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Suffolk Essex
Route Suffolk Essex
Balsham and Clare (102km) (63mi)
Start: Great Shelford, Square and Compasses
Author: Rupert
A classic figure-of-eight circuit to Clare with the crossover in Balsham. Takes a longer route to Balsham via Fulbourn and a shorter route back.
Elevation gained: 698m over 102km 63mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 82km/51mi |
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1%-3%: 15km/9mi |
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3%-6%: 5km/3mi |
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6%-9%: 0.16km/0.1mi |
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This route passes through Great Shelford (0km/0mi), Cambridge (3km/2mi), Fulbourn (7km/4mi), Great Wilbraham (12km/7mi), Little Wilbraham (14km/9mi), Six Mile Bottom (17km/11mi), West Wratting (25km/16mi), Balsham (27km/17mi), West Wickham (31km/19mi), Streetly End (32km/20mi), Horseheath (33km/20mi), Cardinal's Green (34km/21mi), Mill Green (35km/22mi), Nosterfield End (37km/23mi), Castle Camps (38km/24mi), Helions Bumpstead (41km/25mi), Steeple Bumpstead (45km/28mi), Stambourne (49km/31mi), Wesley End (51km/32mi), Ridgewell (53km/33mi), Ashen (55km/34mi), Stoke-by-Clare (57km/35mi), Clare (58km/36mi), Chilton Street (63km/39mi), Brockley Green (66km/41mi), Kedington (68km/42mi), Great Wratting (71km/44mi), Withersfield (74km/46mi), West Wratting (82km/51mi), Balsham (84km/52mi), Hildersham (90km/56mi), Great Abington (92km/57mi), Pampisford (96km/60mi), Sawston (97km/60mi), Whittlesford (98km/61mi), Sawston (98km/61mi), Stapleford (101km/63mi) and Great Shelford (101km/63mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (27km/17mi), Clare, Platform One Cafe (59km/37mi), Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (84km/52mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm shop (90km/56mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (92km/57mi) and Stapleford, Granary Cafe (100km/62mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.