Walk #54: Ely to March

E15 Looking south over the Fens to Ely. The cathedral is just visible.		E17 Welney Bridge in the distance.

General Data

Map of the walk

Notes

This is the longest walk of the entire section of my Land's End to John O'Groats walk from London so far, and quite a tiring one. The entire section is very flat, with no hills of any size at all. Indeed for large sections of the walk you are at sea level. There are moderate amounts of road walking to be done, although well over half of the route is on footpaths.

This are of the Fens can actually be quite remote - from Little Downham just north of Ely the next shops of any description were 11 miles later at Welney. It is also a walk that can frequently only be done in summer or autumn, as the route crosses the Hundred Foot Washes at Welney via the B1411. This road is very often closed as it becomes flooded by up to six feet of water. Hence it is advisable to check the status of the washes before setting out on this walk.

Directions

Very basically follow the Hereward Way northwards out of Ely through Little Downham, Welney and Christchurch before arriving at March. The route is fairly well way-marked, the only problem I had was working the correct route out of Little Downham (head for the top-left corner of the playing field, exit to the field adjacent and head north between two fields).

There is a leaflet describing the Ely to Peterborough section of the Hereward Way available from Cambridgeshire Tourist Information. The Hereward Way along this section is fairly well way-marked, but it is also worth getting the OS map that covers the route as well (OS Landranger 143).

Distances

This makes a total distance of 22.9 miles, with 233 feet of ascent and 226 feet of descent.

Disclaimer

Please note that I take no responsibility for anything that may happen when following these directions. If you intend to follow this route, then please use the relevant maps and check the route out before you go out. As always when walking, use common sense and you should be fine.

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This walk was mentioned in the following routes:

My sectional Land's End to John O'Groats walk

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