DNA Path Rainbow Cycleway – View of Cambridge from The Gog loop from Shelford

DNA Path Rainbow Cycleway – View of Cambridge from The Gog loop from Shelford

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DNA Path Rainbow Cycleway – View of Cambridge from The Gog loop from Shelford

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39.2km

250m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 32.2 km for 41 m

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Train Station

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1.82 km

DNA Path Rainbow Cycleway

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A decent cycle path that connects Shelford and surrounding villages to Addenbrookes and the city centre. Easy access to the Nine Wells wooded and stream area if you are looking …

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17.8 km

View of Wind Turbines and Fields Near Balsham

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The quieter of the two roads that drop down from Balsham towards Linton.

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28.5 km

Babraham Research Campus Cycle Path

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Smooth tarmac cycle path with inset lighting around the perimeter of the campus provides an off road route connecting Babraham High St and the Wandlebury cycle path avoiding the A1307.

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32.3 km

Wandlebury Country Park

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Near the crest of the Gog Magog Hills just south of Cambridge. Fast traffic on the short dual carriageway section past Wandlebury but there is a shared cycle path if you prefer.

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32.7 km

View of Cambridge from The Gog

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Top of the last short climb before the descent into Cambridge - spot the Addenbrookes' chimneys

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37.1 km

DNA Pathway (Addenbrooke’s to Great Shelford)

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Connection between Biomedical Campus and Shelford with an unfolded gene on the path. Though the paint declines (nice analogly for DNA reading faults) still impressive if you think about the amount of information stored in this relatively small gene alone.

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