Along The River Cam to Waterbeach (almost)

A day off but the weather is really grotty. What to do?

I needed to go to Cambridge anyway, so decided to explore the river, having never been further than Midsummer Common.

I took my bike on the train. Once I had finished my errands in the town centre I set off along Trinity street and Thompson's Lane (closed for demolition work) to meet the river at Jesus green.

Riverside Bridge.

Basically I just rode along the towpath. It was very quiet, just the occasional dog-walker and runner.

It was drab and dreary, but very peaceful.

A maintenance gang was trimming overhanging trees and I had to stop and wait until it was safe for me to pass.

Along the river

I sat and ate a rather late lunch just past the bridge at Waterbeach. I decided to leave exploring the village itself for another trip when I can arrive earlier.

View from lunch bench

The Cam Conservators house at Waterbeach

I returned to Cambridge by riding south through Haslingfied and Fen Ditton, then re-joining the river at Ditton Fen.

Haslingfield

Ground mounted cycleway lamp on the route back into Cambridge

Soggy field at Fen Ditton

Fen Ditton

Cattle on a cycleway in a city. Ditton Meadows

Cattle grid with hedgehog ramp

Back at Riverside

The river is high, but I expect locals are used to it

Obligatory tourist photograph

Sheeps Green. Very soggy.

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Bimble south of Stevenage.

I went for a ride today. After setting off I decided to record it by taking a photograph every kilometre. This is the result:

1 km. Fairlands Way, Stevenage.

2km. At Fairlands Lakes, Stevenage.

                  

3km. Six Hills Way, Stevenage. Collens Wood to the right.

4km. Aston End.

5km. Bareleigh. Overlooking the Beane Valley.

6km. Watton turnpike, looking back towards Bareleigh. It is much steeper than it appears here.

7km. Further south along the Watton turnpike.

8km. Further south still.  Near White Hall.

       

9km. The same road. Frogmore House may be glimpsed through the trees.

10km. The A602, Watton by-pass.

11km. Watton-at-Stone village pump.

Five views of Watton-at-Stone.

12km. Field with horse-blanket. Watton-at-Stone.

13km. Perrywood Lane.

14km. Perrywood Lane continued.

15km. Bramfield Woods.

16km. Looking east from Bramfield Woods.

17km. Queen Hoo Lane.

Two photographs of Queen Hoo.

18km. Hazy ahead over WGC, Hatfield and beyond.

18km. Tewin Hill, looking back.

19km. Tewin.

Tewin Orchard, HMWT Reserve. 

20km. Tewin Orchard (the way out)

21km. Burnham Green.

Told you!

22km. Whitehorse Lane.

23km. Whitehorse Lane, looking back.

24km. Datchworth Green, looking back.

25km. Brookbridge Lane, Datchworth.

26km. Datchworth church and mounting block.

27km. Top of Bragbury Lane looking over Stevenage.

28 and-a-bit km. (nowhere safe to stop on the hill).   Hertford Loop bridge at Bragbury End.

29km. A602, Broadhall Way, Stevenage.

30km. As above.

31 km. Same road. Stevenage has some bad infrastructure. This is not it.

32km. Broadhall Way is a long road!

33km. Monkswood Way / Jennings Close.

34km. Lytton Way / Six Hills Way junction. Grade separated.

35km. Lytton Way / Fairlands Way junction. Grade separated.

 

36km. Going back up Fairlands Way as at km1. Nearly home.

37km. Back at Bimble Towers.