Chapel Hill Climb – King's College Chapel loop from Meldreth

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Chapel Hill Climb – King's College Chapel loop from Meldreth

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Chapel Hill Climb – King's College Chapel loop from Meldreth

02:24

41.8km

130m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.3 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

7.29 km

Chapel Hill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The Café is open again under new ownership.

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10.6 km

Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory

Highlight • Structure

Radio interferometry started in the mid-1940s on the outskirts of Cambridge, but with funding from the Science Research Council and a corporate donation of £100,000 from Mullard Limited, a leading commercial manufacturer of thermionic valves.

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17.3 km

River Cam

Lake

18.5 km

Queens' College, University of Cambridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Queens' College was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou and refounded in 1465 by the rival queen Elizabeth Woodville. This dual foundation is reflected in its orthography: Queens', not …

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18.9 km

King's College Chapel

Highlight • Historical Site

King's College is one of the most famous colleges at Cambridge University, if not the world. Founded in 1441 by Henry VI shortly after he founded Eton, the college has …

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21.7 km

Cambridge Guided Busway Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Don't get too close to the busway edge as buses can come past at speed creating a dangerous draught. Also, tree roots under the path have made the surface a bit bumpy in places.

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23.8 km

Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cycleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Wide and board view from the bridge

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25.0 km

DNA Pathway (Addenbrooke’s to Great Shelford)

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Connection between Biomedical Campus and Shelford with an unfolded gene on the path. Though the paint declines (nice analogly for DNA reading faults) still impressive if you think about the amount of information stored in this relatively small gene alone.

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29.5 km

Hauxton high point

Peak

36.8 km