SearchRoute: Sturmer and Thaxted (98km) (61mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
Heads out via Fulbourn and Balsham and then takes a longer southern loop to visit both Thaxted and Saffron Walden.
Busy section of road between Fulbourn to Balsham.
Direction: south-east from Cambridge.
Elevation gained: 793m.
Counties and unitaries visited: Cambridgeshire (57%), Essex (31%) and Suffolk (10%)
This route passes through Cambridge (0km) (0mi), Fulbourn (6km) (4mi), Balsham (17km) (10mi), West Wickham (21km) (13mi), Withersfield (26km) (16mi), Great Wratting (30km) (19mi), Kedington (33km) (20mi), Calford Green (34km) (21mi), Sturmer (35km) (22mi), Steeple Bumpstead (39km) (24mi), Smith's Green (41km) (25mi), Tinkers Green (46km) (29mi), Little Sampford (50km) (31mi), Bardfield End Green (54km) (34mi), Thaxted (56km) (35mi), Cutlers Green (58km) (36mi), Debden Green (60km) (37mi), Debden (63km) (39mi), Purton End (65km) (40mi), Saffron Walden (68km) (42mi), Audley End (70km) (44mi), Catmere End (74km) (46mi), Ickleton (79km) (49mi), Hinxton (81km) (50mi), Duxford (83km) (52mi), Whittlesford (85km) (53mi), Little Shelford (89km) (56mi), Great Shelford (91km) (56mi) and Cambridge (93km) (58mi).
This route passes the following possible refreshment stops: Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (17km) (11mi), Thaxted, Parrishes Restaurant (56km) (35mi) and Duxford, Graystones Cafe (83km) (52mi).
Essex