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Waresley and Perry via Tempsford (107km) (67mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
Takes a direct route to Waresley and then heads to Perry via Tempsford to have a longer section in Bedfordshire. Returns via Buckden and Fenstanton and then follows NCN24 to Cambridge.
Option to use the A1307 cyclepath from Fenstanton for a faster return.
Issues on this route:
(68km) (42mi) Barrier Chicane barriers at Buckden underpass
(85km) (53mi) Barrier Barriers at Fenstanton underpass
(85km) (53mi) Barrier Barriers at Fenstanton underpass
Elevation gained: 457m over 107km 67mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 95km/59mi |
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1%-3%: 10km/6mi |
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3%-6%: 1.9km/1.2mi |
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6%-9%: 0.19km/0.12mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Roman Hill (5km/3mi), Barton (5km/3mi), Comberton (8km/5mi), Toft (10km/6mi), Bourn (14km/9mi), Caxton (17km/11mi), Great Gransden (21km/13mi), Waresley (24km/15mi), Gamlingay (27km/17mi), Woodbury (29km/18mi), Gamlingay Great Heath (30km/18mi), Everton (31km/19mi), Church End (36km/22mi), Blunham (38km/24mi), Great Barford (41km/25mi), East End (46km/28mi), Rootham's Green (48km/30mi), Colmworth (49km/31mi), Little Staughton (53km/33mi), Great Staughton (59km/37mi), Dillington (60km/37mi), West Perry (62km/39mi), East Perry (63km/39mi), Buckden (67km/42mi), Offord Cluny (71km/44mi), Offord D'Arcy (71km/44mi), Graveley (75km/47mi), Hilton (81km/50mi), Fenstanton (84km/52mi), Fen Drayton (87km/54mi), Swavesey (91km/56mi), Longstanton (95km/59mi), Oakington (98km/61mi), Girton (100km/62mi) and Cambridge (104km/65mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Bourn, The Stove cafe (14km/9mi), Waresley Park Garden Centre (24km/15mi), Waresley, Bean Theory Cafe (25km/16mi), Perry, Harbour View Restaurant (62km/38mi), Fen Drayton, The Three Tuns (87km/54mi), Swavesey, Compass Cafe at Bethel Baptist Church (cash only) (90km/56mi) and Northstowe, Tap and Social (card only) (94km/59mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.