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Slow Ways linking Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Fulbourn, Haverhill, Mildenhall, Soham, Waterbeach

England / Suffolk / Newmarket

Newmarket’s seven Slow Ways are 46% checked

Drawn: 7/7
reviewed: 6/7
verified: 0/7
and surveyed: 0/7

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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.

Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.

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Walk to Newmarket from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Cambridge—Newmarket
Camnew one Pioneer me Distance 29km/18mi Ascent 136m Descent 114m
Fulbourn—Newmarket
Fulnew one

Double check Distance 21km/13mi Ascent 98m Descent 113m
Newmarket—Bury St Edmunds
Newbur one

Double check Distance 25km/15mi Ascent 255m Descent 262m
Newmarket—Bury St Edmunds
Newbur two Pioneer me Distance 30km/19mi Ascent 339m Descent 335m
Newmarket—Haverhill
Newhav one Review me Distance 28km/18mi Ascent 287m Descent 254m
Newmarket—Mildenhall
Newmil one

Double check Distance 26km/16mi Ascent 210m Descent 233m
Newmarket—Mildenhall
Newmil two Review me Distance 17km/10mi Ascent 82m Descent 102m
Soham—Newmarket
Sohnew one Pioneer me Distance 16km/10mi Ascent 76m Descent 102m
Soham—Newmarket
Sohnew two Review me Distance 14km/9mi Ascent 53m Descent 77m
Soham—Newmarket
Sohnew three Pioneer me Distance 21km/13mi Ascent - Descent -
Waterbeach—Newmarket
Watnew one Review me Distance 20km/13mi Ascent 101m Descent 76m

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Collective progress

41% of Newmarket’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

11/11

drawn

7/11

reviewed

0/11

surveyed

0/11

verified

6 people have contributed to Newmarket’s Slow Ways

3 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Newmarket

150km out of 247km have been walked and reviewed

150km of reviews have been shared in Newmarket

Latest Updates

In a couple of places where the route crosses a field the path is not obvious on the ground, but the signs for the path are clear....

urizen25

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Soham—Newmarket

Andy Hannaford pledged to walk Sohnew two

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Newmarket—Bury St Edmunds

Daisy C added Newbur two, a new walk from Newmarket to Bury St Edmunds

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Jake Goldsmith took this photo on Fulnew one

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I was lucky to spot a rabbit or hare racing across the fields, in what I anticipated would be the most dramatic moment on this section of trail, and so I was appropriately surprised when I came upon the splintered hawthorn and crumpled blue metal of a car which had lurched off the carriageway, which passed only a few metres to the left of the track, which had come to a halt directly on my path. At the end of the track, turn right along a quiet country road. I used the arc of the electricity pylons to mark my turn to the left off the road, but if you are following this route I wouldn’t recommend that path, as the proceeding footpath has been planted over by the farmer. Keep an eye out for the Public Footpath sign to the left, for a shortcut into Bottisham. When the path meets a road, turn right and then left at the sign reading Public Footpath, Little Wilbraham 1 ¼. Then at the next road, turn left along a tree-lined roadside path, and then right at the Bottisham Airfield Museum, once again crossing the A14. Another Public Footpath sign indicates when to turn right after crossing the bridge however, when I walked the route in March, this path across a field was again nothing more than a vague line in the mud. The path continues across fields, over one road and then ending at another, where you should turn briefly left and then right into another field At the road, turn right and, for one final diversion, left at the footpath signed Harcamlow Way, into the field which filters into an overgrown alley past the aforementioned buildings owned by S & B Herba Foods Ltd...

Jake Goldsmith

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- Chippenham to the Elms Road crossing was all minor country roads. - Elms Road crossing to Worlington is a well used footpath. At the end of the path is a fairly busy road to get into the centre of Worlington, the first short stretch has no pavement, but there's a decent grass verge....

hoddog

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The route takes you over the Newmarket race course and through the middle of the course so some attention may need to be paid to access during days when racing is in progress. All of the footpaths are well maintained (although not unrutted) but it would be worth taking a copy of the route with you as it can be easy to mistake one turning for another and end up far away from where you had intended to be! There is a pub in Swaffham Prior if you need a mid journey break as well as pubs at both ends of the route....

cenbons

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Soham—Newmarket

bemo added Sohnew three, a new walk from Soham to Newmarket

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The vast majority of the route uses fairly narrow country roads, predominately with no lighting or pavements....

hoddog

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Newmarket—Mildenhall

Daisy C added Newmil two, a new walk from Newmarket to Mildenhall

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You also have to cross a double-carriage way between Tuddenham and Barton Mills. There is no pedestrian bridge. I do not recommend this route due to safety concerns....

rachellzbth

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The only negative part is the first bit when coming out of Newmarket Town and going onto the devil's dyke, as you are walking beside a busy main road....

Craigs8660

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Cambridge—Newmarket

Slow Ways added Camnew one, a new walk from Cambridge to Newmarket

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Fulbourn—Newmarket

Slow Ways added Fulnew one, a new walk from Fulbourn to Newmarket

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Newmarket—Bury St Edmunds

Slow Ways added Newbur one, a new walk from Newmarket to Bury St Edmunds

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Newmarket—Haverhill

Slow Ways added Newhav one, a new walk from Newmarket to Haverhill

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Newmarket—Mildenhall

Slow Ways added Newmil one, a new walk from Newmarket to Mildenhall

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Soham—Newmarket

Slow Ways added Sohnew one, a new walk from Soham to Newmarket

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Soham—Newmarket

Slow Ways added Sohnew two, a new walk from Soham to Newmarket

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Waterbeach—Newmarket

Slow Ways added Watnew one, a new walk from Waterbeach to Newmarket

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Newmarket, Fri 26 April

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Newmarket’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

TL6456563539

Lat / Lon

52.24544° / 0.40906°

Easting / Northing

564,565E / 263,539N

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