SearchRoute Herts Essex
Barkway and Stansted (100km) (62mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A classic route to Barkway and then over to Stansted via Manuden. Returns via Rickling Green and Coploe Hill.
This is a hilly route taking in several climbs.
Issues on this route:
(3km) (2mi) Closure Southern busway cycle path closure
(85km) (53mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(96km) (60mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(98km) (61mi) Closure Southern busway cycle path closure
(85km) (53mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(96km) (60mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(98km) (61mi) Closure Southern busway cycle path closure
Elevation gained: 597m over 100km 62mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 80km/50mi |
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1%-3%: 14km/9mi |
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3%-6%: 5km/3mi |
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6%-9%: 0.5km/0.32mi |
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9%-12%: 0.05km/0.03mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Hauxton (8km/5mi), Harston (8km/5mi), Newton (11km/7mi), Thriplow (13km/8mi), Fowlmere (15km/10mi), Crawley End (23km/14mi), Heydon (24km/15mi), Great Chishill (25km/16mi), Shaftenhoe End (28km/17mi), Barkway (31km/19mi), Paynes End (35km/22mi), Anstey (36km/22mi), Snow End (36km/23mi), Lincoln Hill (37km/23mi), Great Hormead (39km/24mi), Little Hormead (40km/25mi), Furneux Pelham (44km/27mi), Barleycroft End (45km/28mi), The Willows (46km/28mi), East End (46km/29mi), Maggots End (49km/31mi), Manuden (51km/31mi), Stansted Mountfitchet (54km/33mi), Ugley Green (57km/36mi), Elsenham (58km/36mi), Ugley (62km/39mi), Rickling Green (64km/40mi), Rickling (67km/41mi), Wicken Bonhunt (69km/43mi), Arkesden (70km/44mi), Littlebury Green (76km/47mi), Catmere End (77km/48mi), Ickleton (82km/51mi), Hinxton (84km/52mi), Duxford (86km/53mi), Whittlesford (88km/54mi), Little Shelford (93km/57mi), Great Shelford (94km/58mi) and Cambridge (96km/60mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Newton, The Queen's Head (10km/7mi), Newton, Days Bakery and Farmshop (10km/7mi), Barkway, La Vita coffee shop (30km/19mi), Stansted Mountfitchet, Yeoman's Cafe (54km/34mi), Ickleton, Riverside Café (81km/50mi) and Duxford, Cafe 19 (card only) (86km/53mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.