Stage 6 - Upware to Ely (7.6 miles) (Click on photos to obtain FULL size image)      SEE MAP
Start (New for 2009) Go 170 yards to T-junction and turn left. Post Code CB7 5ZR
After 110 yards (at sign post ‘Public Footpath to Ely 7.5m’) turn right (A) over style to path
Right along soft track at base of arable field
Cross over the main road
Continue along the track on the opposite side of the road
Over Kingfisher (humpback) bridge
Turn left just before T-junction with concrete road, onto raised bank public footpath (New in 2009)
Follow raised bank through the trees and around right hand bend. After the trees, the river can be seen on your left
If it is clear, Ely Cathedral will be visible in the distance
Follow raised riverbank path until Fish & Duck Marina and Rivers Cam/Gt Ouse are visible on the other side of the river
Continue to Lode End Bridge/ Pump House
Continue on top of bank until reaching tarmac surface
Follow tarmac path under railway line
Continue along tarmac path to A142 and turn left.
Cross main road and after river bridge turn right down riverside footpath and follow under railway bridge to pass The Cutter on your left
Turn left after The Cutter through Jubilee Gardens and cross Broad Street at the pedestrian crossing
Run up the hill through the park and turn right just before The Porta to head directly towards the cathedral
Bear right at the cathedral and follow the path in an anti clockwise direction around the cathedral.
Finish Finish on the grass area between the cathedral and High Street. Post Code CB7 4EL
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