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Essex Suffolk
Route Essex Suffolk
Balsham and Baythorne (95km) (59mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
An anticlockwise route to Baythorne Hall via Balsham and Horseheath. Returns via Dullingham and Swaffham Bulbeck.
This is a variant of the Balsham and Clare route.
Issues on this route:
(5km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(30km) (19mi) Kerbs Narrow Footpath cut-through at Horseheath
(30km) (19mi) Kerbs Narrow Footpath cut-through at Horseheath
Elevation gained: 482m over 95km 59mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 79km/49mi |
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1%-3%: 13km/8mi |
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3%-6%: 3km/1.8mi |
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6%-9%: 0.33km/0.2mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (5km/3mi), Sawston (10km/6mi), Great Abington (16km/10mi), Hildersham (19km/12mi), Balsham (23km/15mi), West Wickham (28km/17mi), Streetly End (29km/18mi), Horseheath (29km/18mi), Cardinal's Green (31km/19mi), Mill Green (32km/20mi), Nosterfield End (34km/21mi), Castle Camps (35km/22mi), Helions Bumpstead (38km/23mi), Steeple Bumpstead (41km/26mi), Finkle Green (45km/28mi), Birdbrook (46km/29mi), Baythorne End (49km/31mi), Wixoe (50km/31mi), Boyton End (51km/32mi), Kedington (54km/34mi), Great Wratting (57km/35mi), Great Thurlow (59km/37mi), Temple End (62km/38mi), Carlton Green (64km/40mi), Carlton (66km/41mi), Brinkley (68km/42mi), Burrough End (70km/43mi), Westley Waterless (70km/44mi), Dullingham (73km/46mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (82km/51mi), Bottisham (84km/52mi), Stow cum Quy (87km/54mi), Quy Waters (90km/56mi) and Cambridge (90km/56mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Stapleford, Granary Cafe (7km/5mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (17km/11mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm shop (18km/11mi), Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (23km/15mi) and Baythorne Hall, Tarka's Cafe (48km/30mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.