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Balsham and Great Bardfield (99km) (61mi)
Start: Great Shelford recreation ground
Author: Rupert
A clockwise route to Great Bardfield via Balsham and Horseheath.
Includes a couple of doglegs to visit the cafes at Balsham and at Great Bardfield.
Issues on this route:
(33km) (21mi) Kerbs Narrow Footpath cut-through at Horseheath
(90km) (56mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
(90km) (56mi) Narrow Footbridge at Hinxton Ford
Elevation gained: 691m over 99km 61mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 77km/48mi |
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1%-3%: 16km/10mi |
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3%-6%: 5km/3mi |
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6%-9%: 0.46km/0.28mi |
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This route passes through Great Shelford (0km/0mi), Cambridge (2km/2mi), Fulbourn (6km/4mi), Great Wilbraham (11km/7mi), Little Wilbraham (13km/8mi), Six Mile Bottom (17km/11mi), West Wratting (25km/15mi), Balsham (26km/16mi), West Wickham (30km/19mi), Streetly End (31km/20mi), Horseheath (32km/20mi), Cardinal's Green (34km/21mi), Mill Green (35km/22mi), Nosterfield End (37km/23mi), Castle Camps (38km/24mi), Helions Bumpstead (41km/25mi), Tinkers Green (47km/29mi), Mill End (50km/31mi), Finchingfield (51km/32mi), Great Bardfield (53km/33mi), Little Bardfield (58km/36mi), Bardfield End Green (62km/38mi), Thaxted (63km/39mi), Cutlers Green (66km/41mi), Debden Green (68km/42mi), Debden (70km/44mi), Purton End (73km/45mi), Saffron Walden (75km/47mi), Audley End (78km/49mi), Catmere End (82km/51mi), Ickleton (86km/54mi), Hinxton (89km/55mi), Duxford (91km/56mi), Whittlesford (92km/57mi), Little Shelford (97km/60mi) and Great Shelford (99km/61mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Balsham, The Old Butchers Cafe (26km/16mi), Great Bardfield, The Vine (53km/33mi), Great Bardfield, The Blue Egg (55km/34mi), Saffron Walden, The Temeraire (76km/47mi), Saffron Walden, Goat and Grass (76km/47mi), Saffron Walden, Mocha Café (76km/47mi), Ickleton, Riverside Café (85km/53mi) and Duxford, Cafe 19 (card only) (91km/56mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.