Abbey Cherry Hinton Newnham Town 14.5K

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.58 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 14 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 14 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 19 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cambridge 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.214545° / E 0.144286°
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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. 5 m
  2. 1 : km 0.23 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Riverside
  3. 2 : km 0.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto River Lane
  4. 3 : km 0.69 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Newmarket Road, A1134
  5. 4 : km 0.73 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Coldhams Lane
  6. 5 : km 0.93 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto Coldhams Lane
  7. 6 : km 0.94 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto Coldhams Lane
  8. 7 : km 0.97 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Coldhams Lane
  9. 8 : km 1.33 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Coldhams Lane
  10. 9 : km 2.18 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Coldhams Lane
  11. 10 : km 3.3 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Rosemary Lane
  12. 11 : km 3.91 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 3.94 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 4.05 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  15. 14 : km 4.13 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 4.2 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Church End
  17. 16 : km 4.26 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 4.3 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto High Street
  19. 18 : km 4.83 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Chelwood Road
  20. 19 : km 5.02 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left onto Mill End Road
  21. 20 : km 5.08 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 5.13 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Daws Close
  23. 22 : km 5.13 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Sidney Farm Road
  24. 23 : km 5.18 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Daws Lane
  25. 24 : km 5.31 - alt. 10 m - Keep left
  26. 25 : km 5.35 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto Daws Lane
  27. 26 : km 5.49 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 5.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  29. 28 : km 5.69 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  30. 29 : km 5.75 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  31. 30 : km 5.87 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Cherry Hinton Road
  32. 31 : km 6.56 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cherry Hinton Road
  33. 32 : km 6.75 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Hinton Avenue
  34. 33 : km 7.07 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Hills Avenue
  35. 34 : km 7.71 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Hills Road, A1307
  36. 35 : km 8.79 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Brooklands Avenue
  37. 36 : km 9.43 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Brooklands Avenue
  38. 37 : km 9.46 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  39. 38 : km 9.47 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto New Bit
  40. 39 : km 9.95 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  41. 40 : km 10.21 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  42. 41 : km 10.27 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 42 : km 10.31 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 43 : km 10.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  45. 44 : km 10.49 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 10.55 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  47. 46 : km 10.59 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Owlstone Croft
  48. 47 : km 10.63 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Owlstone Croft
  49. 48 : km 10.67 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  50. 49 : km 10.7 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Grantchester Meadows
  51. 50 : km 10.81 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 51 : km 10.95 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Grantchester Street
  53. 52 : km 11.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Newnham Road, A603
  54. 53 : km 11.18 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Newnham Road, A603
  55. 54 : km 11.41 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newnham Road, A1134
  56. 55 : km 11.56 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 11.62 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  58. 57 : km 11.76 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  59. 58 : km 11.92 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Granta Place
  60. 59 : km 12.49 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Saint Andrew's Street
  61. 60 : km 12.55 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Emmanuel Street
  62. 61 : km 12.69 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 12.71 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  64. 63 : km 12.82 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  65. 64 : km 12.99 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  66. 65 : km 13.01 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Short Street
  67. 66 : km 13.06 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Short Street
  68. 67 : km 13.08 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 13.67 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  70. 69 : km 13.82 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Walnut Tree Avenue
  71. 70 : km 13.87 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  72. 71 : km 14.35 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Riverside
  73. S/E : km 14.58 - alt. 5 m

Useful Information

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