Scarpe-Edge Panoramic Views – Therfield Village Green loop from Great Chishill

Great and Little Chishill

Scarpe-Edge Panoramic Views – Therfield Village Green loop from Great Chishill

Moderate

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Scarpe-Edge Panoramic Views – Therfield Village Green loop from Great Chishill

02:08

44.8km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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705 m

View of the Rolling Fields Near Chishill and Barkway

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Lovely road with great views of the rolling fields and of the windmill to the North. Lovely steady drag uphill if Cambridge bound or beautiful downhill if heading south west, a road sure to put a smile on your face.

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5.70 km

Scarpe-Edge Panoramic Views

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Lane that hugs the top of the scarp slope between the two radio towers, with open unobstructed views for miles across the valley of the River Cam. Spectacular.

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11.3 km

Therfield Village Green

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incredibly cliché and all the better for it: pub, church, village green, 18c. houses and 19c. mansions, red phone box repurposed as a book exchange, next to the cricket field. …

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11.7 km

View of the Countryside

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23.2 km

Wyddial to Buntingford Rural Road

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from Wyddial all the way to Buntingford, nice gentle downhill section

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26.1 km

The Lonesome Pine Tree in Wyddial

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On a hillside in Wyddial
Stands a lonesome pine
Just below is the cabin home
Of a little girl of mine
Her name is June, and very, very soon
She’ll …

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38.4 km

Highest Road in Essex (139 m)

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Congratulations, you've reached the highest point - for roadies - in the county (the actual county top is ~500m west of you at 147m in Roughway Wood, accessible by a bridleway for our gravel-loving compatriots).

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44.2 km

Cambridgeshire County Top (146 m)

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Warning: supplementary oxygen advised for the high altitude ascent to the most elevated point in the county. Cold weather clothing recommended and don’t linger too long to avoid danger of …

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44.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.3 km

287 m

185 m

Surfaces

24.0 km

20.8 km