SearchRoute Herts Essex
Wendens Ambo and Rushden (105km) (65mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
Takes a direct route to Wendens Ambo over Coploe Hill, then follows a series of minor roads to Rushden via Puckeridge.
Planned as a 100km route for a club tea at Haslingfield.
Issues on this route:
(4km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(16km) (10mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(16km) (10mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
Elevation gained: 625m over 105km 65mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 85km/53mi |
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1%-3%: 13km/8mi |
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3%-6%: 5km/3mi |
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6%-9%: 1km/0.6mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (5km/3mi), Little Shelford (8km/5mi), Whittlesford (11km/7mi), Duxford (14km/9mi), Hinxton (17km/10mi), Ickleton (18km/11mi), Catmere End (23km/15mi), Littlebury Green (25km/16mi), Arkesden (31km/19mi), Hill Green (33km/21mi), Clavering (34km/21mi), Berden (38km/23mi), Stocking Pelham (39km/24mi), The Willows (40km/25mi), Barleycroft End (42km/26mi), Patient End (43km/27mi), Braughing (47km/29mi), Puckeridge (49km/31mi), Great Munden (53km/33mi), Wood End (57km/35mi), Moor Green (58km/36mi), Ardeley (60km/37mi), Cromer (62km/39mi), Cumberlow Green (65km/40mi), Mill End (66km/41mi), Redhill (67km/42mi), Ashwell (75km/46mi), Steeple Morden (78km/49mi), Morden Green (80km/49mi), Litlington (81km/51mi), Bassingbourn (83km/52mi), Kneesworth (85km/53mi), Meldreth (88km/55mi), Shepreth (92km/57mi), Barrington (93km/58mi), Haslingfield (97km/60mi), Barton (100km/62mi), Roman Hill (101km/63mi) and Cambridge (103km/64mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Duxford, Cafe 19 (card only) (14km/9mi), Ickleton, Riverside Café (19km/12mi), Wendens Ambo, The Mixing Shed Cafe (card only) (27km/17mi), Clavering, Village shop (takeaway) (34km/21mi), Ardeley, Church Farm (59km/37mi), Rushden, Mill End Plants Tea Room (65km/40mi), Ashwell, Days bakery (takeaway shop) (74km/46mi), Ashwell, Parish Church Room (cash only) (75km/46mi) and Barrington, Village Hall (cash only) (94km/58mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.