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CTC Cambridge
Route
Essex 
Route  Essex 

Great Bardfield and Saffron Walden (97km) (60mi)

Start: Brookside
Author: Ray

A quiet route to Finchingfield via Linton and Castle Camps, returning via Thaxted and Debden.

This route uses a section of the A505 cycle path to avoid the footbridge with steep steps between Babraham and Abington.

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Issues on this route:
(2km) (1mi) Closed  Southern busway cycle path closed.
(5km) (3mi) Diversion  DNA path diverted at north end.
(92km) (57mi) Diversion  DNA path diverted at north end.
(94km) (58mi) Closed  Southern busway cycle path closed.
Elevation gained: 510m over 97km 60mi.
Steepness:
Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 78km/48mi
1%-3%: 15km/9mi
3%-6%: 4km/2mi
6%-9%: 0.6km/0.38mi
This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (6km/3mi), Sawston (10km/6mi), Great Abington (16km/10mi), Hildersham (19km/12mi), Linton (22km/13mi), Bartlow (25km/16mi), Castle Camps (31km/19mi), Helions Bumpstead (33km/21mi), Tinkers Green (40km/25mi), Mill End (43km/27mi), Finchingfield (44km/27mi), Waltham's Cross (47km/29mi), Great Bardfield (48km/30mi), Little Bardfield (50km/31mi), Bardfield End Green (54km/33mi), Thaxted (56km/35mi), Cutlers Green (58km/36mi), Debden Green (60km/37mi), Debden (62km/39mi), Purton End (65km/40mi), Saffron Walden (67km/42mi), Audley End (70km/44mi), Catmere End (74km/46mi), Ickleton (79km/49mi), Duxford (81km/50mi), Whittlesford (83km/52mi), Little Shelford (88km/55mi), Great Shelford (89km/56mi) and Cambridge (92km/57mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Stapleford, Granary Cafe (8km/5mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (18km/11mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm shop (18km/11mi), Linton, The Linton Kitchen (22km/14mi), Great Bardfield, Buddy and Rhino (48km/30mi), Thaxted, Parrishes Restaurant (55km/34mi), Saffron Walden, The Temeraire (68km/43mi), Saffron Walden, Goat and Grass (68km/43mi), Saffron Walden, Mocha Café (68km/43mi) and Duxford, Cafe 19 (81km/50mi).

We welcome corrections and updates.