The path is on a pavement as you leave Ely and enter the next hamlet over. The path enters the hamlet and passes an old church, where it dives off on an unpaved farm track....

Megalodon 5

Ely to Brandon starts along the canal, we met some wonderful people living in a canal boat with art exhibition inside, very quirky and eccentric, the best type!...

Patrick b

The route from March to Ely is pretty much all roads, we stopped off and ate at a very friendly pub in Welney called The Lamb and Flag, nice food and very friendly locals!...

Patrick b

Route says to cut off at railway track but you can’t get through (not maintained) so we had to stay on A1101 till farthing drove and then turn off to sedge fen. From lakenheath it’s quite a busy road till just before the railway station where you turn right onto track....

Amelia Elvins

from the one hundred foot bank the route tells you to cut off to footpath to little downham....

Amelia Elvins

Coming into Welney there was a great pub with lovely people and open mike/ folk music on a Thursday night....

James Spychal

Gorgeous canal and people, very interesting walk as the canal boats had character. Nice roads after that, but not great to walk really, lots of road after this to Lake heath ( a gorgeous but unkept footbridge along here but busted.) from Lake heath to Brandon was a gravelly track, quite bumpy but very pretty....

James Spychal

Overall this is great if bridge is closed over the river in Elylit1 but as now open not a lot to choose between them....

Brian

Other than that an easy route - quite a bit of long grass to wet the shoes and a lot of pavement/road walking so not as scenic as route 1 which is more direct!!...

Brian

Generally good off road surfaces - stile and gates on route - generally off road and along river. Could have gone to Ely station as route went near to that and accessible from there....

Brian

That said there is a bit near Lakenheath on the B1112 that had no path but an ok verge to jump onto when the road was both way traffic. An alternative route would skip some of the road section into the village/town taking the dirt road/track and following the public footpath on the right of the river. The part of the route also after Shippea hill along the A road was a bit hairy too even though it followed the Hereward Way. That said there were a few road stretches where there was a path but a bit hidden/above on a bank which you might miss if you don't also have a map....

Truffle

In general, the route was accurate and easy to follow, and it took me 6 hours in total from start to finish. The walk starts at the Oliver Cromwell House (see photo 1) in the shadow of the impressive Ely Cathedral, and initially follows a quiet residential street before crossing over the busy A10 which requires patience and fortitude (photo 2), then along a quiet-ish single-track country road. Just before reaching the village of Coveney the route deviates to the left and follows a series of grass tracked byways before turning left onto a country road (photos 4 and 5). This is a pleasant section of the route and follows the drain for some distance before crossing over on a footbridge (photo 8). There follows another section of mostly quiet Fenland road, before turning right and walking along some drove roads. It is essentially safe apart from the busy A-road crossings and the route is accurate, though there are numerous paths that are wet and muddy that would be difficult to access using the route in a wheelchair....

pcgosling

Wasn't completely clear if you could walk along the edge of the river immediately south of Victoria Street in Littleport but there's an easy diversion down another footpath a little further along which quickly reconnects you to the river. A number of stiles to climb over but good to be off road for most of it - though there aren't many places to shelter from the rain on the river section if it's a wet day, and no facilities outside of the towns it connects....

213mik

The railway crossing about 4 miles out from Ely is closed requiring a back track and making use of the walker unfriendly roads....

WillBriggs

The first half of the route between Ely and river takes in some areas of housing and then skirts through Ely Country Park and areas of common land, rich in vegetation and wildlife....

kib21

I like the idea of there being a route that doesn't simply use the riverside between Ely and Littleport, but this one unfortunately doesn't work!...

mtormey

A short stretch of footpaths amid the various rail lines in the area gets you to the walk along the River Ouse. From there, it's a straightforward walk all the way to Littleport....

mtormey

Path is uneven in places and can be muddy in winter and a bit overgrown in places in the summer. Spring is a perfect time to walk it. When you get to Ely you can cross the river and continue following it in towards town on the north side rather than going straight to the centre....

Jeanette

Very simple route to follow to get from Waterbeach to Ely by mostly following the bank of the River Cam/Great Ouse. The path from just south of Upware to Dimmock's Cote Road can be very muddy during the winter and can be very uneven in places. There are often cows in the fields between Waterbeach and Upware, so care needs to be taken in some of those fields....

cenbons

I walked from Littleport, but the footbridge was closed, therefore continued on along the river, eventually coming into Ely by crossing the river on the main road bridge south of the town. After that you can go back up the river and into the town, but I went to the railway station. If the bridge is going to remain closed a new route is needed, perhaps keeping on the West Bank of the river....

Treeflea

It’s generally a straightforward route, the only issue being that the pedestrian footbridge across the River Great Ouse around 1 Km south of Queen Adelaide is currently closed, with access to the footbridge blocked by wire mesh fencing....

swebbews

The route is not the most picturesque, although the stretch along the river is pleasant enough. The paths were generally well-maintained, apart from one kissing gate that was overgrown with nettles. There was some confusion at the Soham end of the walk regarding the route under the railway line - we ended up going under a very low bridge to reach the other side....

stevemmitchell

The section just to the south of Dimmock's Cote Road can be very wet and muddy: it's a heavily rutted farm track. North of Dimmock's Cote Road the route skirts Kingfishers Bridge nature reserve: take care to follow local signs regarding paths in order to avoid disturbing ground-nesting birds....

kib21

Grassy path (river bank) all the way from Queen Adelaide to Littleport. Grass path is sometimes over grown and cows can be found grazing. Not suitable for wheelchair users....

Slowwaywalker

The section between Little Downham and the Hundred Foot Washes isn't really walkable, sadly: most of it's extremely overgrown all year round, to the extent that it's basically impassable. A better option is to take West Fen Drove out of Little Downham, then Byall Fen Drove to the Hundred Foot Washes. (The path along the edge of the Washes isn't great either, but it does exist!)...

Katie Sykes

It's possible to get refreshments and use the toilet at Jude's Ferry in West Row (if you walk by during opening hours), in Isleham at the Co-op if you walk into the village, and Prickwillow if your walk lines up with the opening times at the Engine Museum....

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