Waterbeach — Soham
Watsoh one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Waterbeach and Soham.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Waterbeach and Soham.
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This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
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Downloads - 2
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Waterbeach
Grid Ref
TL4957165373
Lat / Lon
52.26620° / 0.19043°
Easting / Northing
549,571E / 265,373N
What3Words
geese.aquatic.punctual
Soham
Grid Ref
TL5943872963
Lat / Lon
52.33161° / 0.33848°
Easting / Northing
559,438E / 272,963N
What3Words
stunner.something.insisting
Watsoh One's land is
| Waterbeach | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TL4957165373 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.26620° / 0.19043° |
| Easting / Northing | 549,571E / 265,373N |
| What3Words | geese.aquatic.punctual |
| Soham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TL5943872963 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.33161° / 0.33848° |
| Easting / Northing | 559,438E / 272,963N |
| What3Words | stunner.something.insisting |
| Arable | 59.3% |
| Pasture | 20.4% |
| Urban | 20.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
DrGeoffSmith
25 Jun 2024This is a good route and goes off the beaten track to some degree. Parts of it may not appear very interesting when you are on an embankment in the midst of intensive agriculture. However, it does pass close enough to Wicken Fen for a detour and a visit to the café. The less trodden sections can be a little over grown and the path less distinct. When walking along the Cam, stay on the embankment and wear long trousers if you have them as the nettles are dense in places. Also, when entering or leaving Upware on the northside there is another short stretch of dense nettles. It is a pity the land owner or parish council has not been out with a strimmer as it is so close the village. Finally near Soham there is a footpath I couldn't find and a closed foot crossing over the railway, see map below.
Cenbons
08 May 2021Did this route in the pouring rain but it was still a lovely route up the river to Upware then past Wicken Fen on the way to Soham.
A public footpath sign/access was missing just outside of Soham, but carrying along the byway I was on and then a short trip up a minor road got me back on track.
It’s possible to avoid a couple of small road sections by going past the 5 miles from anywhere pub and following Back Lane in Wicken.
Several options for pub stops on the way in Upware and Wicken, plus presumably plenty of options in Soham.
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