Section 1 of 4, Rothschild Way
Wicken Fen to Broughton
8.9 miles (14.3 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: TL 232 849. Finish: TL 283 781. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 89 m of climbing and 72 m of descent; highest point 27 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Wicken Fen.
- Car park
- Parking on side of track, 260 m from the start. Directions TL 234 848
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Chapel Road, 1.9 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Broughton. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- School Road, 450 m from the finish. Directions TL 280 778
Planning the Rothschild Way
- Planning the whole trail: greatfen.org.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 30%, earth, rock and mud 23%, grass 8%, gravel and tracks 7%; the rest (32%) isn't recorded.
About 27% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 2 kissing gates, 4 gates.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 23 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The White Lion, Bury: 4.1 miles in.Three Horseshoes, Wistow: 6.6 miles in.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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