SearchRoute: Ely circuit anticlockwise (80km) (50mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Ray
A classic ride out to Ely via Wicken and Barway, returning via Wilburton and Twenty Pence Road.
This route uses some gravel cycle tracks in the fens and an unsurfaced road near Barway. This route avoids the difficult footbridge on Lodes Way.
Direction: north-east from Cambridge.
Elevation gained: 289m.
This route passes through Cambridge (0km) (0mi), Fulbourn (10km) (6mi), Great Wilbraham (15km) (9mi), Little Wilbraham (17km) (11mi), Bottisham (19km) (12mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (22km) (14mi), Swaffham Prior (24km) (15mi), Reach (27km) (17mi), Burwell (30km) (19mi), Wicken (36km) (23mi), Barway (44km) (27mi), Ely (48km) (30mi), Witchford (51km) (32mi), Wilburton (59km) (36mi), Cottenham (66km) (41mi), Histon (71km) (44mi), Impington (74km) (46mi) and Cambridge (75km) (47mi).
This route passes the following possible refreshment stops: Burwell, Elk Cafe (31km) (19mi) and Wicken Fen, Docky Hut Cafe (36km) (23mi).