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Cambridge to Waterbeach

7.5 miles (12 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Follow the River Cam and National Cycle Route 11 on this lovely easy ride. The ride starts in the centre of Cambridge taking you past some of the famous colleges in this lovely university town.
You will then follow the river to Waterbeach finishing at the train station.

Cambridge to Waterbeach OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Cambridge to Waterbeach Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Near Waterbeach you can visit the delightful Wicken Fen. The nature reserve is a great place for walking and cycling with flowering meadows, reedbeds, waterways and an abundance of wildlife to see. The Lodes Way can also be picked up here. This circular walk or cycle follows National Cycle Route 11 through the Cambridgeshire Lodes, a series of ancient man made waterways created to link a series of Fenland villages to the River Cam. On the way it visits the Jacobean mansion of Anglesey Abbey. The historic site includes some beautiful gardens with ornate statues and herbaceous borders.

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GPS Files

GPX File

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Memory Map Route

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