Cambridge City & Backs Short

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.18 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 7 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 7 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 12 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cambridge 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.200706° / E 0.126787°
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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.

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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. 11 m - Start on Regent Terrace
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.5 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  5. 5 : km 0.5 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left onto Parkside
  6. 6 : km 0.81 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 0.83 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.94 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.02 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.16 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 1.25 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto Fair Street
  12. 12 : km 1.38 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 1.42 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.49 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.86 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 1.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 17 : km 2.71 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.92 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Quayside
  19. 19 : km 2.98 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right onto Bridge Street
  20. 20 : km 3.18 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.22 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 3.22 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 3.23 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Northampton Street, A1303
  25. 25 : km 3.44 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Queen's Road, A1134
  26. 26 : km 3.74 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 3.76 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 3.95 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Garret Hostel Lane
  29. 29 : km 3.97 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.23 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Queen's Road, A1134
  31. 31 : km 4.26 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.82 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Trumpington Street
  33. 33 : km 4.84 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Botolph Lane
  34. 34 : km 4.94 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Free School Lane
  35. 35 : km 5.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Trumpington Street
  36. 36 : km 5.18 - alt. 10 m - Make a U-turn onto Trumpington Street
  37. 37 : km 5.37 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Trinity Street
  38. 38 : km 5.72 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Bridge Street
  39. 39 : km 5.78 - alt. 8 m - Make a U-turn onto Bridge Street
  40. 40 : km 5.79 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Portugal Place
  41. 41 : km 5.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto Portugal Place
  42. 42 : km 5.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left onto Portugal Place
  43. 43 : km 5.9 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Portugal Place
  44. 44 : km 5.95 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Park Street
  45. 45 : km 6.42 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Sidney Street
  46. 46 : km 6.56 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Saint Andrew's Street
  47. 47 : km 7 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 7.01 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  49. S/E : km 7.18 - alt. 11 m

Useful Information

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Walking Oakington, Rampton and Longstanton

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↔10.01 km ↗+105 m ↘-105 m ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
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