Bury and Somersham loop (50km) (31mi)
Start: St Ives Park and Ride (the Busway)
Author: John J
A loop north and west of St Ives heading out via Huntingdon.
Uses the park paths in Huntingdon to avoid the 1-way ring road. Also uses the cycle path between Bluntisham and Needingworth.
- Useful for any GPS unit. Contains no cuesheet entries, only track information (breadcrumb trail).
- Compatible with most modern GPS units. Provides custom cue entries, but may consume more space than FIT.
- FIT is the best format for turn-by-turn directions on modern Garmin Edge Devices.
Elevation gained: 225m over 50km 31mi.
Distance covered at each grade:
This route passes through St Ives (0km/0mi), Hemingford Grey (1km/1mi), Hemingford Abbots (4km/3mi), Godmanchester (7km/5mi), Huntingdon (10km/6mi), Kings Ripton (16km/10mi), Little Raveley (21km/13mi), Upwood (23km/14mi), Bury (25km/16mi), Warboys (31km/19mi), Fenton (33km/20mi), Pidley (35km/22mi), Somersham (38km/23mi), Colne (40km/25mi), Bluntisham (42km/26mi), Needingworth (46km/28mi) and St Ives (48km/30mi).
This route passes within about
1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops:
St Ives, Nuts Bistro (
0km/0mi),
St Ives, The Commute Cafe (
0km/0mi),
Houghton, Houghton Mill (NT) (
5km/3mi),
Godmanchester, Grand Piano Café (
8km/5mi),
St Ives, Nuts Bistro (
49km/31mi) and
St Ives, The Commute Cafe (
49km/31mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.