SearchRoute Essex Suffolk
Imperial Centenary ride - Eastern Epic (161km) (100mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Ray
A 100 mile ride to celebrate the 100th anniversary of CTC Cambridge. This is one of a series of alternative rides.
This ride loops to the east of Cambridge heading out to Clare and then circling north to West Stow.
This route is in the route collection Centenary Ride Collection
Issues on this route:
(5km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(130km) (81mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Wicken Fen Section
(130km) (81mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Wicken Fen Section
Elevation gained: 666m over 161km 100mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 141km/88mi |
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1%-3%: 16km/10mi |
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3%-6%: 3km/1.8mi |
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6%-9%: 0.8km/0.48mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (6km/3mi), Sawston (10km/6mi), Great Abington (16km/10mi), Hildersham (19km/12mi), Linton (22km/13mi), Hadstock (25km/15mi), Bartlow (28km/17mi), Shudy Camps (31km/19mi), Castle Camps (34km/21mi), Helions Bumpstead (36km/22mi), Steeple Bumpstead (40km/25mi), Stambourne (44km/27mi), Wesley End (46km/29mi), Ridgewell (48km/30mi), Tilbury Green (50km/31mi), Tilbury Juxta Clare (52km/32mi), Knowl Green (55km/34mi), Belchamp St Paul (56km/35mi), Clare (61km/38mi), Wentford (64km/40mi), Poslingford (66km/41mi), Upper Street (69km/43mi), Lower Street (70km/43mi), Stansfield (70km/44mi), Denston (73km/45mi), Wickham Street (74km/46mi), Wickhambrook (75km/47mi), Ashfield Green (77km/48mi), Hargrave (81km/50mi), Little Saxham (87km/54mi), Risby (90km/56mi), Flempton (95km/59mi), West Stow (95km/59mi), Lackford (100km/62mi), Cavenham (104km/64mi), Tuddenham (107km/66mi), Herringswell (110km/68mi), Kennett (112km/69mi), Chippenham (116km/72mi), Fordham (119km/74mi), Burwell (126km/78mi), Wicken (132km/82mi), Upware (138km/86mi), River Bank (140km/87mi), Lode (148km/92mi), Stow cum Quy (151km/94mi), Quy Waters (154km/96mi) and Cambridge (154km/96mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Stapleford, Granary Cafe (8km/5mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm cafe (18km/11mi), Clare, Platform One Cafe (60km/38mi), West Stow, Anglo-Saxon Village and Country Park (97km/60mi), Tuddenham, The Purple Pantry (106km/66mi), Chippenham, La Hogue (114km/71mi), Fordham, Simpsons Nurseries (121km/75mi), Burwell, Village Green Coffee Shop (126km/78mi), Wicken Fen, Docky Hut Cafe (130km/81mi), Lode, Anglesey Abbey (148km/92mi), Quy, The White Swan (150km/93mi) and Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (153km/95mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.