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Essex Suffolk
Route Essex Suffolk
Babraham Road P&R to Steeple Bumpstead and Sturmer (64km) (40mi)
Start: Babraham Road Park and Ride
Author: David S
An anticlockwise circuit to the south east of Cambridge.
Anti-clockwise recommended to have downhill from Balsham to Fulbourn. Short off-road section between Babraham and Abington with a steep footbridge (A11 crossing).
This route is in the route collection Sturmer and the Bumpsteads
Issues on this route:
(7km) (4mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(7km) (5mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(7km) (5mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
Elevation gained: 394m over 64km 40mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 46km/28mi |
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1%-3%: 15km/9mi |
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3%-6%: 3km/1.9mi |
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6%-9%: 0.33km/0.2mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Babraham (6km/3mi), Little Abington (8km/5mi), Linton (12km/8mi), Bartlow (16km/10mi), Castle Camps (22km/13mi), Helions Bumpstead (24km/15mi), Steeple Bumpstead (28km/17mi), Sturmer (31km/20mi), Calford Green (33km/21mi), Kedington (35km/22mi), Great Wratting (36km/23mi), Withersfield (40km/25mi), West Wratting (48km/30mi), Balsham (50km/31mi), Fulbourn (59km/37mi) and Cambridge (62km/39mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (8km/5mi), Linton, The Linton Kitchen (13km/8mi), Sturmer, Sturmer Nurseries (31km/19mi) and Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (50km/31mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.