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Ely and Soham via Upware (79km) (49mi)
Start: Brookside
An out-and-back route to Ely that stays on the eastern side of the river. The route uses the off-road path between Barway and Ely in both directions to avoid using the busy Twenty Pence Road between Cottenham and Wilburton.
The return route diverges from the outbound route at Barway and includes two extra off-road sections: the Soham-Wicken cycle path and the Lodes Way.
Issues on this route:
(31km) (19mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - southern section
(33km) (20mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - northern section
(38km) (24mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - northern section
(40km) (25mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - southern section
(51km) (32mi) Compacted sand Wicken-Soham cycleway - compacted sand
(51km) (32mi) Loose gravel Wicken-Soham cycleway - Gravel
(53km) (33mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Wicken Fen Section
(55km) (34mi) Steps Lodes Way - Footbridge over Burwell Lode
(55km) (34mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Burwell Fen Section
(33km) (20mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - northern section
(38km) (24mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - northern section
(40km) (25mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Path between Barway and Ely - southern section
(51km) (32mi) Compacted sand Wicken-Soham cycleway - compacted sand
(51km) (32mi) Loose gravel Wicken-Soham cycleway - Gravel
(53km) (33mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Wicken Fen Section
(55km) (34mi) Steps Lodes Way - Footbridge over Burwell Lode
(55km) (34mi) Narrow Unsurfaced Lodes Way - Burwell Fen Section
Elevation gained: 191m over 79km 49mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 77km/48mi |
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1%-3%: 1.2km/0.7mi |
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3%-6%: 0.27km/0.17mi |
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6%-9%: 0.09km/0.06mi |
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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), Barway (31km/19mi), Ely (35km/22mi), Barway (42km/26mi), Soham (45km/28mi), Wicken (51km/32mi), Reach (61km/38mi), Swaffham Prior (63km/39mi), Commercial End (66km/41mi), Swaffham Bulbeck (66km/41mi), Bottisham (67km/42mi), Stow cum Quy (71km/44mi), Quy Waters (73km/46mi) and Cambridge (74km/46mi).
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), Wicken Fen, Docky Hut Cafe (52km/32mi), Quy, The White Swan (70km/44mi) and Teversham, Darwin Nurseries (73km/45mi).
We welcome corrections and updates.