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Highway Signage Humour – Winding Road into Balsham loop from Great Abington

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Cambridgeshire
South Cambridgeshire
Great Abington

Highway Signage Humour – Winding Road into Balsham loop from Great Abington

Moderate

28

riders

Highway Signage Humour – Winding Road into Balsham loop from Great Abington

02:12

53.9km

340m

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: May 7, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

4.05 km

The Linton Kitchen Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great for a coffee stop with a cake or a pastry. Park your bikes by the side - don’t lean against neighbouring buildings.

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2

4.29 km

Highway Signage Humour

Highlight • Structure

Someone in the Cambs highways department clearly has a sense of humour. 😂 One of the best sign combinations I’ve seen.

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3

10.3 km

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

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4

11.3 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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5

13.5 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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6

20.7 km

Scenic Country Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Scenic country lane with an exceptionally smooth, even tarmacked surface. Enjoy the absence of potholes and corrugated road!

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7

41.8 km

Climb to Castle Camps

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A long but steady 45m of continuous gradient from the junction to the village sign. No hedgerows means great views across the River Granta valley below.

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8

49.4 km

Jigsaw Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Coffee, cake and snacks.

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B

53.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.3 km

4.94 km

2.46 km

155 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.0 km

855 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 25 June

36°C

21°C

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