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Route Essex
Ashdon and the Camps (75km) (47mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Ray
Out via Coploe Hill and Saffron Walden. Back via Horseheath and Balsham.
A few hills and lots of quiet lanes. Option to return from Fulbourn via the Tins if you don't want to tackle the final hill.
This route is in the route collection Alternative routes to Saffron Walden
Issues on this route:
(2km) (1mi) Closed Southern busway cycle path closed.
(5km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(17km) (11mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(51km) (32mi) Kerbs Narrow Footpath cut-through at Horseheath
(5km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(17km) (11mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(51km) (32mi) Kerbs Narrow Footpath cut-through at Horseheath
Elevation gained: 473m over 75km 47mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 61km/38mi |
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1%-3%: 9km/6mi |
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3%-6%: 4km/3mi |
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6%-9%: 0.7km/0.45mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (5km/3mi), Little Shelford (8km/5mi), Whittlesford (12km/7mi), Duxford (15km/9mi), Hinxton (17km/11mi), Ickleton (19km/12mi), Littlebury (26km/16mi), Northend (27km/16mi), Saffron Walden (28km/18mi), Sewards End (32km/20mi), Ashdon (39km/24mi), Steventon End (41km/25mi), Camps End (43km/27mi), Castle Camps (45km/28mi), Shudy Camps (48km/30mi), Mill Green (49km/30mi), Cardinal's Green (50km/31mi), Horseheath (51km/32mi), Streetly End (52km/32mi), Balsham (56km/35mi), Fulbourn (65km/41mi) and Cambridge (68km/42mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Duxford, Cafe 19 (15km/9mi), Saffron Walden, Goat and Grass (28km/18mi), Saffron Walden, The Temeraire (28km/18mi), Saffron Walden, Mocha Café (28km/18mi), Ashdon, Village Museum (39km/24mi) and Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (56km/35mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.