SearchPermanent Audax routes
We are developing a range of "permanent' Audax routes. These follow a predetermined (but advisory) route that visits a series of specified "controls" and are validated by Audax UK. You can go solo or with friends. Choose a date, enter the ride and then set off at any time you like. You can start at any point on the route and can ride in either direction.
Before riding, please enter the ride on the Audax UK website, so that both you and CTC Cambridge can get the credit. General information about permanent audax rides.
Individual routes in this collection
In 1290, Queen Eleanor of Castile died whilst on a royal visit to Harby in Nottinghamshire. Although their marriage was (as was typical of the time) of strategic importance, King Edward I and Queen Eleanor were devoted to each other. Eleanor's funeral cortège headed south, and Edward I had a stone memorial erected in each place the cortège rested overnight. Of the original twelve, three remain; Geddington, Hardingstone and Waltham Cross.
Today's visit is to the modern recreation at Stamford. The Stamford monument is a bit odd and has absolutely none of the grandeur of the other crosses. However, Stamford is a rather pretty town and it's a good reason for a day out.
In 1290, Queen Eleanor of Castile died whilst on a royal visit to Harby in Nottinghamshire. Although their marriage was (as was typical of the time) of strategic importance, King Edward I and Queen Eleanor were devoted to each other. Eleanor's funeral cortège headed south, and Edward I had a stone memorial erected in each place the cortège rested overnight. Of the original twelve, three remain; Geddington, Hardingstone and Waltham Cross. Today's visit is to the modern recreation at Stamford. The Stamford monument is a bit odd and has absolutely none of the grandeur of the other crosses. However, Stamford is a rather pretty town and it's a good reason for a day out.
Explore pretty Suffolk and Essex Lanes with CTC Cambridge on this 161km (100 miles) permanent route, designed by a club member who goes by the pseudonym of Hairy. We start from Cambridge's Newmarket Road park and ride site, which has a petrol station (with shop) just next door.
Starting at Cambridge central station, we take surprisingly quiet paths out of Cambridge and through fen edge villages. Around Mildenhall, and onto the Brecks with their wind-twisted Scots pines. Control in Swaffham. We then drop down through Norfolk and Suffolk to Southwold, home of the Adnams Brewery. Bonus prizes for anyone who makes time to visit the Under The Pier show – free entry to another perm if you send me a selfie for the website! We wind our way back through Suffolk to historic Lavenham. Then it’s the home run; drop back into Cambridgeshire, and take the DNA path and the guided busway path back into Cambridge central station.
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