Recreational Routes that have crossed or been part of the Wednesday Wanders. Click on title for more info.

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Fleam Dyke and Roman Road: 

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The Fleam Dyke and Roman Road walk is a waymarked route incorporating two of Cambridgeshire’s ancient linear sites.

The walk passes through gently undulating countryside comprising chalk grassland, woodland, farmland and it skirts a number of attractive villages, a country park and a nature reserve.  There are extensive views from some of the higher points.

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Distance  40 km (25 miles).  Shorter walk options are described in the guide book

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Iknield Way Path:

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The Icknield Way is unique among long distance tracks because it can claim to be "the oldest road in Britain". Extending from the Dorset coast to Norfolk, the ancient route of the Icknield Way consists of prehistoric pathways, old when the Romans came. Dotted with archaeological remains, it survives as splendid tracks and green lanes along the chalk "spine" of England.

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Distance: 110 miles

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Harcamlow Way:

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The route is a figure-of-eight, starting in Harlow to Saffron Walden through the Bartlow Hills, Horseheath, the Fleam Dyke and Milton Country Park to Cambridge. Return passing along the Wimpole Way  through Melbourn and Chrishall to Newport, and then on to Debden, Thaxted and Takeley before returning to Harlow at the end of the route. 

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Distance: 141 miles

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Stour Valley Walk:

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The Stour Valley Path route follows the valley sides of the River Stour through the beautiful Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire countryside, including the Dedham Vale AONB.

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Distance: 60 miles

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The Rothschild Way:

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Rothschild Way is a footpath extending to Woodwalton Fen from Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire and commemorating the early wildlife conservation work of Charles Rothschild. 

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Distance: 39 miles