Jay's Grave – Challacombe Medieval Hamlet loop from Chagford

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Jay's Grave – Challacombe Medieval Hamlet loop from Chagford

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Jay's Grave – Challacombe Medieval Hamlet loop from Chagford

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40.6km

850m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.2 km for 124 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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10.2 km

Jay's Grave

Highlight • Historical Site

Kitty Jay is said to have been a servant girl at one of the nearby farms. Her lover betrayed her, distancing himself from her when they found out that she …

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11.4 km

View of Hound Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hound Tor is thought to be the inspiration of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. The granite outcrop is said to look like dogs peaking …

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11.9 km

Bonehill Down and Houndtor Down

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Lovely fast rolling ride though open moor then into the typical small walled fields as you drop to moreton. Only single track so watch oncoming traffic and can be a bit gravelly in places....

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14.0 km

View of Widecombe from Bonehill Rocks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take the bike slightly off road and walk upto the Tor

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16.3 km

St Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Highlight • Religious Site

Know as the Cathedral of the Moor, Widecombe's pretty St Pancras church is quite something to behold. Its tower is 120-foot (37 m) high and can be seen fro considerable …

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28.8 km

Part of the Duchy of Cornwall estate, Challacombe farm produces high-welfare, ‘Grass-fed’ and Certified Organic beef and lamb, whilst conserving and enhancing the wildlife, landscape & archaeology of the 1 …

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28.8 km

Challacombe Medieval Hamlet

Highlight • Historical Site

It's worth a brief stroll around these ancient ruins. While perhaps less impressive than nearby Grimspound, they are less well-known and, therefore, less busy.

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39.5 km

Chagford Town Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Chagford is a thriving moor town with some very nice shops, cafes and pubs. The Dartmoor Way trail goes through here and the local roads are all fun to ride.

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40.6 km

End point

Parking

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