Quiet Route into Ely – Coveney village sign loop from March

Quiet Route into Ely – Coveney village sign loop from March

Moderate

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Quiet Route into Ely – Coveney village sign loop from March

03:20

78.4km

180m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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After 37.0 km for 199 m

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Start point

Train Station

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18.4 km

Welney Wash Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The washes between the embankments of the Old and New Bedford Rivers are a controlled flooding zone and can be up to 2m underwater in winter after heavy rain, so check your route before you go!

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21.0 km

Ouse Washes Wetland (Norfolk–Cambridgeshire border)

Highlight • Natural

The Ouse Washes is a SSSI and an internationally important wetland habitat. Stretching from St Ives to Downham Market it serves as a flood storage area and is often under …

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26.2 km

Tree-Lined Road in the Fens

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

See how long you can hold full gas along the first of a long line of arrow straight roads in the Fens. Or you can sit up and take in the beautiful views.

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33.5 km

View of Ely Cathedral from the Fenlands

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The city is so small that within minutes of being outside the cathedral, you're in the beautiful flatlands of Cambridgeshire with great views everywhere you look.

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36.7 km

General Store Bake Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Fresh coffee, pastries and buns, and good opening hours as well: 8am-6pm every day except Sunday (9am-2pm).

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37.2 km

Ely Porta (Walpole Gate)

Highlight • Historical Site

Ely Porta (or Walpole Gate) was the main entrance to the monastery. The gate was completed in 1417 and is now part of King's School, a public school.

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42.0 km

Quiet Route into Ely

Highlight • Cycleway

Empty road under huge skies with Ely Cathedral rising in the distance. The section towards Ely has some beautiful smooth new blacktop with barely a car on it.

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44.1 km