SearchRoute Essex Suffolk
Haverhill and Thaxted (95km) (59mi)
Start: Brookside
Author: Rupert
Heads out via Linton and The Camps and then goes through the centre of Haverhill. An extended return via Thaxted and Saffron Walden.
There is a short off-road section and a footbridge to Abington that is not suitable for large or heavy bikes.
Issues on the route:
(11km) (7mi) Narrow Steps Unsurfaced Path between Babraham and Abington
(12km) (7mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
(12km) (7mi) Steps Footbridge over A11 between Babraham and Abington
Elevation gained: 581m over 95km 59mi.
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Distance covered at each grade:
<1%: 76km/47mi |
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1%-3%: 14km/8mi |
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3%-6%: 5km/3mi |
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6%-9%: 0.8km/0.47mi |
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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 (24km/15mi), Nosterfield End (26km/16mi), Haverhill (28km/17mi), Calford Green (34km/21mi), Sturmer (34km/21mi), Steeple Bumpstead (38km/24mi), Cornish Hall End (44km/28mi), Tinkers Green (46km/29mi), Little Sampford (50km/31mi), Bardfield End Green (55km/34mi), Thaxted (55km/34mi), Cutlers Green (58km/36mi), Debden Green (60km/37mi), Debden (62km/39mi), Purton End (65km/40mi), Saffron Walden (67km/42mi), Audley End (70km/44mi), Catmere End (74km/46mi), Ickleton (78km/49mi), Duxford (81km/50mi), Whittlesford (83km/52mi), Little Shelford (88km/55mi), Great Shelford (89km/55mi) and Cambridge (91km/57mi).
This route passes within about 1kmhalf a mile of the following possible refreshment stops: Abington, Jeremiah's Cafe (13km/8mi), Haverhill, The Drabbet Smock (30km/19mi), Sturmer Garden Centre (34km/21mi), Saffron Walden, The Railway Arms (68km/42mi), Saffron Walden, The Temeraire (68km/42mi), Saffron Walden, Mocha Café (68km/42mi), Saffron Walden, Goat and Grass (68km/42mi) and Duxford, Cafe 19 (card only) (81km/50mi).
The route passes within about 200m220 yards of the following possible water points: Cambridge, water point (2km/1mi), Linton, bottle refilling station (17km/11mi) and Cambridge, bottle refilling station (95km/59mi).
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