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Wendens Ambo and Great Bardfield (97km) (60mi)
Start: Great Shelford recreation ground
Author: Andy C
A hilly route to Wendens Ambo and Great Barfield on mostly quiet roads.
Includes a dogleg at Great Bardfield to visit a cafe.
Elevation gained: 628m over 97km 60mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 79km/49mi |
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1%-3%: 13km/8mi |
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3%-6%: 4km/3mi |
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6%-9%: 0.37km/0.23mi |
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This route passes through Great Shelford (0km/0mi), Little Shelford (0km/0mi), Newton (4km/3mi), Thriplow (7km/4mi), Fowlmere (9km/5mi), Crawley End (17km/10mi), Chrishall (17km/11mi), Arkesden (25km/16mi), Wicken Bonhunt (27km/17mi), Rickling (29km/18mi), Rickling Green (32km/20mi), Ugley (33km/20mi), Henham (37km/23mi), Hamperden End (41km/25mi), Debden Green (42km/26mi), Cutlers Green (45km/28mi), Thaxted (46km/29mi), Bardfield End Green (48km/30mi), Little Bardfield (51km/32mi), Great Bardfield (54km/33mi), Finchingfield (60km/37mi), Mill End (61km/38mi), Tinkers Green (64km/40mi), Helions Bumpstead (70km/43mi), Castle Camps (73km/45mi), Bartlow (78km/49mi), Linton (80km/50mi), Hildersham (84km/52mi), Great Abington (86km/54mi), Sawston (92km/57mi) and Great Shelford (96km/60mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Newton, Days Bakery and Farmshop (4km/2mi), Wendens Ambo, The Mixing Shed Cafe (card only) (22km/13mi), Great Bardfield, The Blue Egg (55km/34mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm cafe (85km/53mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (86km/54mi) and Stapleford, Granary Cafe (95km/59mi).
The route passes within 200m220 yards of the following verified water points: Rickling Church, water tap (30km/18mi).
The route passes within 200m220 yards of the following unverified water points: Linton, water tap (81km/50mi).
Unverified water points are obtained from OpenStreetMap © and have not been assessed by CTC Cambridge. If you have more information about them then please let us know.
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