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Balsham via Castle Camps and Horseheath (80km) (50mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A longer route to Balsham taking in some of the less used minor road around Castle Camps and Horseheath.
There is a short off-road section and a footbridge to Abington that is not suitable for large or heavy bikes.
Issues on this route:
(5km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(14km) (9mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(15km) (9mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(36km) (22mi) Kerbs Narrow Footpath cut-through at Horseheath
(14km) (9mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(15km) (9mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(36km) (22mi) Kerbs Narrow Footpath cut-through at Horseheath
Elevation gained: 350m over 80km 50mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 70km/43mi |
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1%-3%: 8km/5mi |
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3%-6%: 2km/1.5mi |
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6%-9%: 0.14km/0.08mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (6km/3mi), Sawston (10km/6mi), Babraham (14km/9mi), Little Abington (16km/10mi), Hildersham (18km/11mi), Linton (20km/12mi), Bartlow (23km/15mi), Camps End (28km/17mi), Castle Camps (30km/19mi), Nosterfield End (32km/20mi), Mill Green (34km/21mi), Cardinal's Green (35km/22mi), Horseheath (36km/22mi), Streetly End (37km/23mi), West Wickham (39km/24mi), Balsham (41km/25mi), West Wratting (44km/28mi), Weston Green (47km/29mi), Carlton Green (49km/31mi), Carlton (51km/32mi), Brinkley (53km/33mi), Burrough End (55km/34mi), Westley Waterless (55km/34mi), Dullingham (58km/36mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (67km/41mi), Bottisham (68km/43mi), Stow cum Quy (72km/45mi) and Cambridge (75km/47mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Stapleford, Granary Cafe (8km/5mi), Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (41km/25mi), Quy, The White Swan (71km/44mi) and Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (74km/46mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.