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Cherry Hill Park – St Ives Town Centre loop from Ely

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Cherry Hill Park – St Ives Town Centre loop from Ely

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Cherry Hill Park – St Ives Town Centre loop from Ely

04:20

75.2km

210m

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: August 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.0 km for 128 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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536 m

Great Ouse Towpath

Highlight • Trail

636 m

Riverside path along the Great Ouse

Highlight • River

Quite skinny the path so you'll have to give way to pedestrians, not for racing.

Tip by

1.37 km

Cherry Hill Park

Highlight • Trail

Centrally located, being just a short walk from the river, the cathedral and the city centre, Cherry Hill Park is a beautiful place for an easy walk or as part …

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30.4 km

St Ives Town Centre

Highlight • Monument

St Ives is a place to rest from a long ride and grab a bite. Most importantly, this is where the busway ends which is
the easiest way to return to Cambridge.

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32.6 km

Fen Drayton Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

This is great cycle path. Next time I would start from St Ives and head to Cambridge.

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33.0 km

Benches Along the Busway Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The busway cycle path provides plenty of spots to stop and take in a view or have some refreshments.

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35.9 km

View of St Andrew's Church, Histon

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice scenery from the busway, plenty of sheep and horses in the nearby fields as well as other wildlife.

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43.8 km

Cambridge Guided Busway Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Worth venturing of the path to look at the lakes at Fen Drayton

Tip by

46.1 km

Histon Wood

Forest

58.1 km

Great Ouse (Old West River)

Lake

75.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.9 km

28.9 km

8.24 km

2.23 km

791 m

207 m

Surfaces

62.1 km

12.5 km

324 m

124 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

20°C

13°C

66 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Cherry Hill Park – St Ives Town Centre loop from Ely

Great Ouse Towpath

Riverside path along the Great Ouse

Cherry Hill Park

St Ives Town Centre

Fen Drayton Nature Reserve

Benches Along the Busway Cycle Path

View of St Andrew's Church, Histon

Cambridge Guided Busway Cycle Path

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