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Stourbridge Common – River Cam Towpath loop from Shelford

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Stourbridge Common – River Cam Towpath loop from Shelford

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Stourbridge Common – River Cam Towpath loop from Shelford

02:26

40.4km

90m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.17 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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901 m

DNA Pathway (Addenbrooke’s to Great Shelford)

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

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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3.39 km

Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cycleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Wide and board view from the bridge

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5.49 km

Cambridge Guided Busway Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Don't get too close to the busway edge as buses can come past at speed creating a dangerous draught. Also, tree roots under the path have made the surface a bit bumpy in places.

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6.21 km

Cambridge Railway Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Exemplary with its own 🚲 parking garage.

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13.9 km

Stourbridge Common

Highlight (Segment) • River

A low traffic connection from the city centre to Barnwell and east Cambridge but paths often covered in cow shit.

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15.2 km

Chisholm Trail Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Cycle and foot bridge next to the railway. On the Fen Rivers Way route this would be a good spot to choose what side of the river you want to walk along

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15.5 km

The Reach

Lake

16.2 km

Plough Reach

Lake

17.7 km

Baits Bite Lock

Highlight • Structure

Useful shortcut from the river path to Horningsea.

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20.8 km

River Cam Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • River

The Bridge (Waterbeach end) is a pub which serves good food.
There is parking at the Cambridge end of thus ride.
The path also gets busy at the ends of the school day.

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40.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

8.92 km

4.41 km

2.02 km

1.39 km

261 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.2 km

8.81 km

2.20 km

783 m

404 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 22 June

33°C

16°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Stourbridge Common – River Cam Towpath loop from Shelford

DNA Pathway (Addenbrooke’s to Great Shelford)

Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cycleway

Cambridge Guided Busway Cycle Path

Cambridge Railway Station

Stourbridge Common

Chisholm Trail Bridge

Baits Bite Lock

River Cam Towpath

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