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Winding Road into Balsham – Duchess Drive Climb loop from Newmarket

Winding Road into Balsham – Duchess Drive Climb loop from Newmarket

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Winding Road into Balsham – Duchess Drive Climb loop from Newmarket

02:12

51.7km

390m

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: April 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.0 km

The Old Butchers Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Decent cafe and a safe place to put your bike round the back.

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17.0 km

Winding Road into Balsham

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Watch for the offset crossroads as you swing through the fast right-left bend at the bottom of the dip on the Balsham-West Wickham road.

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19.2 km

St Mary's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Little church stop for pics and music change before heading back to Cambridge

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27.9 km

Tree-Lined Rural Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Only just over 30m top to bottom but it’s straight up so gets you working.

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47.1 km

Duchess Drive Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Duchess Drive eases you into it at the bottom for the first 15m of ascent then ticks up for another 25m of elevation before easing with one final 15m kick and then a roll out.

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51.0 km

Victor Victoria Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Opens 0830 - 1500 W/days & Saturdays. 0900-1400 Sundays.
(Sometimes opens slightly earlier than posted times)

Great Coffee & Cakes

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51.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.1 km

1.43 km

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.7 km

809 m

108 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Friday 26 June

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Winding Road into Balsham – Duchess Drive Climb loop from Newmarket

The Old Butchers Coffee Shop

Winding Road into Balsham

St Mary's Church

Tree-Lined Rural Climb

Duchess Drive Climb

Victor Victoria Coffee Shop

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