Stations Of The Cross 14KM Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 30 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 31 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 76 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 37 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cambourne 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.217747° / W 0.074897°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 63 m - Start in car park
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 63 m - Turn right into country park
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 66 m - Turn right on bridge
  5. 5 : km 0.48 - alt. 68 m - Turn left at the end of the grass and head towards the road
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 68 m - Turn left and head towards the roundabout
  7. 7 : km 0.66 - alt. 68 m - Cross the road
  8. 8 : km 0.98 - alt. 68 m - Turn right, cross both roads
  9. 9 : km 1.07 - alt. 68 m - Keep left over small hump and look out for station 1
  10. 10 : km 2.13 - alt. 69 m - Turn left over bridge next to container, Station 2 by the sign next to the fence
  11. 11 : km 3 - alt. 72 m - Station 3 under the two tall pine trees
  12. 12 : km 3.08 - alt. 72 m - Go straight across
  13. 13 : km 3.29 - alt. 72 m - Turn right and walk toward Co-Op
  14. 14 : km 3.5 - alt. 70 m - Cross the road onto Brace Dein, with the Vine on your right
  15. 15 : km 3.72 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Beaufort Road
  16. 16 : km 3.98 - alt. 68 m - Continue to top of Beaufort Road
  17. 17 : km 4.24 - alt. 70 m - Station 4 stone located by the left side of the bridge
  18. 18 : km 4.34 - alt. 69 m - Continue straight across toward the solar panels, and follow the path
  19. 19 : km 5.19 - alt. 55 m - Station 5 located by the seat at the stiles
  20. 20 : km 5.57 - alt. 52 m - At the bottom of the hill turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 6.4 - alt. 42 m - Station 6 is by the snowdrops to your left
  22. 22 : km 6.47 - alt. 41 m - Cross the road and go straight down Caxton End
  23. 23 : km 6.76 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right before the brook
  24. 24 : km 6.93 - alt. 39 m - At the white gate follow the arrow through the small gap to the left follow the path and station 7 is before the bridge
  25. 25 : km 7.04 - alt. 39 m - Turn right at the end of the field through the gate
  26. 26 : km 7.04 - alt. 39 m - Cross the concrete bridge
  27. 27 : km 7.06 - alt. 39 m - Turn left and continue with the stream on your left hand side
  28. 28 : km 7.56 - alt. 41 m - Turn right and follow the ditch with the newly planted trees
  29. 29 : km 7.83 - alt. 49 m - Station 8 is in the tree at the top before the road, then turn left toward the windmill
  30. 30 : km 8.07 - alt. 53 m - Cross the road and go through the gap at the right of the metal gap, follow path around closing gates behind you
  31. 31 : km 8.2 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 8.49 - alt. 58 m - Keep the left, very muddy here
  33. 33 : km 8.66 - alt. 60 m - Station 9 located next to one the railway sleepers
  34. 34 : km 9.01 - alt. 66 m - Turn left after the gate and go down the hill
  35. 35 : km 9.51 - alt. 57 m - Continue straight across
  36. 36 : km 9.72 - alt. 63 m - Cross the road and go through the gate opposite, station 10 is by the gate post
  37. 37 : km 9.98 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 10.1 - alt. 64 m - Follow path straight, or divert round to the right to avoid the mud
  39. 39 : km 10.47 - alt. 67 m - Turn right, towards Swansley Lane then follow to the left towards the school
  40. 40 : km 10.72 - alt. 67 m - Station 11 opposite the school gates on the trees, then turn right to walk down the path
  41. 41 : km 11.25 - alt. 66 m - Continue straight into the woods
  42. 42 : km 11.37 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 43 : km 11.43 - alt. 64 m - Keep right, then cross the road and continue on to the country paths towards the fishing lake
  44. 44 : km 11.58 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 11.62 - alt. 62 m - Keep right, then follow the wooden walkway around the edge of the lake, station 12 is by the first bench as you come round the corner
  46. 46 : km 11.93 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left
  47. 47 : km 12.1 - alt. 62 m - Keep right and head up the slight hill toward the community orchard
  48. 48 : km 12.28 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 49 : km 12.42 - alt. 69 m - Continue across towards the open field, station 13 is by the green fence to your right
  50. 50 : km 12.6 - alt. 69 m - Keep to the left across the field, follow the path round to the left
  51. 51 : km 12.65 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 12.85 - alt. 71 m - Follow the path, then turn right at the end and almost come back on yourself to start going up the hill
  53. 53 : km 13.01 - alt. 68 m - Continue up the hill
  54. 54 : km 13.18 - alt. 76 m - Stop at the top of the hill for the 14th Station, take in the views, before continuing back to the car park
  55. 55 : km 13.33 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 13.51 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto Crow Dene Bridleway
  57. 57 : km 13.82 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 13.86 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  59. 59 : km 13.89 - alt. 63 m - Head back along school lane towards the car park, check your distance and walk past the car park if you need to add on a few extra metres before finishing back in the car park!
  60. S/E : km 14.03 - alt. 63 m

Useful Information

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