Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Road cycling routes

South West England

River Taw – Tarka Trail loop from North Tawton

Road cycling routes

South West England

River Taw – Tarka Trail loop from North Tawton

Hard

61

riders

River Taw – Tarka Trail loop from North Tawton

04:55

110km

950m

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 10, 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 71.4 km for 151 m

After 73.4 km for 126 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

39.4 km

Little Silver Wood

Forest

39.8 km

Weirmarsh Wood

Forest

52.0 km

Taw Valley

Viewpoint

4

56.3 km

Bike Shed Bike Shop & Café

Highlight • Cycleway

Bike shop with attached cafe with lots of seating inside & out and indoor bike storage.

Tip by

5

58.3 km

River Taw

Highlight • River

Running from Dartmoor into the Atlantic Sea, the River Taw is a wild and beautiful river. Home to various fish species such as recreational trout and sea trout, the area …

Tip by

6

61.2 km

Fremington Quay Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Now a cycling centre with bikes for hire.

Tip by

7

67.5 km

Instow Station on the Tarka Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Flat and easy to ride trail, we picked it up in Barnstaple and followed to Bideford. I am sure there are lovely views across the Estuary however we didn't get …

Tip by

8

72.3 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 …

Tip by

9

73.4 km

River Torridge

Highlight • River

A good place to stop for a bowl of porridge.

Tip by

10

78.2 km

Beam Aqueduct

Highlight • Historical Site

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

Tip by

11

79.6 km

Puffing Billy Trading Co. on the Tarka Trail

Highlight • Cafe

B

110 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.2 km

23.3 km

8.62 km

1.91 km

345 m

192 m

Surfaces

98.5 km

11.6 km

345 m

137 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Sunday 12 July

29°C

15°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

3.8

286

Tiverton & Broadclyst loop from Exeter

03:20h

66.3km

790m

4.5

241

Mortonhampstead, Bovey Tracey & the Teign Valley loop from Ide — Dartmoor National Park

02:57h

58.0km

950m

4.3

218

Hay Tor and Hound Tor loop from Exeter — Dartmoor National Park

03:49h

76.7km

1,120m

114

The Challacombe Valley and Widecombe in the Moor from Exeter — Dartmoor road rides

04:02h

75.0km

1,380m

4.6

115

Hay Tor, Hound Tor and Trendlebere Down — Dartmoor road rides

01:18h

25.2km

450m

3.0

86

Dawlish & Teignmouth loop from Haldon Forest

02:13h

46.6km

590m

85

The haytor triple from Bovey Tracey — Dartmoor National Park

03:32h

62.1km

1,190m

68

Princetown & Buckfastleigh loop from Two Bridges — Dartmoor National Park

04:16h

81.1km

1,240m

4.5

60

The Three Reservoirs from Bovey Tracey — Dartmoor road rides

02:04h

31.6km

410m

3.5

32

Broadclyst & Cullompton loop from Exeter — The Blackdown Hills ANOB

04:34h

96.2km

950m

31

Sticklepath, Postbridge & Lydford loop from Okehampton — Dartmoor National Park

04:35h

81.2km

1,440m

4.0

24

Dartmeet, Challcombe & Postbridge loop from Princetown — Dartmoor National Park

02:18h

42.8km

720m