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Cambridgeshire
Slow Ways linking March and Chatteris, Downham Market, Ely, Littleport, Whittlesey, Wisbech
England / Cambridgeshire / March
March’s six Slow Ways are 38% checked
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Walk to March from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Chatteris—March
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Chamar one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 38m | Descent 34m | |
March—Downham Market
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Mardow one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 26km/16mi | Ascent 87m | Descent 84m | ||
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March—Ely
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Marely one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 33km/21mi | Ascent 130m | Descent 112m | |
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March—Littleport
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Marlit one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 29km/18mi | Ascent 64m | Descent 64m | ||
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March—Wisbech
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Marwis one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 40m | Descent 37m | ||
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Whittlesey—March
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Whimar one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 57m | Descent 53m |
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Collective progress
38% of March’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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4 people have contributed to March’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in March
69km out of 141km have been walked and reviewed
122km of reviews have been shared in March
Latest Updates
this time i headed for the end of this route and it is a small tarmacced country lane leading into the village of whittlesea....
mrs davina webster
Then instead of going straight on I will take the river crossing out of the park at riverside and proceed left through housing streets....
mrs davina webster
The railway crossing about 4 miles out from Ely is closed requiring a back track and making use of the walker unfriendly roads....
WillBriggs
[Note: there is an alternative to this first part of the route, by taking Furrowfields Lane past Chatteris Library until you reach the playing field and going into the field beyond and following a path on the left to reach the A142, then a footpath to the left follows the road and eventually you can cross at the Fenton Way junction.]. Eventually you move away from the edge of the A141 and cross a field with a barely visible path (photo 7), but there is a visible yellow post on the other side and the spire of St Mary's Church in Doddington can be seen and used as a marker for the right direction. You cross the B1093 into Addison Road (photo 10) and turn left past the shop and The Anchor pub before heading down a side street and following it around a playing field to the far corner where there is a clearly marked footpath as part of the Woodman's Way. The footpath here is relatively straight and well maintained and you turn left along Bridge Lane but staying on the Woodman's Way (photo 11), then at the end of this road you turn right onto a pavement on the B1093 and follow this to another big roundabout on the A141. The route is again a little inaccurate here as it goes straight through the roundabout(!), but it is easy to follow the pavement to cross the road where there is an island, and not far ahead is a petrol station with shop and toilets if these are required. You take a left onto Mill Hill Drove (a drove is an ancient fenland farming route for moving animals) and this is firstly a decent bridleway path (photo 12) but becomes a rough track as you pass a couple of farms. The path brings you out on Knight's End Road, which you follow to the right to reach the B1101 road and turn left to take you into March. All in all, I would be happy to suggest to others to walk this route between Doddington and March, but please take care if you are going to do the full route from Chatteris....
pcgosling
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
Slow Ways added Mardow one, a new walk from March to Downham Market
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March’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TL4167596863
Lat / Lon
52.55120° / 0.08812°
Easting / Northing
541,675E / 296,863N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of March's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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