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Suffolk
Route Suffolk
Balsham and Newmarket v3 (82km) (51mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A longer loop from Balsham to Newmarket with a more direct route back via Reach.
Heads out via Hildersham to avoid the footbridge at Abington.
This route is in the route collection Alternative routes to Newmarket
Elevation gained: 418m over 82km 51mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 72km/45mi |
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1%-3%: 8km/5mi |
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3%-6%: 2km/1.4mi |
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6%-9%: 0.3km/0.19mi |
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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), Carlton (33km/21mi), Great Bradley (37km/23mi), East Green (39km/24mi), Kirtling (44km/28mi), Saxon Street (47km/29mi), Newmarket (51km/31mi), Exning (56km/35mi), Burwell (62km/39mi), Reach (65km/40mi), Swaffham Prior (67km/41mi), Commercial End (69km/43mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (69km/43mi), Bottisham (71km/44mi), Stow cum Quy (75km/46mi), Quy Waters (77km/48mi) and Cambridge (77km/48mi).
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 Bakery at Palace House (card only) (52km/32mi), Newmarket, Victor Victoria Coffee (52km/32mi), Newmarket, The Graze Kitchen (52km/32mi) and Newmarket, The Astley Cafe (52km/33mi).
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