Cambridgeshire 40 Town and Country Walks

From King’s College Chapel and university courtyards to fertile fen farmland, Cambridgeshire is a county of contrasts. Rich market towns, pretty villages and remote windpumps and waterways tell a history of settlement and farming, religion, education, innovation and rebellion. River valleys, floodplains, peat fens, ancient woodland and chalk hills attract a wealth of wildlife in easy walking country with well-connected footpaths.

These 40 inspiring and varied routes have been carefully selected to avoid busy roads. Featuring city pavements and new rights of way, as well as time-worn paths and bridleways, these walks visit panoramic hilltops, watery flatlands and everything in between.

The walks vary in length, mostly 2-5 miles with a few longer routes, and are grouped into 5 areas:

• Cambridge city and green corridors
• Cam valley and chalk hills
• East Cambridgeshire
• Ely and the fens
• West Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon