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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 59 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 62 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 73 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cambridge 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.179483° / E 0.160644°
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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. 14 m - Start on Beaumont Road
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Queen Edith's Way
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Spalding Way
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.51 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.54 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.55 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Gunhild Way
  8. 8 : km 0.57 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.57 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.58 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 0.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 13 : km 0.84 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 0.84 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Cherry Hinton Road
  15. 15 : km 1.53 - alt. 9 m - Enter roundabout
  16. 16 : km 2.72 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp left onto Hills Road, A1307
  17. 17 : km 3.98 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 3.99 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Hills Road, A1307
  19. 19 : km 4.27 - alt. 14 m - Enter roundabout
  20. 20 : km 4.37 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 4.52 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Nightingale Avenue
  22. 22 : km 4.53 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Hills Road, A1307
  23. 23 : km 5.91 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A1307
  24. 24 : km 7.09 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Babraham Road, A1307
  25. 25 : km 7.39 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 7.4 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Wandlebury Cycle Track
  27. 27 : km 7.6 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right onto Wandlebury
  28. 28 : km 7.76 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 8.68 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Wandlebury
  30. 30 : km 8.82 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Babraham Road, A1307
  31. 31 : km 10.25 - alt. 25 m - Keep right onto A1307
  32. 32 : km 10.41 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Babraham Road, A1307
  33. 33 : km 12.01 - alt. 14 m - Keep right onto Hills Road, A1307
  34. 34 : km 12.05 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Fendon Road, A1307
  35. 35 : km 12.09 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hills Road, A1307
  36. 36 : km 12.43 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 12.48 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp left onto Hills Road, A1307
  38. 38 : km 13.76 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Queen Edith's Way, A1134
  39. 39 : km 14.18 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen Edith's Way
  40. S/E : km 15 - alt. 14 m

Useful Information

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