SearchRoute Suffolk
Newmarket and Balsham (82km) (51mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
An interesting route to visit Newmarket and Balsham. Takes a direct route to Newmarket and then adds a extended eastern loop to Balsham.
The route works equally well in reverse - we have a similar reverse route in the library.
Issues on the route:
(68km) (42mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(68km) (42mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(68km) (42mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
Elevation gained: 380m over 82km 51mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 69km/43mi |
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1%-3%: 11km/7mi |
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3%-6%: 1.9km/1.2mi |
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6%-9%: 0.07km/0.04mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Stow cum Quy (9km/6mi), Bottisham (11km/7mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (14km/9mi), Swaffham Prior (16km/10mi), Reach (19km/12mi), Burwell (21km/13mi), Exning (24km/15mi), Newmarket (27km/17mi), Saxon Street (34km/21mi), Kirtling (37km/23mi), East Green (43km/27mi), Great Bradley (45km/28mi), Little Thurlow (47km/29mi), Great Thurlow (47km/29mi), Temple End (49km/30mi), Carlton Green (51km/32mi), Weston Green (53km/33mi), West Wratting (55km/34mi), Balsham (58km/36mi), Hildersham (63km/39mi), Great Abington (66km/41mi), Little Abington (66km/41mi), Babraham (69km/43mi), Sawston (71km/44mi), Great Shelford (74km/46mi) and Cambridge (77km/48mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (7km/4mi), Quy, The White Swan (9km/6mi), Newmarket, Waggon and Horses Inn (28km/17mi), Newmarket, the Tack Room café at Palace House (28km/17mi), Newmarket, Victor Victoria Coffee (28km/18mi), Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (58km/36mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm cafe (64km/40mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (65km/40mi) and Stapleford, Granary Cafe (73km/45mi).
The route passes within 200m220 yards of the following verified water points: Cambridge, water fountain on Parker's Piece (1km/0mi).
The route passes within 200m220 yards of the following unverified water points: Exning, water tap (26km/16mi).
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.
We welcome corrections and updates.