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Sunday afternoon ride to Ashdon (65km) (40mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A varied route to Ashdon via Sawston and Linton. Returns via Saffron Walden and then takes the valley road to avoid Coploe Hill.
Uses the A505 cyclepath to avoid the Abington footbridge.
This route is in the route collection Sunday afternoon rides
Elevation gained: 309m over 65km 40mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 58km/36mi |
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1%-3%: 5km/3mi |
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3%-6%: 1.2km/0.7mi |
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6%-9%: 0.9km/0.6mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (6km/3mi), Sawston (10km/6mi), Whittlesford (12km/7mi), Sawston (12km/7mi), Pampisford (13km/8mi), Great Abington (16km/10mi), Hildersham (19km/12mi), Linton (22km/13mi), Bartlow (25km/16mi), Steventon End (29km/18mi), Ashdon (31km/19mi), Church End (32km/20mi), Saffron Walden (36km/22mi), Northend (40km/25mi), Littlebury (41km/25mi), Great Chesterford (45km/28mi), Ickleton (46km/29mi), Hinxton (48km/30mi), Duxford (50km/31mi), Whittlesford (52km/32mi), Little Shelford (57km/35mi), Great Shelford (58km/36mi) and Cambridge (61km/38mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Stapleford, Granary Cafe (8km/5mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (18km/11mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm cafe (18km/11mi), Ashdon, Braggs Mill (30km/18mi), Ashdon, Village Museum (cash only) (31km/19mi), Saffron Walden, Goat and Grass (38km/23mi), Saffron Walden, Mocha Café (38km/23mi), Saffron Walden, The Temeraire (38km/23mi), Saffron Walden, The Railway Arms (38km/24mi), Duxford, Cafe 19 (card only) (50km/31mi) and Whittlesford, Tilly's Cafe (52km/33mi).
The route passes within 200m220 yards of the following unverified water points: Linton, water tap (22km/14mi) and Cambridge, bottle refilling station (65km/40mi).
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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