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Finchingfield, High Easter and Ashdon (137km) (85mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Alex
A classic all-day summer route that heads deep into Essex to visit High Easter.
Takes a direct route out of Cambridge via Fulbourn to Finchingfield for coffee. Then follows meandering lanes to High Easter for lunch before heading back north via Ashdon for tea.
This route is in the route collection Longer all-day summer rides
Issues on this route:
(23km) (14mi) Kerbs Narrow Footpath cut-through at Horseheath
(126km) (78mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(126km) (78mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(126km) (78mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(126km) (78mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
Elevation gained: 821m over 137km 85mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 107km/66mi |
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1%-3%: 26km/16mi |
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3%-6%: 4km/2mi |
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6%-9%: 0.23km/0.14mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Fulbourn (6km/4mi), Balsham (16km/10mi), Streetly End (22km/13mi), Horseheath (22km/14mi), Cardinal's Green (24km/15mi), Mill Green (25km/15mi), Shudy Camps (26km/16mi), Castle Camps (28km/17mi), Helions Bumpstead (30km/19mi), Tinkers Green (37km/23mi), Mill End (40km/25mi), Finchingfield (41km/25mi), Waltham's Cross (44km/27mi), Shalford (48km/30mi), Church End (49km/30mi), Crow's Green (53km/33mi), Stebbing (57km/35mi), Brookend (59km/37mi), Little Dunmow (61km/38mi), Felsted (63km/39mi), North End (66km/41mi), Stagden Cross (72km/44mi), High Easter (73km/45mi), High Roding (78km/48mi), Great Canfield (79km/49mi), Hellman's Cross (81km/50mi), Puttock's End (83km/51mi), Hope End Green (84km/52mi), Smith's Green (84km/52mi), Takeley (85km/53mi), Bamber's Green (87km/54mi), Molehill Green (89km/55mi), Brick End (90km/56mi), Broxted (92km/57mi), Stanbrook (96km/60mi), Thaxted (98km/61mi), Boyton End (100km/62mi), Great Sampford (104km/65mi), Radwinter (108km/67mi), The Common (109km/68mi), Ashdon (113km/70mi), Bartlow (117km/72mi), Linton (119km/74mi), Hildersham (123km/76mi), Little Abington (124km/77mi), Babraham (127km/79mi) and Cambridge (132km/82mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (16km/10mi), Great Saling, Andrews Field (54km/33mi), High Easter, Snug Cafe (72km/45mi), Ashdon, Village Museum (cash only) (112km/70mi), Linton, The Linton Kitchen (119km/74mi), Hildersham, The Pantry (122km/76mi) and Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (124km/77mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.