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Great Chishill Descent – Ashwell Village and Springs loop from Great Gransden

Great Chishill Descent – Ashwell Village and Springs loop from Great Gransden

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Great Chishill Descent – Ashwell Village and Springs loop from Great Gransden

03:32

83.6km

510m

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: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.6 km

St Mary's Church, Great Eversden

Highlight • Religious Site

The road from Kingston through the Eversdens is quiet and the villages are scenic

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31.9 km

Great Chishill Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

From the county top at Great Chishill you can blast down a straight 2 mile descent with south Cambridgeshire laid out before you

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36.0 km

View of the Rolling Fields Near Chishill and Barkway

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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46.6 km

Tree-Lined Avenue Descent

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice straight descent through a tree-lined avenue.

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49.0 km

Sandon Pond

Highlight • Lake

There's a nice bench opposite for a nice rest

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58.9 km

Ashwell Village and Springs

Highlight • Settlement

The springs at the east end of the High St on the corner by Springhead are the source of the River Cam.

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69.6 km

Cockayne Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Wide road and good tarmac with a short but testing gradient from Potton, more gradual from Wrestlingworth, rewarded with panoramic views across miles of country.

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81.2 km

View of the Countryside

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Some great sweeping, dipping bends to lean into, and panoramic views across the countryside

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83.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

82.8 km

561 m

292 m

Surfaces

73.8 km

9.81 km

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Saturday 30 May

22°C

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Great Chishill Descent – Ashwell Village and Springs loop from Great Gransden

St Mary's Church, Great Eversden

Great Chishill Descent

View of the Rolling Fields Near Chishill and Barkway

Tree-Lined Avenue Descent

Sandon Pond

Ashwell Village and Springs

Cockayne Climb

View of the Countryside

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