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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.25 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 58 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 46 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 57 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cambridge 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.205292° / E 0.117828°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.214768° / E 0.08376°
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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. 9 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Senate House Passage
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Trinity Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.2 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Garret Hostel Lane
  6. 6 : km 0.54 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.8 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Queen's Road, A1134
  8. 8 : km 1.28 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.3 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 1.33 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 1.34 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.48 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left onto The Fen Causeway, A1134
  13. 13 : km 1.48 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.76 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.82 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 1.86 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 2.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.1 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 2.13 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Owlstone Croft
  20. 20 : km 2.25 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Grantchester Meadows
  21. 21 : km 2.41 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Grantchester Meadows
  22. 22 : km 2.83 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Grantchester Meadows cycleway
  23. 23 : km 3.87 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 3.88 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 4.2 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Broadway
  26. 26 : km 4.27 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Broadway
  27. 27 : km 4.58 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Bridle Way
  28. 28 : km 5.46 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 5.5 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.11 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right onto A603
  31. 31 : km 6.49 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto A603
  32. 32 : km 6.57 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 6.58 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 7.84 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 8.01 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 8.02 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 8.66 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 8.67 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Grantchester Road
  39. 39 : km 9.31 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 9.51 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 9.77 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 9.86 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 9.9 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 9.91 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto St John's Road
  45. 45 : km 10.03 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 10.08 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 10.28 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 10.29 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Sadlers Close
  49. 49 : km 10.29 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Whitwell Way
  50. 50 : km 10.34 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 11.04 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 11.1 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 11.12 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 11.15 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 11.16 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 11.18 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 11.56 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 11.58 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 11.6 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 11.62 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left onto American Cemetery
  61. 61 : km 11.65 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 12.52 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight left
  63. 63 : km 12.52 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Cambridge Road
  64. 64 : km 12.65 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 12.76 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Cambridge Road
  66. 66 : km 12.88 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 13.04 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Madingley Road, A1303
  68. 68 : km 13.94 - alt. 19 m - Keep left onto Madingley Road, A1303
  69. 69 : km 14.04 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 14.07 - alt. 18 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 14.11 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 14.22 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 14.24 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  74. E : km 14.25 - alt. 17 m

Useful Information

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Walking Around Fen Ditton, along the Cam River

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⚑Departure from Fen Ditton (Cambridgeshire)

A picturesque walk (public paths) along the famous river that gave its name to Cambridge. Enjoy seeing the rowers racing in their fragile boats, the cox shouting at them, and the coach biking along the path.

Walking Histon and Girton

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↔9.27 km ↗+9 m ↘-8 m ◔2h 40 ▲Easy
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↔8.62 km ↗+7 m ↘-7 m ◔2h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Histon (Cambridgeshire)

A surprisingly rural walk on the outskirts of Cambridge, seeing the Histon and Oakington parish churches and an ancient oak. Occasional glimpses of guided buses hurtling along.

Walking Oakington, Rampton and Longstanton

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↔14.65 km ↗+7 m ↘-9 m ◔4h 10 ▲Moderate
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Walking Orwell, Harlton & Haslingfield Figure-of-Eight

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↔10.01 km ↗+105 m ↘-105 m ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
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Walking Foxton Station to Shepreth Station

Association or club
↔2.94 km ↗+7 m ↘-6 m ◔0h 50 ▲Easy
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Walking Station to Station

Association or club
↔16.26 km ↗+41 m ↘-1 m ◔3 days ▲Easy
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