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: June 5, 2024

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After 69.3 km for 199 m

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Start point

Train Station

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1.38 km

View of Ely Cathedral

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Ely is built on a 23-square-mile island which at 85 feet / 26 m, is the highest land in the Fens. Thanks to this, Ely was not waterlogged like the …

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10.3 km

Tree-Lined Road in the Fens

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See how long you can hold full gas along the first of a long line of arrow straight roads in the Fens. Or you can sit up and take in the beautiful views.

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18.4 km

Ouse Washes Wetland (Norfolk–Cambridgeshire border)

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The Ouse Washes is a SSSI and an internationally important wetland habitat. Stretching from St Ives to Downham Market it serves as a flood storage area and is often under …

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38.7 km

Downham Market Clock Tower

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Downham Market is a pretty little town on the banks of the Great Ouse. It's one of Norfolk’s oldest market towns and is known for it's unusual 19th century black …

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43.9 km

Denver Sluice

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The major sluice separating the middle levels of the Fens from the tidal waters of the Wash. Very impressive engineering.

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44.2 km

Ten Mile Bank

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A section of Ten Mile Bank. Single road so watch for cars, flat and follows the river Ouse

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48.5 km

Quiet riverside road

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Road that parallels the main A10 between Littleport and Downham Market but on the other side of the river, so virtually traffic free.

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69.3 km

Ely Cathedral

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Ely is technically England's second smallest city because of its beautiful cathedral. Worth a visit at least for the selfies.

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69.5 km

Ely Porta (Walpole Gate)

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Ely Porta (or Walpole Gate) was the main entrance to the monastery. The gate was completed in 1417 and is now part of King's School, a public school.

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70.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.2 km

10.1 km

396 m

369 m

274 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

69.4 km

512 m

345 m

152 m

Elevation

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View of Ely Cathedral

Tree-Lined Road in the Fens

Ouse Washes Wetland (Norfolk–Cambridgeshire border)

Downham Market Clock Tower

Denver Sluice

Ten Mile Bank

Quiet riverside road

Ely Cathedral

Ely Porta (Walpole Gate)

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