The Waterbeach Greenway will provide safer and better route for people walking, cycling and, where appropriate, horse-riding, between Waterbeach, Milton and Cambridge North.
Cowley Road improvements
As part of the Waterbeach Greenway, we will soon be making some improvements to Cowley Road.
This will involve replacing the existing shared use path with a separate, bi-directional cycle path and separate footpath. There will also be measures to slow traffic and improve safety at crossings and side-road junctions.
To find out more, come along to our drop-in event on Tuesday 7 May at the Innovation Centre on Cowley Road, 10am-1pm. This will be an opportunity to talk to representatives from the GCP about the Cowley Road proposals.
Latest
We held a public consultation on the Waterbeach Greenway in Autumn 2023.
Responses to the consultation will be analysed and presented to our joint assembly and executive board for consideration and a decision on the next steps.
Route details
Subject to public consultation and agreement from landowners, the revised 5.5km greenway alignment would start on Cambridge Road in Waterbeach before using a new, off-road path along land behind Car Dyke Road. It would then continue along a new, off-road bridleway, through fields behind the A10 as far as Ely Road, where it would then continue through Milton village. From here it would use the Jane Coston Bridge over the A14 and join upgraded paths and cycle-tracks on Cowley Road on to Cambridge North railway station and the Chisholm Trail.
Key benefits
- Cleaner, cheaper and healthier journeys between Cambridge, Milton and Waterbeach
- A new bridleway for walking, wheeling, cycling and horse-riding between Waterbeach and Milton village
- Safer roads and new paths in Waterbeach, Milton village and the north of Cambridge
- Improved links to the St John’s Innovation Park and Cambridge Science Park, Business Park, Regional College and city centre
- Onward links to Milton Road, the Chisholm Trail, Cambridge North railway station and future connections to the new station in Waterbeach and proposed travel hub
- Greener travel options for the 11,000 new homes in Waterbeach New Town and Barracks