Elephant Walk, Salcey Forest
1.4 miles (2.3 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: SP 794 516. Finish: SP 794 517. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry England’s line for this walk is about 1.1 miles of the 1.4 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 6 m of climbing and 6 m of descent; highest point 129 m.
Facts
- Code
- EM 1199
- Distance
- 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- East Midlands
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Total ascent
- About 6 m. Highest point 129 m
Getting there
- 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).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
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.
Walked it? Log it
Connecting routes
- EM 1197Church Path 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.
- EM 1188Woodpecker Trail, Salcey ForestShares 0.7 miles of path with this route. Starts 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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