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CTC Cambridge
Route
Route  

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.

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Issues on this route:
(3km) (2mi) Closed  Southern busway cycle path closed.
(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
Elevation gained: 350m over 80km 50mi.
Steepness:
Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 70km/43mi
1%-3%: 8km/5mi
3%-6%: 2km/1.5mi
6%-9%: 0.07km/0.05mi
This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (5km/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), Cambridge (75km/47mi), Fen Ditton (77km/48mi) and Cambridge (77km/48mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Stapleford, Granary Cafe (8km/5mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (16km/10mi), Linton, The Linton Kitchen (20km/12mi) and Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (41km/25mi).

We welcome corrections and updates.