Route
Suffolk Essex 
Route Suffolk Essex  Newmarket and Baythorne (99km) (62mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
An interesting route to visit Newmarket and Baythorne. Takes a direct route to Newmarket to keep the overall distance down.
The return route uses a short off-road section and a footbridge at Abington that is not suitable for large or heavy bikes.
- Useful for any GPS unit. Contains no cuesheet entries, only track information (breadcrumb trail).
- Compatible with most modern GPS units. Provides custom cue entries, but may consume more space than FIT.
- FIT is the best format for turn-by-turn directions on modern Garmin Edge Devices.
Elevation gained: 519m over 99km 62mi.
Distance covered at each grade:
This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Stow cum Quy (9km/6mi), Bottisham (11km/7mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (14km/9mi), Swaffham Prior (16km/10mi), Reach (19km/12mi), Burwell (21km/13mi), Exning (24km/15mi), Newmarket (27km/17mi), Saxon Street (34km/21mi), Kirtling (37km/23mi), East Green (43km/27mi), Great Bradley (45km/28mi), Little Thurlow (47km/29mi), Great Thurlow (47km/29mi), Great Wratting (50km/31mi), Kedington (52km/32mi), Boyton End (55km/34mi), Wixoe (57km/36mi), Baythorne End (58km/36mi), Birdbrook (60km/37mi), Finkle Green (61km/38mi), Steeple Bumpstead (65km/40mi), Helions Bumpstead (69km/43mi), Camps End (74km/46mi), Bartlow (78km/49mi), Linton (80km/50mi), Hildersham (84km/52mi), Little Abington (86km/53mi), Babraham (89km/55mi) and Cambridge (94km/58mi).
This route passes within about
1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops:
Newmarket, The Astley Cafe (
28km/17mi),
Newmarket, The Graze Kitchen (
28km/17mi),
Newmarket, The Bakery at Palace House (card only) (
28km/17mi),
Newmarket, Victor Victoria Coffee (
28km/18mi),
Baythorne Hall, Tarka's Cafe (
57km/35mi),
Linton, The Linton Kitchen (
81km/50mi) and
Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (
85km/53mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.