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Hamerton and Steeple Gidding

View from Walton Hill – Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse loop from Hamerton and Steeple Gidding

Hamerton and Steeple Gidding

View from Walton Hill – Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse loop from Hamerton and Steeple Gidding

Moderate

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View from Walton Hill – Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse loop from Hamerton and Steeple Gidding

02:07

49.6km

190m

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: February 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.2 km for 286 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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9.94 km

View from Walton Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Big views from the high ground beyond Monks Wood northwards for miles across the fen, with wind turbines studding the horizon in the distance.

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17.0 km

View of the Cambridgeshire Countryside

Highlight • Viewpoint

This was part of the Tour of Cambridgeshire event. If you are doing the race then you probably won’t see the views; shame, they are worth it.

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22.8 km

Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice set of ruins with a museum, pretty church and quaint village green.

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23.1 km

Farmers Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Drinks, cakes and lunches for a good mid-ride refreshment stop.

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29.7 km

Across the Great Fen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Wide, empty roads across the lowest area in the UK, below sea level, site of the Great Fen restoration project.

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33.1 km

New Long Drove, Holme Fen Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Not far off this lane is Holme Lode to the nature reserve where you can see the Holme Fen posts which have monitored the shrinking of the Fens as a result of their drainage; a sobering sight to see.

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44.7 km

The Giddings

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Wide road with smooth tarmac that follows the high ridge through the Giddings (Great, Little & Steeple), with open views across the country.

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49.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.5 km

1.08 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.3 km

11.3 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

19°C

9°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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View from Walton Hill – Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse loop from Hamerton and Steeple Gidding

View from Walton Hill

View of the Cambridgeshire Countryside

Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse

Farmers Coffee Shop

Across the Great Fen

New Long Drove, Holme Fen Nature Reserve

The Giddings

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