SearchRoute: 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.
This route is in the route collection Sturmer and Thaxted (variants)
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).
This route passes the following possible refreshment stops: Hildersham, The Pantry (15km)/ (9mi), Sturmer, Sturmer Nurseries (33km)/ (20mi), Duxford, Cafe 19 (79km)/ (49mi) and Duxford, Graystones Cafe (81km)/ (50mi).
Essex
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