Croydon Hill 10% Climb – Ashwell Village and Springs loop from Royston

Croydon Hill 10% Climb – Ashwell Village and Springs loop from Royston

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Croydon Hill 10% Climb – Ashwell Village and Springs loop from Royston

02:22

58.0km

280m

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: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 830 m for 96 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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614 m

The Nest café

Highlight • Cafe

There’s a pub across the street

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862 m

Kooky Nohmad

Highlight • Cafe

Independent cafe with indoor and outdoor seating as well as an on-street serving hatch. Does breakfasts/lunch in addition to coffee and cake.

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8.71 km

Boybridge Grove

Forest

16.2 km

Croydon Hill 10% Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Short but steep climb that gains 30m up the scarp edge going north from the Cam valley

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22.2 km

View of the Old Oxbridge Railway Line

Highlight • Cycleway

Crosses over the trackbed of the old Oxbridge railway line. Real boneshaker of a surface on this lane. Take care, particularly if riding it downhill.

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44.1 km

Ashwell Village and Springs

Highlight • Settlement

The springs at the east end of the High St on the corner by Springhead are the source of the River Cam.

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44.2 km

Rhubarb and Mustard Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nice cafe offering drinks and cake.

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47.9 km

Steeple Morden village centre

Highlight • Settlement

The church is in front of the Waggon & Horses pub

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49.4 km

Steeple Morden Airfield Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Plaque and memorial for Royal Air Force Steeple Morden. The airfield was operational during the Second World War; initially as a dispersal field for RAF Bomber Command; then used by …

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