Haslingfield Village – The Backs loop from Whittlesford Parkway

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Haslingfield Village – The Backs loop from Whittlesford Parkway

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Haslingfield Village – The Backs loop from Whittlesford Parkway

02:18

38.9km

120m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

6.07 km

The Queen's Head

Highlight • Pub

It's already beautiful to look at from the outside

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10.8 km

Haslingfield is a charming, thriving village in South Cambridgeshire. It has two beautiful churches, a number of quaint properties, and a pleasant, serene village ambience. The village easily dates back …

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12.6 km

Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory

Highlight • Structure

Radio interferometry started in the mid-1940s on the outskirts of Cambridge, but with funding from the Science Research Council and a corporate donation of £100,000 from Mullard Limited, a leading commercial manufacturer of thermionic valves.

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20.9 km

Coton Cycleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Pretty straight stretch along the south side of the West Campus of Cambridge University.

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21.9 km

Cobbett’s Corner

Forest

22.5 km

The Backs

Highlight • Religious Site

An area of parkland along the River Cam, the Cambridge Backs, or usually known as The Backs, give a different perspective of the Cambridge Colleges. Across the water, the backs …

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23.7 km

River Cam

Lake

27.8 km

Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cycleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Wide and board view from the bridge

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29.9 km

DNA Pathway (Addenbrooke’s to Great Shelford)

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Connection between Biomedical Campus and Shelford with an unfolded gene on the path. Though the paint declines (nice analogly for DNA reading faults) still impressive if you think about the amount of information stored in this relatively small gene alone.

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35.6 km