The Greenway O If you require further information or have suggestions ST R R EE K T R D regarding the provision for cyclists in Northampton, A A The East Northants Greenway is a new walking and P O CHERR R please contact: Y S T H cycling route that links the towns of Rushden, Higham RE C ET U O R Northamptonshire Highways Ferrers and Irthlingborough. It utilises the former rail line H D C A A O Y R W Riverside House between Crown Park in Rushden and the Ferrers D H A G Y A U O O R Riverside Way Specialist Arts College, before continuing along quiet R BO S G A A IN L Northampton roads and shared-use paths through the centre of LL L O E L 5 W E ICH 4 Higham Ferrers. The final section of the current N N A A D To Stanwick 6 A NN1 5NX O Y R OA R A K Greenway route runs from the north of Higham Ferrers D Business IC W W tel: 0300 126 1000 N PR Park A across the Nene Valley to Irthlingborough, taking in some ND ST web: www.northamptonshire.gov.uk E S L A beautiful scenery in the Irthlingborough Lakes and Irthlingborough D email: [email protected] IA M EB Lakes and Meadows A6 Meadows Nature Reserve. O B 5 1 N W 4 57 D A T DR V B IV A H Nature Reserve E L 8 O E 2 The Greenway is a fantastic way to get around within 0 R To report road, pavement, street lighting, traffic signal M 5 O A A and between the three towns and can be used as a safe A S or any other highway problem, please contact D To Rushden F and quick commuter route on foot or by bike to schools L A ‘Street Doctor’: E W D E V R I N O S or places of work. It is also excellent as a leisure route in F O R S L N C D R E tel: 0845 601 1113 E V R O TE R E itself or as a starting point for exploring further afield, A E D A M email: [email protected] D A W ER I S D such as the cycle route through Stanwick Lakes. R L IN Y L W U W A It is planned that the Greenway will, in future, be Y SW East Northamptonshire Council A S N T Y S extended to run further along the Nene Valley and to link W A W A A East Northamptonshire House T T A I Y E W O D R A Y N in with more widely with surrounding settlements. L E O L O A R Cedar Drive A G O P R W A K K W A D O IC R E W E Y A N S O K A L The Greenway project has been made possible with M D T Thrapston L I I W S D A C Z A E A H H Y C A B E P Kettering partnership working between East Northants Council, E E H L T H H Northamptonshire County Council, The Rockingham IL NN14 4LZ Henry Chichele L W A Primary School FITZWILLIA Y Forest Trust and MGWSP, with further funding from M tel: 01832 742000 L T Sustrans and SITA. E E T Y E E S R email: [email protected] E T R Y S A W ST web: www.east-northampstonshire.gov.uk S IMPS PATEN L E ON A A L S N E VEN C A UE L G H N E O L R O P This map has been developed by Northamptonshire Highways. A U O H E M N I A E L G V W I L S P E G I N N N W K I D ING L ISE R IL A R S K V A E AVEN N U E Y O UP MAN P E R A WA HIGHAM FERRERS T V Y E E Y OR E N N K RO R WYKEH U T A O AD M ROAD E S R To Caldecott and Chelveston OAK T T S R E H D R E E M IVE T R S E T E N A S A A D D C E N 6 O M L Higham A L W E VIEW O IVE L E A A KS DR H D S C O K I Ferrers Pits WAL A B645 W H 5 W F 64 O F KIM C B D A R BOLT E D O Nature Reserve M O N R R OA N D I Recreation V AY B6 Moulton E 45 W R Ground SSELL O College RU N A E D W C T Y O O A N L 1 L W DRIVE E E R D L O L G HI S A A D VINE A E O D 6 N O Y L A R A S C T L W R Y O T E R D N R E U A N T B Y Recreation Ground A R L B D Bury Higham Ferrers I The Greenway W Infant & Junior M HA Close R Schools F R SPR Library Published 03/13 O ING G A A D R D ENS Higham D Post Ferrers L E Town Hall I Office F N WO E OD STRE E T T D E E C R H A E C To Irthlingborough G A A TR BLAK R S E S M Health & Safety W R LAIN N B E R AL E T E K N T E WAY D O E N R T D R E L L T A I S E W IE Y T G M N Wilson’s Pits B A O There are a number of things you can do to help you stay F A A T H N W T L N EN A E S W I D D N G RY Y S I A C E Y R N E Q W K S U S O L E H N E R Nature Reserve O E safe whilst cycling: ene R RO W T A T O D N A S AD L E E River E N L E N School A avigation L V E N I WAY I N O S U I T R M T A N L E D E Fit good quality lights to your bike, in case you need K • W V Y E A To Yelden and Newton Bromswold A L Y L DS to cycle at night or in overcast conditions or mist.