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Essex Suffolk
Route Essex Suffolk
Sturmer and Thaxted v2 (98km) (61mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
Heads out via Fulbourn and Balsham and then loops through Sturmer to visit Thaxted and Saffron Walden. Direct return via Coploe Hill.
This variant uses the more direct but busy road from Fulbourn to Balsham. This variant also varies the route back to visit Cornish Hall End.
Issues on this route:
(83km) (51mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(95km) (59mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(95km) (59mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
Elevation gained: 696m over 98km 61mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 79km/49mi |
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1%-3%: 14km/9mi |
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3%-6%: 4km/3mi |
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6%-9%: 0.7km/0.42mi |
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9%-12%: 0.07km/0.05mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Fulbourn (7km/5mi), Balsham (17km/10mi), West Wickham (21km/13mi), Withersfield (27km/17mi), Great Wratting (30km/19mi), Kedington (33km/21mi), Calford Green (35km/22mi), Sturmer (35km/22mi), Steeple Bumpstead (39km/25mi), Cornish Hall End (45km/28mi), Tinkers Green (47km/29mi), Little Sampford (51km/32mi), Bardfield End Green (55km/34mi), Thaxted (57km/35mi), Cutlers Green (59km/37mi), Debden Green (61km/38mi), Debden (64km/40mi), Purton End (66km/41mi), Saffron Walden (69km/43mi), Audley End (71km/44mi), Catmere End (75km/47mi), Ickleton (80km/50mi), Hinxton (82km/51mi), Duxford (84km/52mi), Whittlesford (86km/53mi), Little Shelford (91km/56mi), Great Shelford (92km/57mi) and Cambridge (94km/58mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (17km/10mi), Sturmer, Sturmer Nurseries (35km/22mi), Thaxted, Parrishes Restaurant (57km/35mi), Saffron Walden, The Temeraire (70km/43mi), Saffron Walden, Mocha Café (70km/43mi), Saffron Walden, Goat and Grass (70km/43mi) and Duxford, Cafe 19 (84km/52mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.