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Balsham and Newmarket v3 (83km) (52mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A longer loop from Balsham to Newmarket with a more direct route back via Reach.
This variant heads out via Hildersham to avoid the footbridge at Abington. The route works equally well in reverse - we have a similar reverse route in the library.
This route is in the route collection Alternative routes to Newmarket
Elevation gained: 407m over 83km 52mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 72km/45mi |
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1%-3%: 9km/6mi |
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3%-6%: 2km/1.2mi |
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6%-9%: 0.17km/0.11mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (5km/3mi), Sawston (10km/6mi), Great Abington (16km/10mi), Hildersham (19km/12mi), Balsham (23km/15mi), West Wratting (27km/17mi), Weston Green (29km/18mi), Carlton Green (32km/20mi), Temple End (34km/21mi), Great Thurlow (36km/22mi), Little Thurlow (36km/22mi), Great Bradley (38km/24mi), East Green (40km/25mi), Kirtling (45km/28mi), Saxon Street (48km/30mi), Newmarket (51km/32mi), Exning (57km/35mi), Burwell (63km/39mi), Reach (66km/41mi), Swaffham Prior (68km/42mi), Commercial End (70km/43mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (70km/44mi), Bottisham (72km/45mi), Stow cum Quy (76km/47mi), Quy Waters (78km/48mi) and Cambridge (78km/49mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Stapleford, Granary Cafe (7km/5mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (17km/11mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm shop (18km/11mi), Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (23km/15mi), Newmarket, The Tack Box at Palace House (card only) (53km/33mi), Newmarket, Victor Victoria Coffee (53km/33mi), Newmarket, The Graze Kitchen (53km/33mi), Newmarket, The Astley Cafe (53km/33mi), Quy, The White Swan (75km/46mi) and Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (77km/48mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.