Trumpington Meadows Trumpington Meadows Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve and Country Park Is 3Km Running & Walking Route Run by the Wildlife Trust

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Trumpington Meadows Trumpington Meadows Trumpington Meadows nature reserve and country park is 3km Running & Walking Route run by the Wildlife Trust. Rangers are on site throughout the day for any advice about the park and surrounding • Walk, jog or run area. This is a beautiful reserve for wildlife throughout the • 3km around Trumpington Meadows & Byron’s Pool year, but particularly in the summer when the wildflower • Terrain: mixed terrain with variable path surfaces meadows are in full bloom. incuding grass, concrete and woodland paths. Flat Other Cambridge Routes surface. Paths will become muddy in wet weather. Jesus Green and • Lighting: The country park is not lit at night so we Midsummer Common advise users to go around the route in daylight. A 2.5km walk, jog or run • Wheelchair accessible: mostly accessible, but the route around Jesus Green wooded area has uneven surfaces with lots of and Midsummer Common, broken branches and tree roots on the paths. starting from the Jesus Green Kiosk, Cambridge • Postcode: CB2 9LT CB4 3AX

• Amenities on site: Parking at Trumpington Park & Photos courtesty of Cambridge City Council, Run England and Becky Green Cherry Hinton Ride (CB2 9FT) or Byron’s Pool (CB2 9LG), toilets at Park & Ride, cycle racks at the Country Hall Park Trumpington Meadows Park, café at Waitrose supermarket nearby. A 2km walk, jog or run route around Cherry 3km Running & Walking Route • Markers: look out for the Run England 321 Hinton Hall Park, starting markers along the route to guide the way. from the Cherry Hinton Hall Park, Cambridge Key route points (see map) CB1 8DW 1 Start & finish at the notice board in the middle of Cambridge Running Events Trumpington Meadows nature reserve and country Race for Life park. Follow the path towards the Wildlife Trust 5k and 10k Race for Life events held on Parker’s Piece every rangers hut in the park’s north-east corner. July. See: raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org 2 Turn left, following the path around the top of Cambridge Half Marathon the park, passing the allotments on your right. Usually run in February each year. Information from: 3 Leave the park at Byron’s Pool car park. Turn left www.osbevents.com and follow the woodland path down, running Greater Cambridge 10k parallel to the country park, heading for the A flat and traffic-free course starting from the University of M11. Look out for the 1km marker. Cambridge Sports Centre each September. 4 Come back into the country park following the www.livingsport.co.uk/events-courses-2/greater-cambridge-10k path towards the ‘Balancing Pond’. Cambridge Town and Gown 10k 5 At the pond, keep right to loop around it. A scenic route through the heart of Cambridge run every October – see www.townandgown10k.com/cambridge 6 First time around, keep to the outer edge, Parkrun following the paths. You pass the 2km marker. Free 5k run at Milton Country Park every Saturday morning 7 Loop around the pond again but take the at 9am – www.parkrun.org.uk/cambridge shorter, inner path. Further information contact: 8 Take a right, heading away from the pond, www.cambridge.gov.uk/run following the path through the middle of the Email: [email protected] Phone: 01223 457532 park towards the start/finish point, 3km. www.wildlifebcn.org www.cambridge.gov.uk/run Trumpington Meadows & Byron’s Pool, Cambridge 3km Running and Walking Route

Allotments Rainbow Reflection 3 Garden 2

Byron’s Pool 1

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