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Soham via Upware (66km) (41mi)
Start: Brookside
A simple short circuit to Soham. The return route includes two off-road sections: the Soham-Wicken cycle path and the Lodes Way.
Route can be extended to visit Ely by heading out and back along the river from Barway.
Issues on the route:
(39km) (24mi) Compacted sand Wicken-Soham cycleway - compacted sand
(39km) (24mi) Loose gravel Wicken-Soham cycleway - Gravel
(41km) (25mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Wicken Fen Section
(43km) (27mi) Steps Lodes Way - Footbridge over Burwell Lode
(43km) (27mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Burwell Fen Section
(39km) (24mi) Loose gravel Wicken-Soham cycleway - Gravel
(41km) (25mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Wicken Fen Section
(43km) (27mi) Steps Lodes Way - Footbridge over Burwell Lode
(43km) (27mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Burwell Fen Section
Elevation gained: 150m over 66km 41mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 65km/41mi |
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1%-3%: 1.2km/0.7mi |
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3%-6%: 0.08km/0.05mi |
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This route passes through Cambridge (0km/0mi), Stow cum Quy (9km/6mi), Lode (12km/7mi), River Bank (21km/13mi), Upware (22km/14mi), Soham (33km/20mi), Wicken (39km/24mi), Reach (49km/30mi), Swaffham Prior (51km/32mi), Commercial End (53km/33mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (53km/33mi), Bottisham (55km/34mi), Stow cum Quy (59km/37mi), Quy Waters (61km/38mi) and Cambridge (62km/38mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (7km/4mi), Quy, The White Swan (9km/6mi), Lode, Anglesey Abbey (11km/7mi), Soham, A Tasca (35km/22mi), Wicken Fen, Docky Hut Cafe (40km/25mi), Quy, The White Swan (58km/36mi) and Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (60km/38mi).
The route passes within 200m220 yards of the following verified water points: Cambridge, water fountain on Parker's Piece (1km/0mi).
The route passes within 200m220 yards of the following unverified water points: Wicken, water fountain (40km/25mi).
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.
We welcome corrections and updates.