SearchRoute Essex Suffolk
Balsham and Baythorne v2 (97km) (60mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A clockwise route to Balsham and Baythorne. Takes a longer route out via Dullingham and a more direct route home.
Issues on this route:
(84km) (52mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(84km) (52mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(94km) (58mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(95km) (59mi) Closure Southern busway cycle path closure
(84km) (52mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(94km) (58mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(95km) (59mi) Closure Southern busway cycle path closure
Elevation gained: 517m over 97km 60mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 78km/49mi |
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1%-3%: 15km/9mi |
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3%-6%: 3km/2mi |
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6%-9%: 0.31km/0.19mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Stow cum Quy (9km/6mi), Bottisham (11km/7mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (14km/9mi), Dullingham (23km/14mi), West Wratting (30km/19mi), Balsham (32km/20mi), West Wickham (36km/23mi), Withersfield (42km/26mi), Great Wratting (46km/28mi), Kedington (48km/30mi), Boyton End (52km/32mi), Wixoe (54km/33mi), Baythorne End (54km/34mi), Birdbrook (57km/35mi), Finkle Green (58km/36mi), Steeple Bumpstead (61km/38mi), Helions Bumpstead (65km/40mi), Camps End (71km/44mi), Bartlow (75km/46mi), Linton (77km/48mi), Hildersham (81km/50mi), Little Abington (82km/51mi), Babraham (85km/53mi), Sawston (87km/54mi), Great Shelford (91km/56mi) and Cambridge (94km/58mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (7km/4mi), Quy, The White Swan (9km/6mi), Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (32km/20mi), Baythorne Hall, Tarka's Cafe (53km/33mi) and Stapleford, Granary Cafe (90km/56mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.