Great Shelford to Waterbeach via Cambridge
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Type: Mostly traffic-free
Access: Train stations at Shelford, Cambridge and Waterbeach
Surface: Tarmac or fine crushed stone
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This mostly traffic-free route links Great Shelford with Waterbeach via the attractive city of Cambridge. From Great Shelford, the route follows a path alongside the railway to Addenbrooke's Hospital before joining roads and cycle paths heading towards the centre of Cambridge. Care is needed in Cambridge city centre which can be quite busy. From Cambridge, the route follows the River Cam to Waterbeach.
The section between Great Shelford and Addenbrooke's hospital marks the 10,000th mile of the National Cycle Network which was opened in September 2005 by Sir John Sulston, the Nobel Prize-winning British Scientist behind the Human Genome Project. The artwork along this section of the route celebrates the role of the nearby Sanger Institute in decoding the vital human gene BRCA2. A series of stripes in four colours representing the 10,257 genetic letters, or bases, of the gene BRCA2 have been laid on the path using thermoplastic strips heat welded onto the tarmac.
Local attractions:
- Nine Wells Nature Reserve
- Cambridge University Colleges
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
- Cambridge Museum of Technology
- Milton Country Park
Bike hire:
- City Cycle Hire, Cambridge
- Cambridge Station Cycles
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