Nature Reserves Cambridge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 24.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 40 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 44 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cambridge 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.21732° / E 0.14607°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Start near Green Dragon Bridge, Cambridge CB4 1NZ, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-east
  3. 3 : km 0.81 - alt. 4 m - Slight right
  4. 4 : km 1.54 - alt. 6 m - Walk west towards Howard Rd
  5. 5 : km 1.67 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Egerton Rd
  6. 6 : km 1.75 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Dudley Rd
  7. 7 : km 1.76 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.85 - alt. 9 m - Walk west on Dudley Rd towards Howard Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.99 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Wadloes Rd
  10. 10 : km 2.22 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto Ditton Walk
  11. 11 : km 2.82 - alt. 8 m - Walk south on Ditton Walk towards Newmarket Rd/A1134
  12. 12 : km 2.83 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Newmarket Rd/A1134
  13. 13 : km 2.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 3.51 - alt. 6 m - Walk south-west on Pool Way
  15. 15 : km 3.55 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.96 - alt. 8 m - Walk south
  17. 17 : km 4.27 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.8 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-west on Barnwell Rd/A1134
  19. 19 : km 4.84 - alt. 8 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Coldhams Ln
  20. 20 : km 4.9 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.03 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-west towards Brookfields
  22. 22 : km 5.42 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Burnside
  23. 23 : km 5.85 - alt. 9 m - Walk south-east towards Daws Ln
  24. 24 : km 6.68 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.03 - alt. 11 m - Walk south towards Cherry Hinton Rd
  26. 26 : km 7.04 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Cherry Hinton Rd
  27. 27 : km 7.3 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Queen Edith's Way
  28. 28 : km 8.72 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Lime Kiln Road
  29. 29 : km 8.8 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 9.36 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Lime Kiln Road
  31. 31 : km 10.06 - alt. 24 m - Continue onto Cherry Hinton Road
  32. 32 : km 10.09 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 11.08 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right onto Babraham Road, A1307
  34. 34 : km 11.2 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 13.02 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right onto Addenbrookes-Great Shelford Cycleway
  36. 36 : km 13.18 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 14.55 - alt. 13 m - Continue onto Addenbrookes-Trumpington cycleway
  38. 38 : km 14.91 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Foster Road
  39. 39 : km 14.93 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 14.97 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right onto Paget Road
  41. 41 : km 15.18 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 15.19 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left onto Paget Road
  43. 43 : km 15.24 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 15.32 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto Beverley Way
  45. 45 : km 15.43 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto High Street, A1309
  46. 46 : km 15.48 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 15.54 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Church Lane
  48. 48 : km 15.73 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight right onto Grantchester Road
  49. 49 : km 16.21 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 17.13 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Brasley Bridge
  51. 51 : km 17.15 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Grantchester Road
  52. 52 : km 17.41 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Mill Way
  53. 53 : km 17.44 - alt. 7 m - Continue
  54. 54 : km 17.46 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Mill Way
  55. 55 : km 17.47 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 17.61 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Mill Way
  57. 57 : km 17.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 17.87 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left onto Spring Lane
  59. 59 : km 17.88 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Mill Way
  60. 60 : km 17.89 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  61. 61 : km 17.92 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Grantchester Meadows cycleway
  62. 62 : km 18.05 - alt. 15 m - Continue
  63. 63 : km 18.07 - alt. 15 m - Continue onto Grantchester Meadows cycleway
  64. 64 : km 19.59 - alt. 8 m - Continue
  65. 65 : km 19.69 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Grantchester Meadows
  66. 66 : km 20 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 20.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Owlstone Croft
  68. 68 : km 20.11 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  69. 69 : km 20.54 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto Sheep's Green Bridge
  70. 70 : km 20.57 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 20.91 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto NCN 11
  72. 72 : km 20.92 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 21.08 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto The Fen Causeway, A1134
  74. 74 : km 21.11 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Trumpington Road, A603
  75. 75 : km 21.17 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Lensfield Road, A603
  76. 76 : km 21.57 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Gonville Place, A603
  77. 77 : km 21.65 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Regent Terrace
  78. 78 : km 21.67 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 22.09 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp right onto Parkside
  80. 80 : km 22.1 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Melbourne Place
  81. 81 : km 22.26 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Eden Street
  82. 82 : km 22.47 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Fitzroy Street
  83. 83 : km 22.52 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 22.56 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right onto Fitzroy Lane
  85. 85 : km 22.67 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Maids Causeway
  86. 86 : km 22.7 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Newmarket Road
  87. 87 : km 22.71 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Parsonage Street
  88. 88 : km 22.85 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 23.22 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Walnut Tree Avenue
  90. 90 : km 23.27 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 23.29 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Riverside
  92. 92 : km 24.03 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto NCN 51
  93. 93 : km 24.22 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  94. S/E : km 24.3 - alt. 4 m

Useful Information

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