Walk #25: Waterbeach to Cambridge via Quy
General Data
| Date Walked | 26/06/1999 |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Start Location | Waterbeach |
| End Location | Cambridge Station |
| Start time | 08.25 |
| End time | 12.25 |
| Distance | 9.7 miles |
| Description | A warm stroll from Cambridge to Lode, Quy, Teversham and then the Station. |
| Pack | My pack was half-full for this walk, and I did not carry a tent. |
| Condition | After not having done any walks for a month, my feet suffered more than they should have done. |
| Weather | Sunny. One of the warmest days of the year so far. |
| OS map | Landranger number 154 (Cambridge & Newmarket, Saffron Walden) |
General Walk Information
| Leg | To | Time reached | Distance (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home | 08.25 | 0 |
| 2 | Lode railway bridge | 09.20 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Road | 09.50 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Footpath under A14 at Quy Mill | 10.25 | 5 |
| 5 | bridge on fp to Taversham (lunch) | 10.32 to 10.52 | 5.2 |
| 6 | Coldhams Lane Railway Bridge | 11.50 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Cambridge Railway Station | 12.25 | 9.7 |
Directions
From Waterbeach, walk to the river at Bottisham Lock. Cross the river and turn left for a few hundred yard until you get to Lode lode.
Follow the lode eastwards until you reach a road, You can follow either the northern or southern banks along the lode, and there is a track at the base of the northern bank. Continue along the road that follows the lode. Eventually you will reach a bridge over the lode on the that was part of the old Cambridge to Mildenahll railway line,
Follow the course of the old railway line southwards along a concessionary footpath. When this footpath ends, take a left turn and follow another footpath along a track down to a road.
Turn left and follow the road past the Hall and into Stow cum Quy. When you reach the B1102, turn left and follow it towards Cambridge.
Just before the junction leading to the A14, take a right down the lane leading to the Quy Mill Hotel. Where this track parallels the A14 there is a tunnel leading under the A14 and onto the A1303.
Turn right onto the A1303 for a hundred yards, then cross over and take a footpath leading southwards following a stream towards Teversham. When you reach a road, turn right and then left onto the road that skrits the airport. Turn left onto this road. Cross over a roundabout and take the right major road to the right, Coldhams Lane.
Part of the way along Coldhams Lane there is a footpath leading to the left. Take this path and follow it to the bridge over the railway. Continue to the end of the road and then weave your way north-south eastwards to the station.
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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