Motorcycle and car loop from Cambridge

From Cambridge (England) we calculate the twistiest round trip in three lengths, for motorcycle and car. It runs over paved country roads without motorways. Every figure comes from the calculated route.

The app calculates a loop from your location with the same method.

Kilometres
66.7km
Curves
74
Climbing
235m
Median radius
96m
Curves per 100 km
39.0
Map of the 67 km round trip from Cambridge Cambridge Saffron Walden Linton Sawston Ickleton Great Wilbraham Duxford Weston Colville Balsham Stow-cum-Quy Littlebury Great Shelford Hinxton West Wickham Start and finish

Tap a dot on the map for its radius and road.

Radius explorer

Move the cursor over a bar. The curves of that class light up on the map, with their km position.

Tightest radius per curve

48 curves sit at junctions and are left out of these figures, for example turns with a small radius.

Curve character

Of 66.7 km, 10.8 km run through curves. The rest is straight or a junction turn.

Tight
0.2 km, 0.3 %
radius under 60 m
Medium
3.0 km, 4.5 %
60 to 180 m
Wide
7.7 km, 11.6 %
180 to 400 m
Straights and junctions
55.5 km, 83.7 %

Key figures of the route

Tightest curve
At km 0.1 on Granta Place: radius 24 m, right.
Longest curve passage
3 curves over 1.2 km, from km 35.5 on B1052.
Densest curve stretch
8 curves over 10 km, from km 29.5. The quieter kilometres come before.
First free curve
At km 0.0. Before that, no curve away from junctions lies on the route.
Longest climb
14.1 km with 108 m of ascent, from km 10.0 on Little Wilbraham Road. Average gradient 0.8 %.

Elevation profile

From 10 m to 121 m. 235 m up, 234 m down.

Drag a finger or the cursor along the profile. The map shows the spot.

High: km 24.1: 121 m Low: km 31.9: 44 m High: km 36.7: 113 m Low: km 65.5: 12 m

Turning points

  • High km 24.1: 121 m
  • Low km 31.9: 44 m
  • High km 36.7: 113 m
  • Low km 65.5: 12 m

Compared with the standard loop

The reference is the fastest round trip with the same start, heading and circle radius.

Compared with the standard loop Twisty loop Standard loop
Kilometres66.778.7
Curves2621
Curves per 100 km39.026.7
Motorway0.0 km6.9 km

1.5 times as many curves per 100 km as the standard loop.

Among the cities

Rank 45 of 50 cities in United Kingdom. Median 102.2 curves per 100 km, Cambridge sits at 70.3.

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All lengths from Cambridge

Every length in both directions. The curve column shows the count away from junctions first, then the total.

Length Direction Kilometres Curves Curves per 100 km Median radius Climbing
60 km Outbound 66.7 km 26 / 74 39.0 96 m 235 m
60 km Reverse 66.7 km 29 / 79 43.5 112 m 244 m
120 km Outbound 132.3 km 115 / 186 86.9 70 m 466 m
120 km Reverse 132.3 km 119 / 194 90.0 71 m 476 m
200 km Outbound 220.2 km 187 / 299 84.9 72 m 960 m
200 km Reverse 220.2 km 187 / 300 84.9 73 m 958 m

Every curve with its position

26 curves away from junctions, with km position, tightest radius and road.

km Radius Road
0.055 mGranta Place
0.124 mGranta Place
3.6138 mNewmarket Road
7.6295 mA1303
18.158 m
19.749 m
23.2132 mHigh Street
25.054 mMill Road
25.6140 mMill Road
26.9163 m
34.0147 mB1052
34.336 mB1052
35.5113 mB1052
35.8197 mB1052
36.4187 mB1052
38.636 mB1052
39.376 mB1052
39.4182 mB1052
44.259 mWalden Road
48.070 mB1383
48.4118 mB1383
49.1279 mB1383
59.3164 mA1301
65.078 mA1309
66.424 mMill Lane
66.559 mMill Lane

How it was measured

  • Route: a round trip from Cambridge, calculated on road data from 3 Jul 2026. Of several possible loops of the same length we show the one with the most rideable curves. Motorways are excluded.
  • Vehicle: The route is calculated for a motorcycle and runs on paved roads. A car can drive it too. On narrow stretches a car route can differ in detail.
  • Curve: a turn in one direction of at least 35 degrees. The DriveBattle app counts the same way.
  • Radius: the tightest curve radius inside the curve. Turns at junctions are flagged and do not count towards radius, tightest curve or passage.
  • Elevation: ground height along the route, smoothed over about 450 m. A climb counts from a 5 m height difference.
  • Calculated on 5 Oct 2026. The figures describe this route. The state of the road on the day you ride can differ.

Calculated on 5 Oct 2026

Questions about the round trip

How long is the round trip from Cambridge?

There are three lengths: 60, 120, 200 km. The calculated routes measure 66.7, 132.3, 220.2 km.

Can I drive the round trip by car?

Yes. The route runs over paved country roads without motorways and can be driven by car and motorcycle. It is calculated for a motorcycle, so on very narrow stretches a car route can differ in detail.

How many curves does the round trip from Cambridge have?

On 120 km we count 186 curves, 115 of them away from junctions. That is 86.9 free curves per 100 km.

How tight is the tightest curve?

On 120 km the tightest radius is 24 m, at km 0.1. The median radius of all curves is 70 m.

How much climbing does the route have?

On 120 km it is 466 m of ascent. The highest point is 119 m, the lowest 5 m.

Can I ride this round trip with the app?

Yes. The round-trip generator in the DriveBattle app calculates loops from your location with the same method.

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