Very pleasant route between Cambridge and Sawston - through some of the green spaces near the river in the city centre, before heading along a wooded area along Hobson's Brook, and then onto the bike path leading past Trumpington, through Addenbrookes and onto the 'DNA path' cycleway to Great Shelford....

213mik

The route leaves Sawston on a very good, wide, shared use path signed for pedestrians, cyclists and horses....

fuzzytortoise

Once you cross the train line to the section by Hobson conduit can be muddy especially if it’s been raining. Some times you can see a kingfisher !...

andrew buchanan

At the Haverhill end there is some road walking: the road is not very busy but in places there is no way to get off the road because the hedges come up to the verge....

urizen25

There is no information regarding a diversion, but a quick search shows that the developers applied to close the path and have proposed to provide an alternative, but it is not clear when or where this will be. The rest of the route is fine and I will review it with my suggested alternative for the closed path....

urizen25

Sawston to Saffron Walden 1 (Sawsaf 1) review. The route takes a gently ascending footpath through farmland north of town, with good views back south (Photo 1). The Slow Way ends with a pavement walk into Whittlesford, and a footpath across the railway line (Photo 8) and on into Sawston....

Martin Ellis

Then into Stapleford alning the DNA, guided busway and nice stream side trail to town. Walked this a few times instead of driving on a dry day....

andrew buchanan

Then, a backstreet route through Shelford and Stapleford, before leaving the village for a nice section out past Bury Farm towards Sawston....

Clive Sanders

An interesting way cross-country, with ancient tracks and woodland adding variety, inspiration and shelter in this intensively farmed landscape. The A1307 crossing towards Copley Hill can be tricky so I've rated this 4 stars, but it's worth it! The section north of the Roman Road near Valley Farm has fields of crops sown right up to the footpath; in summer this makes the field-edge paths very narrow....

Jo Sinclair

The second part from Great Chesterford to Saffron Walden is almost all on good off-road footpaths. The route climbs above Springwell and gives good views from the top all the way down into Saffron Walden....

explorer

Pleasant route going through varied environments, e.g. Approaching Sawston I didn't realise I had to come out of the farm and onto the Cambridge Road, so I continued along the farm track and had to climb over a low gates to get to the main road....

thejollygeo

It is mostly paved, with unpaved sections next to Hobson’s Conduit and between Stapleford and Sawston (both sections could be bypassed). Once past the back of The Leys private school the route turns east to take you across to Trumpington Road. Having crossed Trumpington Road an unpaved path follows Hobson’s Conduit – a C17th aqueduct named for Thomas Hobson who gave rise to the saying ‘Hobson’s choice’. Church Street takes you past two pubs – The Rose and the 3 Horseshoes. Leaving Stapleford via Bury Road takes you past the recently completed new arts venue called Stapleford Granary....

Alex Reeve

Attractive route on rural footpaths through agricultural landscapes. The paths are well maintained, easy to walk, and safe. The route gpx is accurate....

explorer

Apart from crossing the two roads, this is a very nice walk. Much of it is along footpaths beside fields, but parts are through woods or wooded paths. There are many pleasant, open landscapes....

Thomas Traherne

A very good route, initially by footpath to Whittlesford, then after skirting Duxford another footpath to Ickleton and on to Great Chesterford....

Thomas Traherne

Much of the route is paved and/or of good-quality packed dirt and gravel, but some parts follow suburban pavements on residential streets where there are cars parked and narrow parts of the route, and other sections are on rutted and thus potentially muddy tracks....

benjaminjarman

A nice route using footpaths, dirt tracks, country roads, and the pavements of roads in Sawston, Newton, and Foxton. Occasionally muddy in parts, especially in winter or after recent rain....

Matthew Law

Regularly used this route to cycle to work, though there is a more direct route that is a cycle path that goes through Sawston and past the Dernford Reservoir. Nevertheless, the paths are well maintained, particularly the DNA path out of Great Shelford and the busway into town, offering a very safe route into Cambridge....

SChilcott

Very pleasant walk through arable land on fairly well-maintained paths. There are some fast roads to cross....

SChilcott