Walks from Sleaford
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Sleaford Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Sleaford by train.
Sleaford to Metheringham
A long, mostly good route on field paths, riverside banks, quiet lanes and surfaced tracks, with stretches following the Spires and Steeples trail. Steps, stiles and muddy sections and in wet conditions ploughed fields can be very muddy. Some field crossings have no cut path on the ground. Predominantly follows the Spires and Steeples waymarked trail, though it diverges at several points. Ruskington, with shops and a railway station, makes a good place to break the journey.
Warnings: Steps, stiles (around seven) and a small flight of steps down to the path below the A17. Ploughed fields and field paths can be very muddy in wet weather. Some field crossings have no marked path; the riverbank section is narrow at times. Note the route diverges from the Spires and Steeples trail in places.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Ancaster to Sleaford
Sleaford to Heckington
A generally pleasant walk mixing field paths, farm tracks, roads and lanes. The first part is along a busy road with pavement only at the start, then road verges; field sections can be very muddy after rain and footpath signage is not always clear. No facilities at Burton Pedwardine village midway. The railway station is about 0.4 miles from the start/finish point in Heckington village centre.
Lunch: No facilities at Burton Pedwardine village midway.
1 end-of-walk reward: Heckington Windmill tea room
Warnings: An early section is along a fairly busy road without pavement (a decent verge with clear views of oncoming traffic, but treacherous with more traffic); field paths can be very muddy after heavy rain, and footpath signage is poor in places, with one field near a solar farm completely unmarked.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Grantham to Sleaford
Mostly footpaths and quiet roads across farmland and through an escarpment and with a fair amount of road walking and a hill up into Grantham at the end. Some sections with overgrown brambles but passable; paths through farmland aren't always obvious. Uses a new path through access land on the escarpment.
Lunch: A shop and a pub off route at Silk Willoughby.
Warnings: A long stretch of road between Oasby and Welby, though it has decent verges and is not busy; paths across farmland can be hard to follow.
Walk details: Slow Ways.