Social walk from YHA Cambridge

Saturday 20th September 2025

Distance: 9 miles (14.5 km)

Duration: 5 hours

Led by: Stag Walkers

Discovery and connection

This is a relatively flat walk mainly on surfaced paths around the city of Cambridge. Hazards are minimal except for traffic whilst crossing busy roads, cyclists particularly in the city centre and cattle grazing on some of the commons. Please bring a packed lunch/snacks and drinks and appropriate clothing for the conditions.

The route starts from the YHA Cambridge and heads through to Mill Road before reaching Coldham's Common. We’ll walk across the common and past the Abbey Stadium, then along part of the former Cambridge to Mildenhall railway line at the edge of Ditton Meadows. On reaching the village of Fen Ditton, we’ll turn back through the Meadows and take a gentle stroll alongside the River Cam before stopping for a short break at Stourbridge Common.

We’ll continue upstream through Midsummer Common and Jesus Green to central Cambridge. Then we’ll amble through the streets passing some of the city’s fine architecture, including the famous King’s College Chapel, before rejoining the River Cam and having our lunch stop at Laundress Green, with an optional drink stop at The Mill pub opposite. Then we continue through further commons, crossing Sheep’s Green and Coe Fen, leaving the Cam to follow Vicar’s Brook and Hobson’s Brook. Finally we loop back towards our start point alongside the Guided Busway and past Cambridge railway station, returning to YHA Cambridge.

Stag Walkers is part of the Ramblers and a walking and social group aimed particularly at people in their 20s, 30s and a bit beyond - although people of any age are welcome to walk with the group.

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