Church Path Walk, Salcey Forest
1.7 miles (2.7 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Salcey Forest, Wootton Road. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SP 794 516, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 10 m of climbing and 11 m of descent; highest point 129 m.
Facts
- Code
- EM 1197
- Distance
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Waymark
- Yellow markers
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Total ascent
- About 10 m. Highest point 129 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Car park, 80 m from the start. Directions SP 793 516Car park, 90 m from the start. Directions SP 794 516Car park (pay), 150 m from the start. Directions SP 793 517
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Kits Close (opp), 1.1 km away (Directions); Northampton station, 10 km away (Directions).
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 6 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Café
- Salcey Forest Cafe, Hartwell: at the start and finish. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Connecting routes
- EM 1188Woodpecker Trail, Salcey ForestShares 1 mile of path with this route. Starts on this route at Salcey Forest. This route starts and finishes on it at Salcey Forest.
- EM 1199Elephant Walk, Salcey ForestShares 0.8 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Salcey Forest. This route starts and finishes on it at Salcey Forest.
Walks nearby
- SE 128Three Shires WayLong-distance route, 49 miles, one way. Starts 3.5 miles away
- SE 117Milton Keynes Boundary WalkLong-distance route, 60 miles, circular. Starts 3.9 miles away
- EM 111Northamptonshire RoundLong-distance route, 51.3 miles, circular. Starts 4.2 miles away
- SE 1137Olney Circular Walk4.3 miles, circular. Starts 5.2 miles away
- EM 1006Grafton Way11.5 miles, one way. Starts 7 miles away
- SE 1109Ouse Valley Circular Walk5 miles, circular. Starts 7 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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