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Great and Little Chishill

Therfield Village Green – Tree-Lined Avenue Descent loop from Great Chishill

Great and Little Chishill

Therfield Village Green – Tree-Lined Avenue Descent loop from Great Chishill

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Therfield Village Green – Tree-Lined Avenue Descent loop from Great Chishill

01:31

30.8km

340m

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: April 15, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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705 m

View of the Rolling Fields Near Chishill and Barkway

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Lovely road with great views of the rolling fields and of the windmill to the North. Lovely steady drag uphill if Cambridge bound or beautiful downhill if heading south west, a road sure to put a smile on your face.

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6.66 km

View of the Countryside Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Went up this at 2 in the morning after 200 miles. Not very sunny but a bit hilly.

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9.68 km

Kooky Nohmad

Highlight • Cafe

Independent cafe with indoor and outdoor seating as well as an on-street serving hatch. Does breakfasts/lunch in addition to coffee and cake.

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12.2 km

Therfield Climb to The Fox & Duck Pub

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Long but steady climb to Therfield, the highest place in eastern England (166m). Made worthwhile by the very welcome pub at the top.

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15.5 km

Therfield Village Green

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incredibly cliché and all the better for it: pub, church, village green, 18c. houses and 19c. mansions, red phone box repurposed as a book exchange, next to the cricket field. …

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19.5 km

Tree-Lined Avenue Descent

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Nice straight descent through a tree-lined avenue.

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22.8 km

View of the Rolling Chalk Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Wide all-round views across the fields and woods of the surrounding rolling chalk landscape.

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25.6 km

Barkway Milestone

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The last in a series of mile markers running from Great St Mary’s Church in Cambridge to Barkway, 16 miles away. These were erected in the 1730s, the first milestone …

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30.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.4 km

895 m

840 m

584 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.4 km

11.3 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

32°C

14°C

0 %

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Therfield Village Green – Tree-Lined Avenue Descent loop from Great Chishill

View of the Rolling Fields Near Chishill and Barkway

View of the Countryside Road

Kooky Nohmad

Therfield Climb to The Fox & Duck Pub

Therfield Village Green

Tree-Lined Avenue Descent

View of the Rolling Chalk Landscape

Barkway Milestone

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