St Neots, Oundle and Houghton (149km) (93mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Alex
A classic all-day summer ride into Northamptonshire to visit Oundle.
Takes a direct toute to St Neots for coffee, then heads north via Kimbolton to Oundle for lunch. Return via Sawtry to Houghton for tea.
- 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: 734m over 149km 93mi.
Distance covered at each grade:
This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Roman Hill (5km/3mi), Barton (5km/3mi), Comberton (8km/5mi), Toft (10km/6mi), Bourn (14km/9mi), Longstowe (16km/10mi), Little Gransden (22km/14mi), Great Gransden (23km/14mi), Abbotsley (27km/17mi), St Neots (31km/19mi), Duloe (37km/23mi), Staploe (38km/23mi), Upper Staploe (40km/25mi), Little Staughton (44km/28mi), Pertenhall (49km/30mi), Stonely (52km/32mi), Kimbolton (53km/33mi), Catworth (59km/36mi), Brington (62km/38mi), Old Weston (64km/40mi), Winwick (68km/43mi), Thurning (71km/44mi), Barnwell (76km/47mi), Oundle (79km/49mi), Ashton (82km/51mi), Polebrook (84km/52mi), Glatton (94km/59mi), Sawtry (97km/60mi), Wood Walton (104km/65mi), Great Raveley (109km/68mi), Little Raveley (111km/69mi), Kings Ripton (115km/71mi), Houghton (120km/75mi), St Ives (123km/76mi), Swavesey (130km/81mi), Over (131km/81mi), Northstowe (135km/84mi), Westwick (138km/86mi), Girton (141km/88mi) and Cambridge (145km/90mi).
This route passes within about
1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops:
Bourn, The Stove cafe (
14km/9mi),
St Neots, Ambience Cafe, Riverside Park (
33km/21mi),
Houghton, Houghton Mill (NT) (
120km/74mi),
St Ives, The Commute Cafe (
123km/76mi),
St Ives, Nuts Bistro (
124km/77mi) and
Northstowe, Tap and Social (card only) (
133km/83mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.