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Bude Canal – River Torridge loop from Bideford

Bude Canal – River Torridge loop from Bideford

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Bude Canal – River Torridge loop from Bideford

06:00

104km

1,430m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 62.7 km for 2.27 km

After 87.9 km for 3.20 km

After 92.2 km for 119 m

After 101 km for 126 m

After 103 km for 79 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.8 km

Babeleigh Moor

Forest

12.3 km

Melbury Plantation

Forest

39.4 km

Bude Canal

Highlight • River

Great place to visit.

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42.9 km

View of Widemouth Bay

Highlight • Beach

From up here you can see across the wide expanse of sand that makes up Widemouth Bay. It is popular with surfers so this is a good spot for watching. …

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43.7 km

Widemouth Bay

Highlight • Beach

Widemouth Bay is a long sandy beach popular with families and surfers.

Here you will find a cafe, an ice-cream & snack shack, plenty of surf schools and public toilets. …

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59.9 km

National Cycle Route 3: Holsworthy to Coast

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely traffic-free bike and pedestrian path out of Holsworthy and towards the coast. Part of National Cycle Route 3 from Bristol-Lands End. Well paved with a few mossy sections and …

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92.0 km

Gravel Path After Puffing Billy

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

96.6 km

Beam Aqueduct

Highlight • Historical Site

The sound of rushing water is evocative and relaxing on the warmest of days, washing any fatigue downstream.

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101 km

River Torridge

Highlight • River

A good place to stop for a bowl of porridge.

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103 km

Tarka Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Covering 180 miles (290 km) through Devon, the Tarka Trail is one of the longest traffic-free bike paths in the UK. There's a lot more to it than just this …

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104 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

82.9 km

13.3 km

3.28 km

2.45 km

835 m

735 m

188 m

Surfaces

54.9 km

42.5 km

3.10 km

2.58 km

645 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

25°C

13°C

0 %

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Bude Canal – River Torridge loop from Bideford

Bude Canal

View of Widemouth Bay

Widemouth Bay

National Cycle Route 3: Holsworthy to Coast

Gravel Path After Puffing Billy

Beam Aqueduct

River Torridge

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