Cambridge 12 Miles River Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 14 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 14 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 24 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Girton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.22747° / E 0.09198°
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Description

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

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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. 18 m - Start near 87 Thornton Rd, Girton, Cambridge CB3, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 19 m - Turn right to stay on Thornton Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.45 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Huntingdon Rd/A1307
  4. 4 : km 2.24 - alt. 19 m - Continue straight onto Castle St/A1134
  5. 5 : km 2.71 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Magdalene St
  6. 6 : km 2.87 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Bridge St
  7. 7 : km 3.17 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Jesus Ln
  8. 8 : km 3.21 - alt. 9 m - Walk north-east on Jesus Ln towards Park St
  9. 9 : km 3.68 - alt. 8 m - Slight left to stay on Jesus Ln
  10. 10 : km 3.73 - alt. 8 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Victoria Ave
  11. 11 : km 3.78 - alt. 7 m - Walk north on Victoria Ave
  12. 12 : km 4.03 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 4.13 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-west
  14. 14 : km 4.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn left towards Park Parade
  15. 15 : km 4.56 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Park Parade
  16. 16 : km 4.6 - alt. 6 m - Walk north-west on Park Parade towards Portugal St
  17. 17 : km 4.77 - alt. 6 m - Turn right at Richmond Terrace
  18. 18 : km 4.79 - alt. 6 m - Walk north
  19. 19 : km 5.55 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-east
  20. 20 : km 6.16 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-east on Walnut Tree Ave towards Walnut Tree Ave
  21. 21 : km 6.19 - alt. 6 m - Slight left towards Riverside
  22. 22 : km 6.26 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Riverside
  23. 23 : km 6.7 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-east on Riverside
  24. 24 : km 6.76 - alt. 5 m - Slight right towards Riverside
  25. 25 : km 6.8 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Riverside
  26. 26 : km 7 - alt. 4 m - Slight left
  27. 27 : km 7.14 - alt. 4 m - Walk north
  28. 28 : km 7.17 - alt. 4 m - Slight right
  29. 29 : km 8.17 - alt. 4 m - Continue
  30. 30 : km 8.8 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Fen Ditton High Street
  31. 31 : km 8.98 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  32. 32 : km 9.21 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left onto Green End
  33. 33 : km 9.81 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Field Lane
  34. 34 : km 10.3 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Horningsea Road, B1047
  35. 35 : km 10.94 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Ditton Lane, B1047
  36. 36 : km 11.29 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto NCN 51
  37. 37 : km 11.61 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 11.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto NCN 51
  39. 39 : km 12.15 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  40. 40 : km 13.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Riverside
  41. 41 : km 13.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto River Lane
  42. 42 : km 13.82 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Riverside
  43. 43 : km 14.09 - alt. 4 m - Continue
  44. 44 : km 14.12 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Walnut Tree Avenue
  45. 45 : km 14.17 - alt. 5 m - Continue
  46. 46 : km 15.73 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Thompsons Lane
  47. 47 : km 15.76 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right onto Thompson's Lane
  48. 48 : km 15.9 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Bridge Street
  49. 49 : km 16.11 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Jesus Lane
  50. 50 : km 16.13 - alt. 9 m - Head southwest on Jesus Ln toward Bridge St
  51. 51 : km 16.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Bridge St
  52. 52 : km 16.46 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Magdalene St
  53. 53 : km 16.62 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Castle St
  54. 54 : km 17.02 - alt. 21 m - Slight left to stay on Castle St
  55. 55 : km 17.09 - alt. 19 m - Continue onto Huntingdon Rd/A1307
  56. 56 : km 17.76 - alt. 19 m - Head northwest on Huntingdon Rd/A1307 toward Marion Cl
  57. 57 : km 18.87 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Thornton Rd
  58. 58 : km 18.99 - alt. 22 m - Head northeast on Thornton Rd toward Thornton Ct
  59. 59 : km 19.2 - alt. 20 m - Head northeast on Thornton Rd
  60. 60 : km 19.23 - alt. 19 m - Turn left to stay on Thornton Rd
  61. 61 : km 19.28 - alt. 18 m - Head northwest on Thornton Rd
  62. 62 : km 19.31 - alt. 18 m - Head northwest on Thornton Rd toward Girton Rd
  63. S/E : km 19.31 - alt. 18 m

Useful Information

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Other walks in the area

Walking Histon and Girton

Walker
↔9.27 km ↗+9 m ↘-8 m ◔2h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Impington (Cambridgeshire)

A circular walk from Histon to Girton and beyond. Through woods, across fields and on a variety of tracks and roads.

Walking Histon loop via Oakington

Walker
↔8.62 km ↗+7 m ↘-7 m ◔2h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Histon (Cambridgeshire)

A surprisingly rural walk on the outskirts of Cambridge, seeing the Histon and Oakington parish churches and an ancient oak. Occasional glimpses of guided buses hurtling along.

Walking Grantchester & Byron's pool from Cambridge

Walker
Grantchester & Byron's pool from Cambridge
↔11.21 km ↗+9 m ↘-10 m ◔3h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Cambridge (Cambridgeshire)

You will enjoy the scenery south of Cambridge along the Cam river, and the picturesque village of Grantchester.

Walking Oakington, Rampton and Longstanton

Walker
↔14.65 km ↗+7 m ↘-9 m ◔4h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Oakington and Westwick (Cambridgeshire)

A largely rural walk through three villages near Cambridge with interesting churches. One section passes an old airfield being developed as the new town of Northstowe.

Walking Around Fen Ditton, along the Cam River

Walker
Around Fen Ditton, along the Cam River
↔5.46 km ↗+33 m ↘-41 m ◔1h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Fen Ditton (Cambridgeshire)

A picturesque walk (public paths) along the famous river that gave its name to Cambridge. Enjoy seeing the rowers racing in their fragile boats, the cox shouting at them, and the coach biking along the path.

Walking Orwell, Harlton & Haslingfield Figure-of-Eight

Walker
↔10.01 km ↗+105 m ↘-105 m ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Barrington (Cambridgeshire)

This is a lovely gentle walk taking in the Cambridgeshire villages of Harlton and Haslingfield in a figure-of-eight route which takes you through open farmland, a woodland path and Harlton clunch pit. As this is a figure-of-eight walk passing through Harlton clunch pit twice it can obviously be split into two separate shorter routes of similar mileage. It can also be completed in either clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.

Walking Foxton Station to Shepreth Station

Association or club
↔2.94 km ↗+7 m ↘-6 m ◔0h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Foxton (Cambridgeshire)

A point to point walk from Foxton Station to Shepreth Station with a nice woody interlude through the Wimbish Estate.

Walking Station to Station

Association or club
↔16.26 km ↗+41 m ↘-1 m ◔3 days ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Foxton (Cambridgeshire)

For those 3 easy walks, you will visit the 3 stations composing the Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton Community Rail Partnership.

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