Walk #2: Waterbeach to Newmarket Road, Cambridge
General Data
| Date Walked | 07/01/1999 |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Start Location | Waterbeach |
| End Location | Newmarket road, Cambridge |
| Start time | 07.30 |
| End time | 09.05 |
| Distance | 5.5 miles |
| Description | Followed the western bank of the Cam as far as Baits Bite Lock, Milton. Then crossed over to the estern bank and walked into Fen Ditton and hence into work. |
| Pack | Moderate weight. No food, one litre of water. Trangia, sleeping bag, spare clothes, a pair of shoes and a couple of books. |
| Condition | Fine. A slight hot spot developed on my right foot, due (I think) to the old scoks that I was using. A day later I noticed that a blister had formed on the third toe on my left foot. |
| OS map | Landranger number 154 (Cambridge & Newmarket, Saffron Walden) |
Directions
(Note that these directions are from my flat in Bannold Road, Waterbeach; to walk it from the centre of the village remove 1/2 a mile, and from the railway station 3/4 of a mile).
Walk along Bannold Road towards Bottisham Lock and the River. Once the river has been reached, follow the western bank southwards until you reach the road near the railway station.
Cross over the road, and take a path in the field opposite which follows the road. This brings you out by the river just upstream of the road bridge.
Follow the river for a couple of miles. This is a very nice section of river and a joy to walk. Eventually you reach Bait Bite Lock, just south of a path leading to the village of Milton.
Cross over the bridge over the lock and follow the path past a house and then southwards through a wooded area. This wood then finished, and you crossa field and a stile before coming to a bridge under the A14. Pass under this, trying to ignore the noise of the traffic and cross a stile before angling across a field and onto a road.
Follow this road through a residential area as it twists and turns. At a junction near a cross, take a path straight ahead which leads into Fen Ditton estate.
When you reach a road on the estate turn left and follow the road around. When you reach a crossroads, turn left and follow the road until you reach a main road opposite a parade of shops. Turn right onto this road and follow it for a few hundred yards until you reach the Newmarket Road.
Disclaimer
Please note that I take no responsibility for anything that may happen when following these directions. If you intend to follow this route, then please use the relevant maps and check the route out before you go out. As always when walking, use common sense and you should be fine.
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