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Ely circuit clockwise via Upware v2 (74km) (46mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A clockwise route to Ely heading out via Cottenham and Coveney and returning via Upware. There are great views of Ely cathedral from the higher ground at Coveney.
This variant heads out of Cambridge along Mere Way.
Issues on this route:
(41km) (26mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - northern section
(44km) (27mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - southern section
(44km) (27mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - southern section
Elevation gained: 222m over 74km 46mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 72km/45mi |
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1%-3%: 2km/1.2mi |
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3%-6%: 0.44km/0.27mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Landbeach (11km/7mi), Cottenham (14km/9mi), Wilburton (23km/15mi), Wentworth (29km/18mi), Coveney (33km/20mi), Ely (38km/24mi), Barway (45km/28mi), Upware (54km/33mi), River Bank (55km/34mi), Lode (63km/39mi), Stow cum Quy (66km/41mi), Quy Waters (69km/43mi) and Cambridge (69km/43mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Cottenham, Community Centre (14km/9mi), Lode, Anglesey Abbey (63km/39mi), Quy, The White Swan (66km/41mi) and Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (68km/42mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.