Description
Walking route across Wicken Fen between Soham and Waterbeach. Mostly off road and follows National Cycleway 11 for parts
Walking route across Wicken Fen between Soham and Waterbeach. Mostly off road and follows National Cycleway 11 for parts
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
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| Grade 3: Route includes rough surfaces that may include small boulders, potholes, shallow ruts, loose gravel, short muddy sections. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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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
| Waterbeach | |
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| Grid Ref | TL4957165373 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.26620° / 0.19043° |
| Easting / Northing | 549,571E / 265,373N |
| What3Words | geese.aquatic.punctual |
| Soham | |
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| Grid Ref | TL5943872963 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.33161° / 0.33848° |
| Easting / Northing | 559,438E / 272,963N |
| What3Words | stunner.something.insisting |
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reviews
Dcdr2
07 Oct 2022A pleasant and well-signposted walk through the Fens. From Waterbeach to Wicken, it mostly runs along footpaths and very quiet roads, whilst the Wicken to Soham leg proceeds along an attractive network of green lanes / drove routes. There is a pub at Wicken and there are toilets and a tearoom at the National Trust's Wicken Fen visitor centre (just off the route). All in all, an enjoyable route, and one which I would recommend to others.
Kib21
02 Oct 2022This is an attractive and very quiet route across the Fens. There are amenities at Wicken: a pub in the village, and a cafe, shop and toilets at the National Trust nature reserve.
There is a single stile, shortly after crossing the river on the way out of Waterbeach. The central portion of the route follows part of the Lodes Way cycle route (NC11) and is very clearly signposted towards Wicken, using very quiet roads and gravel cycle tracks. The section from Wicken to Soham mostly follows a lovely hedge-lined droveway. There are a couple of bridges (over the Cam at Waterbeach and over Burwell Lode at Wicken which have steps.
The landscape is what you'd expect from the area: very flat, and no stunning vistas. But there's lots of sky to look at, and a very interesting church at Soham. If you have time to detour through Wicken Fen Nature Reserve look out for rare bird species and lots of dragonflies.
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