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Essex Herts
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Wimbish, Hatfield Broad Oak and Braughing (145km) (90mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Alex
A classic all-day summer ride that takes a clockwise loop around Stansted airport to visit Hatfield.
Heads out via Linton and Ashdon to Wimbish for coffee. Then continues south to Hatfield for lunch before returnng on a more westerly route via Braughing for tea.
This route is in the route collection Longer all-day summer rides
Issues on this route:
(11km) (7mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(12km) (7mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(12km) (7mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
Elevation gained: 957m over 145km 90mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 120km/75mi |
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1%-3%: 18km/11mi |
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3%-6%: 6km/4mi |
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6%-9%: 0.9km/0.5mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Babraham (10km/6mi), Little Abington (13km/8mi), Hildersham (15km/9mi), Linton (17km/10mi), Bartlow (20km/13mi), Steventon End (24km/15mi), Ashdon (26km/16mi), The Common (31km/19mi), Radwinter (32km/20mi), Maple End (33km/21mi), Wimbish (34km/21mi), Tye Green (35km/22mi), Rowney Corner (36km/23mi), Elder Street (38km/23mi), Debden (40km/25mi), Debden Green (43km/27mi), Hamperden End (45km/28mi), Broxted (51km/32mi), Brick End (52km/33mi), Molehill Green (53km/33mi), Bamber's Green (57km/35mi), Smith's Green (58km/36mi), Takeley (59km/37mi), Hope End Green (60km/37mi), Puttock's End (60km/37mi), Taverners Green (64km/40mi), Manwood Green (71km/44mi), Matching Green (72km/45mi), Ardley End (76km/48mi), Hatfield Heath (77km/48mi), Sawbridgeworth (80km/50mi), Little Hallingbury (82km/51mi), Spellbrook (85km/53mi), Much Hadham (93km/58mi), Westland Green (96km/60mi), Wellpond Green (97km/60mi), Standon (99km/62mi), Puckeridge (100km/62mi), Braughing (103km/64mi), Hay Street (105km/66mi), Dassels (106km/66mi), Hare Street (108km/67mi), Great Hormead (110km/68mi), Lincoln Hill (113km/70mi), Snow End (113km/70mi), Anstey (113km/71mi), Cheapside (114km/71mi), Paynes End (114km/71mi), Nuthampstead (116km/72mi), Shaftenhoe End (120km/75mi), Great Chishill (121km/75mi), Bridgefoot (126km/78mi), Flint Cross (126km/79mi), Fowlmere (129km/80mi), Thriplow (132km/82mi), Newton (135km/84mi), Harston (137km/85mi), Hauxton (138km/86mi) and Cambridge (140km/87mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (13km/8mi), Hildersham, The Pantry (15km/9mi), Linton, The Linton Kitchen (17km/10mi), Ashdon, Village Museum (cash only) (26km/16mi), Wimbish, Blossom Bites cafe (36km/23mi), Debden Barns, Elder Street Café and Deli (38km/24mi), Much Hadham, Ash Valley Golf Club (93km/58mi), Nuthampstead, Three 9 Eight Coffee Barn (115km/71mi), Newton, Days Bakery and Farmshop (134km/83mi) and Newton, The Queen's Head (134km/83mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.