Addenbrookes to Foxton linear

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Overview

This walk starts at the bus stop in front of Addenbrookes hospital and passes through the Nine Wells Nature Reserve, the DNA footpath and Great Shelford. The lunch stop will be in Newton with possible purchases from the Queen's Head pub. The walk will end at Foxton Station to catch the train back into Cambridge.

Saturday, 6 September 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:00 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 14.1km / 8.8mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Features

Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
Toilets available
Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: TL 46763 55205
Nearest postcode:: CB2 0QJ
what3words:: unit.cherry.lamps

Start time:: 10:00 am

The meeting point is the bus stop in front of Addenbrookes Hospital.

Finishing point

Grid reference:: TL 40944 48737
Nearest postcode:: CB22 6SD
what3words:: afternoon.curable.feel

Estimated finish time:: 3:00 pm

The end of the walk is at Foxton train station to catch the train back into Cambridge.

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