Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Wicken Fen – Burwell Fen loop from Wicken Fen

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Wicken Fen – Burwell Fen loop from Wicken Fen

Easy

3.6

(5)

riders

Wicken Fen – Burwell Fen loop from Wicken Fen

01:06

18.0km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 15.3 km for 23 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

244 m

Wicken Fen

Highlight • Cycleway

An additional feature at Wicken Fen, Sedge Fen is a managed habitat with amazing displays of butterflies. Separate charges (free to NT members) apply. In July 2020, you had to pre-book a timed entry due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Tip by

1.06 km

View south from Wicken Fen

Highlight • Viewpoint

13.3 km

Burwell Fen

Highlight • Trail

Nice traffic free route, great for riders of all ages

Tip by

14.5 km

Cambridge Gravel Path

Highlight • Trail

Lovely compacted gravel path. Very nice to ride here

Tip by

14.9 km

Konik Ponies and Highland Cattle at Wicken Fen

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you are lucky you will meet these guys at the cattle grid, they are especially friendly if you have food with you.

Tip by

15.3 km

Cock-Up Bridge, Burwell Fen

Highlight • River

Cool bit of gravel close to river.
Ride though a field of horses!

Tip by

17.8 km

The Docky Hut Café

Highlight • Cafe

nationaltrust.org.uk/wicken-fen-nature-reserve

Wicken Fen is one of Britain's oldest nature reserves, and was the first reserve cared for by the National Trust, starting in 1899. The reserve includes fenland, farmland, marsh, …

Tip by

18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

4.79 km

1.90 km

980 m

267 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

4.05 km

1.49 km

1.13 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Monday 13 July

27°C

14°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Easy

4.2

Historical bike tour of Cambridge, England's most cycling friendly city

01:41h

29.3km

70m

Hard

4.7

The St Ives and Ely loop from Cambridge

05:16h

88.7km

180m

Moderate

4.4

Cambridge to Haverhill loop via the Old Roman Road

03:43h

60.4km

350m

Easy

4.4

Bike Tour to the Backs

01:32h

26.4km

60m

Hard

4.0

Cambridge to Saffron Waldron loop, Via the Great Chishill Windmill and the Icknield Way

03:49h

63.9km

330m

Hard

3.3

Cambridge to Grafham Water Loop via NCN 51

05:17h

89.0km

270m

Hard

4.5

Cambridge to Royston loop

04:36h

73.9km

380m

Hard

3.7

The Kings Forest loop from Bury St Edmond

05:05h

71.2km

330m

Moderate

4.5

Bury St Edmunds to Pakenham Windmill loop

02:05h

33.2km

160m

Hard

Ely Cathedral gravel loop from St Ives via the Busway cycle path

03:29h

58.9km

140m

Hard

4.5

Bike Tour to Moulton Packhorse Bridge from

04:08h

66.3km

540m

Hard

Cambridge to the famous Shuttleworth Collection loop

05:45h

87.1km

290m

Wicken Fen – Burwell Fen loop from Wicken Fen

Wicken Fen

View south from Wicken Fen

Burwell Fen

Cambridge Gravel Path

Konik Ponies and Highland Cattle at Wicken Fen

Cock-Up Bridge, Burwell Fen

The Docky Hut Café

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️