Wimpole And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.24 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 143 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 141 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 75 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 31 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bourn 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.198876° / W 0.068934°
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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. 46 m
  2. 1 : km 0.61 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Alms Hill
  3. 2 : km 0.8 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 3 : km 0.83 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto Water Lane
  5. 4 : km 1.11 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 1.15 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 1.3 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 2.59 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Toft Road, B1046
  9. 8 : km 2.74 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Bourn Road
  10. 9 : km 3.66 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 10 : km 3.89 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 4.1 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 12 : km 6.46 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Old Wimpole Road
  14. 13 : km 6.69 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Old Wimpole Road
  15. 14 : km 6.87 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 15 : km 7.7 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 7.74 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 17 : km 8.41 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  19. 18 : km 8.98 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : km 9.37 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 9.67 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 9.86 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 10 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  24. 23 : km 10.24 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 10.8 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 11.31 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 11.35 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right
  28. 27 : km 11.61 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Old Wimpole Road
  29. 28 : km 11.77 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  30. 29 : km 13.06 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 14.41 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Porters Way
  32. 31 : km 15.6 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left onto Toft Road, B1046
  33. 32 : km 15.65 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 16.95 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 17.1 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 17.14 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Water Lane
  37. 36 : km 17.42 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  38. 37 : km 17.44 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Alms Hill
  39. 38 : km 17.64 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Caxton Road
  40. S/E : km 18.24 - alt. 45 m

Useful Information

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Other walks in the area

Walking Orwell, Harlton & Haslingfield Figure-of-Eight

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↔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 Oakington, Rampton and Longstanton

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↔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 Shepreth Station to Meldreth Station

Association or club
↔6.21 km ↗+8 m ↘-4 m ◔1h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Shepreth (Cambridgeshire)

A point to point walk from Shepreth Station to Meldreth Station passing through the village of Melbourn.

Walking Around Shepreth

Association or club
↔2.98 km ↗+4 m ↘-4 m ◔0h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Shepreth (Cambridgeshire)

See all the sights of Shepreth : Docwras Manor Garden, the Crossing House Garden, Shepreth L-Moor (SSSI), Shepreth Church, The Plough, The Teacake and Shepreth Wildlife Park.

Walking Around Foxton

Association or club
Around Foxton
↔4.42 km ↗+13 m ↘-13 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Foxton (Cambridgeshire)

From Foxton Railway Station you can take in the sights of Foxton - the Dovecot, Foxton Wood, St Laurence Church and the White Horse Pub.

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.

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.

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