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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.
Issues on this route:
(3km) (2mi) Closure Southern busway cycle path closure
(5km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
(5km) (3mi) Diversion DNA path diverted at north end.
Elevation gained: 569m over 109km 68mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 92km/57mi |
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1%-3%: 13km/8mi |
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3%-6%: 3km/1.9mi |
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6%-9%: 1km/0.6mi |
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9%-12%: 0.06km/0.04mi |
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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 within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Newton, The Queen's Head (11km/7mi), Newton, Days Bakery and Farmshop (11km/7mi), Nuthampstead, Three 9 Eight Coffee Barn (32km/20mi), Ardeley, Church Farm (56km/35mi), Rushden, Mill End Plants Tea Room (62km/38mi), Ashwell, Rhubarb & Mustard (71km/44mi), Ashwell, Days bakery (takeaway shop) (71km/44mi), Ashwell, Parish Church Room (cash only) (71km/44mi) and Barrington, Village Hall (cash only) (97km/60mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.