Route: Sturmer and Thaxted (v4) (98km) (61mi) Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
This variant heads out via Linton and The Camps and then goes through Haverhill.
Ths route avoids the busy section of road between Fulbourn and Balsham. But there is a short off-road section and a footbridge to Abington that is not suitable for large or heavy bikes.
Useful for any GPS unit. Contains no cuesheet entries, only track information (breadcrumb trail).
Compatible with most modern GPS units. Provides custom cue entries, but may consume more space than FIT.
FIT is the best format for turn-by-turn directions on modern Garmin Edge Devices.
View the route in more detail on RideWithGPS. This also gives you additional download options.
Direction: south-east from Cambridge.
Elevation gained: 445m.
Counties and unitaries visited: Cambridgeshire (60%), Essex (25%) and Suffolk (13%)
This route passes through Cambridge (0km) / (0mi) , Babraham (10km) / (6mi) , Little Abington (13km) / (8mi) , Hildersham (15km) / (9mi) , Linton (17km) / (10mi) , Bartlow (20km) / (13mi) , Shudy Camps (23km) / (15mi) , Nosterfield End (26km) / (16mi) , Haverhill (28km) / (17mi) , Sturmer (33km) / (21mi) , Steeple Bumpstead (37km) / (23mi) , Cornish Hall End (43km) / (27mi) , Tinkers Green (45km) / (28mi) , Little Sampford (48km) / (30mi) , Bardfield End Green (53km) / (33mi) , Thaxted (54km) / (34mi) , Cutlers Green (56km) / (35mi) , Debden Green (58km) / (36mi) , Debden (61km) / (38mi) , Purton End (63km) / (39mi) , Saffron Walden (66km) / (41mi) , Audley End (69km) / (43mi) , Catmere End (73km) / (45mi) , Ickleton (77km) / (48mi) , Duxford (79km) / (49mi) , Whittlesford (82km) / (51mi) , Little Shelford (86km) / (54mi) , Great Shelford (88km) / (55mi) and Cambridge (90km) / (56mi) .
Essex
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