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Wimbish via Coploe Hill (75km) (47mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
A quiet route to Wimbish via Coploe Hill and Saffron Walden. Returns via Radwinter, Ashdon and Linton.
his route uses a section of the A505 cycle path to avoid the footbridge with steep steps between Babraham and Abington.
Elevation gained: 359m over 75km 47mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 65km/41mi |
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1%-3%: 8km/5mi |
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3%-6%: 2km/1.2mi |
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6%-9%: 0.14km/0.09mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Great Shelford (5km/3mi), Little Shelford (8km/5mi), Whittlesford (11km/7mi), Duxford (14km/9mi), Hinxton (17km/10mi), Ickleton (18km/11mi), Catmere End (23km/15mi), Audley End (28km/17mi), Saffron Walden (29km/18mi), Purton End (33km/20mi), Elder Street (35km/22mi), Rowney Corner (37km/23mi), Tye Green (38km/24mi), Wimbish Green (39km/24mi), Radwinter (42km/26mi), The Common (43km/26mi), Ashdon (47km/29mi), Bartlow (51km/32mi), Linton (53km/33mi), Hildersham (57km/35mi), Great Abington (59km/37mi), Sawston (65km/40mi), Stapleford (68km/42mi), Great Shelford (68km/42mi) and Cambridge (71km/44mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Whittlesford, Tilly's Cafe (12km/7mi), Duxford, Cafe 19 (card only) (14km/9mi), Saffron Walden, The Temeraire (29km/18mi), Saffron Walden, Mocha Café (29km/18mi), Saffron Walden, The Railway Arms (29km/18mi), Saffron Walden, Goat and Grass (29km/18mi), Wimbish, Blossom Bites cafe (36km/22mi), Ashdon, Village Museum (cash only) (47km/29mi), Ashdon, Braggs Mill (48km/30mi), Hildersham, Flourish farm cafe (57km/35mi), Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (59km/36mi) and Stapleford, Granary Cafe (67km/42mi).
The route passes within 200m220 yards of the following unverified water points: Linton, water tap (54km/33mi) and Cambridge, bottle refilling station (75km/47mi).
Unverified water points are obtained from OpenStreetMap © and have not been assessed by CTC Cambridge. If you have more information about them then please let us know.
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