Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path – Orton Mere Canoe Slalom Course loop from Star Pit Nature Reserve

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path – Orton Mere Canoe Slalom Course loop from Star Pit Nature Reserve

Moderate

riders

Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path – Orton Mere Canoe Slalom Course loop from Star Pit Nature Reserve

02:07

35.0km

80m

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: June 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 299 m for 138 m

After 7.69 km for 263 m

After 21.8 km for 94 m

After 29.3 km for 114 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

15.5 km

Grimshaw Woods

Forest

19.4 km

Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is the lower path, along the riverbank. There are several access stairs from the bluebell trail.

Tip by

20.5 km

River Nene

Highlight • River

Very nice area for walking, cycling and all sorts of outdoor activities, but it might get flooded in the winter and sometimes spring as well so check the water levels, I would avoid it when 2.00 or more.

check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/6286

Tip by

21.8 km

Overton Lake

Lake

22.4 km

Wooden Sculpture of Soldier, Bird, and Tractor

Highlight • Structure

22.7 km

Overton Level Crossing

Highlight • Structure

24.7 km

My Home Is the Rave Mural

Highlight • Structure

Very nice area for walking, cycling and all sorts of outdoor activities, but it might get flooded in the winter and sometimes spring as well so check the water levels …

Tip by

24.9 km

Orton Mere Canoe Slalom Course

Highlight • River

Very nice area for walking, cycling and all sorts of outdoor activities, but it might get flooded in the winter and sometimes spring as well so check the water levels …

Tip by

28.4 km

Henry Penn Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Great cycle route along the river, which feels a million miles from Peterborough centre. I passed through early evening and there were all sorts of water sport taking place from rowing to white water slalom.

Tip by

29.3 km

Cathedral Cloisters of St. John the Baptist

Highlight • Historical Site

Worth the detour. Toilets and lovely gardens

Tip by

35.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

4.20 km

2.89 km

2.02 km

641 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.7 km

3.80 km

1.46 km

794 m

719 m

507 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Monday 13 July

24°C

14°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

4.0

Peterborough and Nene Valley Loop

02:59h

49.1km

190m

Moderate

5.0

Spalding to Market Deeping loop

03:21h

54.3km

60m

Moderate

5.0

The Great Fen loop from Yaxley

02:22h

40.9km

130m

Moderate

5.0

Burghley House loop from Stamford

02:55h

47.2km

220m

Moderate

3.5

Wisbech to March loop via Whitemoor Nature Reserve

02:07h

34.2km

50m

Moderate

5.0

North Sea Cycle Route: Wisbech and King's Lynn Loop

04:10h

72.5km

100m

Moderate

4.0

Grimsthorpe Castle loop from Bourne

01:51h

31.3km

200m

Moderate

4.5

Wisbech to River Great Ouse loop via Fenn Rivers Way

03:13h

52.0km

70m

Moderate

5.0

Spalding to Holbeach loop

02:56h

44.4km

40m

Easy

Wisbech to Parson Drove loop

01:38h

28.4km

40m

Moderate

Elm and March loop from Wisbech

02:51h

49.2km

70m

Easy

5.0

River Nene Loop: Wisbech and Sutton Bridge

01:57h

33.9km

50m

Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path – Orton Mere Canoe Slalom Course loop from Star Pit Nature Reserve

Bluebell Trail — Riverside Path

River Nene

Wooden Sculpture of Soldier, Bird, and Tractor

Overton Level Crossing

My Home Is the Rave Mural

Orton Mere Canoe Slalom Course

Henry Penn Bridge

Cathedral Cloisters of St. John the Baptist

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️