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Mountain biking trails

East Of England

South Cambridgeshire

The Backs – The River Cam in Cambridge loop from Shelford

Mountain biking trails

East Of England

South Cambridgeshire

The Backs – The River Cam in Cambridge loop from Shelford

Moderate

4.3

(6)

12

riders

The Backs – The River Cam in Cambridge loop from Shelford

02:24

38.3km

150m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.58 km for 189 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

901 m

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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2

7.10 km

Sheep's Green Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The bridge connects Coe Fen with Sheep's Green and Lammas Land. It replaced a chain ferry in 1910 and was reconstructed in 2006 after some serious deterioration of the bridge's condition.

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3

7.69 km

The Fen Causeway

Highlight • Structure

Can often see cows grazing in the middle of Cambridge as you go down Fen Causeway

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4

8.36 km

King's College Cambridge University

Highlight • Religious Site

Visitor information is available at kings.cam.ac.uk/visit/index.html

Translated by Google •

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5

8.68 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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6

9.03 km

The River Cam in Cambridge

Highlight • River

If you're visiting Cambridge for the first time, this is one of the quintessential views of the river Cam. You'll see plenty of punting boats on the river.

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7

9.39 km

Cambridge University Library Tea Room

Highlight • Other

Almost looks like a bunker for books in its massive architecture.

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16.3 km

Starve Goose Plantation

Forest

9

18.5 km

Grassy Path on the Wimpole Way

Highlight • Trail

Scenic yes, but I do not recall any gravel. It did tend to be quite muddy in parts in late-October.

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31.4 km

Haslingfield Diamond Jubillee Wood

Forest

B

38.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

10.5 km

6.74 km

6.62 km

2.81 km

550 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.2 km

7.76 km

3.88 km

1.94 km

1.31 km

102 m

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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