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River Cam Towpath – Stourbridge Common loop from Cambridge North

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River Cam Towpath – Stourbridge Common loop from Cambridge North

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River Cam Towpath – Stourbridge Common loop from Cambridge North

01:18

20.8km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 20.6 km for 230 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.09 km

Milton Village

Highlight • Settlement

Milton is a village outside Cambridge. A good starting point to many cycling roads, specially to the Cam river and Waterbeach.

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7.70 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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14.1 km

The Bower House

Highlight • Restaurant

Unexceptional street, no reason for it to be a highlight.

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14.8 km

Cambridge Museum of Technology

Highlight • Structure

Cambridge Museum of Technology is the home of our industrial heritage. Learn about the story of sewage and waste disposal in the Victorian pumping station. Discover Cambridge’s forgotten industries in …

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16.5 km

Parker's Piece

Highlight • Natural

This 10ha of common land is named after Edward Parker who farmed it and was a cook at Trinity College who owned the land before 1613. It is now regarded …

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18.6 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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19.9 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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20.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.76 km

5.51 km

2.98 km

1.30 km

1.06 km

206 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

5.11 km

1.01 km

608 m

181 m

153 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

18°C

10°C

84 %

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River Cam Towpath – Stourbridge Common loop from Cambridge North

Milton Village

River Cam Towpath

The Bower House

Cambridge Museum of Technology

Parker's Piece

Stourbridge Common

Chisholm Trail Bridge

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