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Route Essex
Newport and Great Bardfield v2 (101km) (63mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A varied circuit to Newport and Great Bardfield taking a fairly direct route. This variant returns via Finchingfield and Helions Bumpstead.
This route includes a dogleg to visit a cafe at Great Bardfield.
Issues on this route:
(5km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(17km) (10mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(88km) (55mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(88km) (55mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(98km) (61mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(17km) (10mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(88km) (55mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(88km) (55mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(98km) (61mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
Elevation gained: 587m over 101km 63mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 82km/51mi |
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1%-3%: 15km/9mi |
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3%-6%: 4km/2mi |
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6%-9%: 0.38km/0.24mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (5km/3mi), Little Shelford (8km/5mi), Whittlesford (11km/7mi), Duxford (14km/9mi), Hinxton (17km/10mi), Ickleton (19km/11mi), Catmere End (24km/15mi), Littlebury Green (25km/16mi), Wendens Ambo (29km/18mi), Norton End (30km/18mi), Wendens Ambo (30km/19mi), Newport (32km/20mi), Debden (37km/23mi), Debden Green (40km/25mi), Cutlers Green (42km/26mi), Thaxted (44km/27mi), Bardfield End Green (45km/28mi), Little Bardfield (48km/30mi), Great Bardfield (51km/32mi), Finchingfield (57km/35mi), Mill End (58km/36mi), Tinkers Green (61km/38mi), Helions Bumpstead (67km/42mi), Camps End (72km/45mi), Bartlow (77km/48mi), Hadstock (79km/49mi), Linton (81km/51mi), Hildersham (85km/53mi), Little Abington (86km/54mi), Babraham (89km/55mi), Sawston (91km/57mi), Great Shelford (95km/59mi) and Cambridge (98km/61mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Duxford, Cafe 19 (14km/9mi), Newport, Dorrington's Bakery (32km/20mi), Thaxted, Parrishes Restaurant (43km/27mi), Great Bardfield, Buddy and Rhino (51km/31mi), Great Bardfield, The Blue Egg (52km/32mi), Linton, The Linton Kitchen (81km/50mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (86km/53mi) and Stapleford, Granary Cafe (94km/58mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.