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West Anglian Way

Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Gtr London

135 km / 84 miles
A linear walking route from Cambridge to London Bridge via Waltham Abbey in Essex. Originally created in 2003 by Cambridge and East Hertfordshire Ramblers Groups it was extended from Waltham Abbey to London in 2014.

Each section starts and finishes at a train station on the Cambridge to Liverpool Street line. It connects with the stations at Whittlesford, Newport, Bishop's Stortford, Harlow Town, Broxbourne, Cheshunt and Tottenham Hale.

The route links with the Fen Rivers Way, which runs between Cambridge and King's Lynn.


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Easy
Start: TL462573 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Finish: TQ337804 - Tower Bridge, Gtr London
Open Date: 2003
Web Sites: Cambridge Ramblers - West Anglian Way

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Looseleaf West Anglian Way  (Cambridge Group Ramblers  - 2014 )

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger 154, 166, 167, 176, 177
OS Landranger Active 154, 166, 167, 176, 177
OS Explorer 162, 173, 174, 194, 195, 209
OS Explorer Active 162, 173, 174, 194, 195, 209

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Route Profile:

135.8 km (84.4 miles)
1,038 m (3,406 ft) ascent
124 m (407 ft)  maximum height

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