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London to Cambridge

London to Cambridge

Ricky Kwok planned a road ride

September 7, 2022

London to Cambridge

Hard

09:19

214km

23.0km/h

1,110m

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Overview

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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29.8 km

Bread and Cheese Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Hilly start when travelling southbound. With climbs interspersed, lovely quiet road but narrow so watch for cars, you may have to get off on the dirt to let them pass.

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39.4 km

Mangrove Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely bit of country lane - not always the smoothest/flattest tarmac so best to familiarise yourself before really going for it!

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45.8 km

Hertford Castle

Highlight • Castle

Enjoy the beautiful castle and castle grounds and River Lea.

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98.6 km

Queens' College, Cambridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Queens' College is of the oldest and most prestigious constituent college in Cambridge. It was founded by Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, almost six hundred years ago.

The college …

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99.3 km

Trinity College, Cambridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Trinity alone has 34 Noble prize winners as alumni, most in physics and chemistry.

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99.7 km

Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge

Highlight • Religious Site

A church has been here since Roman times. One section of the current building dates back to 1189 and there have been many alterations and extensions to the building since then. The church is Grade II-listed.

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162 km

Winding Lanes to Moreton

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This beautiful winding lane takes you through farmers fields before dropping you in the cute town of Moreton. A cyclist friendly place for a mid ride pitstop and drink at …

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177 km

Rolling Hills of Essex

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This section is really fun, with smooth rolling hills that are easy to pedal up. A really nice cruising road with green fields either side.

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187 km

Epping New Road (B1393) Through Epping Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This section of Epping New Road is the main way to access Essex but it's unpleasant to ride on with 'road' wheels as the surface is chip 'n tar, the …

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193 km

Little Stream in Epping Forest

Highlight (Segment) • River

Really nice to see little stream surrounded by moss and fern

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214 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

119 km

50.3 km

19.0 km

16.2 km

5.21 km

4.33 km

389 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

168 km

43.9 km

1.06 km

486 m

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London to Cambridge

Bread and Cheese Lane

Mangrove Lane

Hertford Castle

Queens' College, Cambridge

Trinity College, Cambridge

Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge

Winding Lanes to Moreton

Rolling Hills of Essex

Epping New Road (B1393) Through Epping Forest

Little Stream in Epping Forest

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