49.6 mile clockwise to World Peace Café, Thornby

Clockwise west out via Loddington – Brixworth – Cold Ashby onto Thornby to stop – to loop back via Naseby – across to Kelmarsh – Desborough – Rushton and then back to Kettering.

3,086ft of climbing.

Starting at Sainsbury’s Kettering

Leave Kettering out west past the General Hospital and left out to Thorpe Malsor, through Loddington and up to the t-junction to turn left onto the Mawsley Road, and take the next right, Mill Lane, to Old. At the White Horse, fork left (give way) and head to Walgrave. At the t-junction, turn right and continue out of the village onto Holcot, passing the Swan Public House and to the crossroads, here turn right heading to Brixworth

Over the causeway, onto Brixworth and on entering the village continue over the small roundabouts until you enter the center of the village cross roads, here turn left and follow it round to the right (sharp bend) onto the Spratton Road and continue out of the village passing through Spratton until you reach the A5199. Proceed over onto the Teeton Road.

Before you reach Teeton take the left at the cross roads, onto the t-junction, here turn left to the next t-junction and turn right. Continue to the next t-junction (Holdenby Rd) and turn right and head to East Haddon. Continue through the village until you get to the right turn to Ravensthorpe, passing through and past the Reservoir and onto Coton. Continue onto Guilsborough at the t-junction, turn left (signposted West Haddon).

Before we get to West Haddon, we take a sharp right (it turns back on itself, beware) onto Cold Ashby. In the village centre, bear right and continue to Thornby. At the t-junction, A5199, turn left and then immediately right, look out for the left (it is in front of you as you leave the village) World Peach Café, Thornby Hall, and this is our stop.

After a refuel we turn left out of the Hall, to take the country lanes to Naseby. Follow through the village and take the right turn on the bend to leave the village on the Naseby Rd to Haselbech. Take the next left, over the A14, and onto Kelmarsh.

At the t-junction with the A508, take a left and then immediately right to Harrington. Bearing left as the road forks as you get to the edge of the village, and continue through the village taking the next left (at the side of the pub) down past the church and negotiate through the dip and up the other side, climbing to the cross roads. Turn right onto the Arthingworth Rd and continue until you get to the t-junction at Desborough.

Turn right and continue into Desborough, crossing the B576, right then immediate left through the centre left onto Dunkirk Ave unto the t-junction, right leaving on the Rushton Rd. Continue passing the village of Rushton, Past Rushton Hall upto the t-junction at the Glendon Rd, turn left, and onto the roundabout at ProLogics. Continue over and through the traffic lights / roundabout turning right so that you can get onto the A43, heading to Kettering. Continue over the next large roundabout, keeping to the left lane so you enter Kettering and make your way back to the bus stop, the starting point.

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