Route: Great Munden, Cromer, and Ashwell (109km) (68mi) Start: Brookside
Author: Ray
This route heads south-west from Cambridge on quiet lanes to Buntingford, Westmill, and Great Munden then turns north-west for Ashwell.
Based on a Thursday ride to Ashwell and Aspenden, but done in reverse. Option to shorten the return leg by cutting out the loops to Abington Piggots and Orwell.
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.
View the route in more detail on RideWithGPS. This also gives you additional download options.
Direction: south-west from Cambridge.
Elevation gained: 441m.
Counties and unitaries visited: Cambridgeshire (65%) and Hertfordshire (34%)
This route passes through Cambridge (0km) (0mi) , Great Shelford (5km) (3mi) , Little Shelford (8km) (5mi) , Newton (11km) (7mi) , Thriplow (14km) (9mi) , Fowlmere (16km) (10mi) , Crawley End (24km) (15mi) , Heydon (26km) (16mi) , Great Chishill (27km) (16mi) , Shaftenhoe End (29km) (18mi) , Nuthampstead (33km) (20mi) , Paynes End (35km) (22mi) , Cheapside (35km) (22mi) , Anstey (35km) (22mi) , Paynes End (36km) (22mi) , Wyddial (39km) (25mi) , Buntingford (42km) (26mi) , Aspenden (44km) (27mi) , Westmill (45km) (28mi) , Cherry Green (47km) (29mi) , Nasty (49km) (30mi) , Great Munden (50km) (31mi) , Wood End (54km) (33mi) , Moor Green (55km) (34mi) , Ardeley (57km) (35mi) , Cromer (59km) (37mi) , Cumberlow Green (61km) (38mi) , Mill End (63km) (39mi) , Redhill (64km) (40mi) , Ashwell (72km) (45mi) , Steeple Morden (75km) (47mi) , Morden Green (77km) (48mi) , Litlington (78km) (49mi) , Abington Pigotts (80km) (50mi) , Bassingbourn (83km) (51mi) , Kneesworth (85km) (53mi) , Meldreth (88km) (55mi) , Orwell (94km) (58mi) , Barrington (96km) (60mi) , Haslingfield (100km) (62mi) , Barton (103km) (64mi) , Roman Hill (104km) (65mi) and Cambridge (106km) (66mi) .
This route passes the following possible refreshment stops:
Nuthampstead, The Woodman Inn (33km) (20mi) ,
Buntingford Coffee Shop (42km) (26mi) ,
Westmill Tea Room (45km) (28mi) ,
Ardeley, Church Farm (57km) (35mi) ,
Rushden, Mill End Plants Tea Room (62km) (39mi) ,
Ashwell, Days bakery (takeaway shop) (72km) (45mi) ,
Ashwell, Rhubarb & Mustard (73km) (45mi) ,
Ashwell, Days bakery (takeaway shop) (73km) (45mi) ,
Ashwell, Rhubarb & Mustard (73km) (45mi) ,
Haslingfield, Mohak Cafe (100km) (62mi) and
Barton, Burwash Manor, Romano's Kitchen (104km) (65mi) .
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