Houghton via Waresley and Abbotsley (86km) (54mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Ray
A longer route to Houghton via the Gransdens, Waresley and Abbotsley, with an easy return down the busway.
- Useful for any GPS unit. Contains no cuesheet entries, only track information (breadcrumb trail).
- Compatible with most modern GPS units. Provides custom cue entries, but may consume more space than FIT.
- FIT is the best format for turn-by-turn directions on modern Garmin Edge Devices.
Elevation gained: 248m over 86km 54mi.
Distance covered at each grade:
This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Roman Hill (5km/3mi), Barton (5km/3mi), Comberton (8km/5mi), Toft (10km/6mi), Bourn (14km/9mi), Longstowe (16km/10mi), Little Gransden (22km/14mi), Great Gransden (23km/14mi), Waresley (26km/16mi), Abbotsley (31km/19mi), Croxton (35km/22mi), Graveley (40km/25mi), Hilton (45km/28mi), Fenstanton (49km/30mi), Hemingford Grey (52km/32mi), Hemingford Abbots (55km/34mi), Houghton (57km/35mi), St Ives (59km/37mi), Swavesey (66km/41mi), Over (67km/42mi), Northstowe (71km/44mi), Westwick (74km/46mi), Histon (76km/48mi), Impington (78km/48mi) and Cambridge (79km/49mi).
This route passes within about
1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops:
Bourn, The Stove cafe (
14km/9mi),
Waresley Park Garden Centre (
25km/16mi),
Waresley, Bean Theory Cafe (
26km/16mi),
St Ives, Nuts Bistro (
52km/32mi),
Hemingford Grey, Gnawtybites coffee shop (
53km/33mi),
Houghton, Houghton Mill (NT) (
56km/35mi) and
Northstowe, Tap and Social (card only) (
69km/43mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.