Mere Way, Cottenham, Gun Drive

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 30.26 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 12 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 13 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 24 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cambridge 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.211939° / E 0.103788°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.211768° / E 0.106114°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 12 m - Start on Storey's Way
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 3 : km 0.47 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto Madingley Road, A1303
  4. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Lady Margaret Road, A1134
  5. 5 : km 0.75 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Shelly Row, A1134
  6. 6 : km 0.77 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left onto Shelly Row
  7. 7 : km 0.8 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Castle Row
  8. 8 : km 0.87 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Castle Street
  9. 9 : km 1.03 - alt. 21 m - Keep right onto Castle Street
  10. 10 : km 1.06 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.11 - alt. 20 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 1.12 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Victoria Road, A1134
  13. 13 : km 1.52 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.53 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.54 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Stretten Avenue
  16. 16 : km 1.59 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right onto Stretten Avenue
  17. 17 : km 3.07 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Arbury Road
  18. 18 : km 3.11 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.13 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 3.15 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 3.27 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 3.4 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 3.57 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 3.68 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Legate Walk
  25. 25 : km 3.72 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 3.9 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 3.92 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 3.93 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Northfield Avenue
  29. 29 : km 4.07 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.1 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 4.15 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 4.41 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 4.49 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Mere Way
  34. 34 : km 8.03 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 9.08 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 10.84 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Beach Road
  37. 37 : km 11.15 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Steeplechase Drove
  38. 38 : km 12.4 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Long Drove
  39. 39 : km 12.68 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left onto Church Lane
  40. 40 : km 13.99 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto High Street, B1049
  41. 41 : km 15.67 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto High Street
  42. 42 : km 15.83 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 15.87 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto High Street
  44. 44 : km 15.89 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Rampton Road
  45. 45 : km 17.7 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto New Cut
  46. 46 : km 17.72 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Rampton Road
  47. 47 : km 17.73 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 19.55 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Rampton Drift
  49. 49 : km 20.81 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Oakington Road
  50. 50 : km 20.82 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Gun's Lane
  51. 51 : km 22.24 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Gun's Lane
  52. 52 : km 22.66 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Cottenham Road
  53. 53 : km 22.73 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left onto Cottenham Road
  54. 54 : km 22.93 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Church Street
  55. 55 : km 23.07 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Bell Hill
  56. 56 : km 23.2 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Park Lane
  57. 57 : km 23.55 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Manor Park
  58. 58 : km 23.71 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 23.76 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto St Audrey's Close
  60. 60 : km 23.92 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  61. 61 : km 23.92 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Girton-Histon footpath
  62. 62 : km 24.06 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Girton-Histon footpath
  63. 63 : km 25.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 25.22 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 27.66 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 27.7 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left onto Huntingdon Road, A1307
  67. 67 : km 29.02 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Storey's Way
  68. 68 : km 29.34 - alt. 20 m - Keep left onto Storey's Way
  69. 69 : km 30.04 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left
  70. 70 : km 30.19 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 30.24 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  72. E : km 30.26 - alt. 11 m

Useful Information

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