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Dartmeet, Widecombe & Hay Tor loop from Ashburton — Dartmoor National Park

Dartmeet, Widecombe & Hay Tor loop from Ashburton — Dartmoor National Park

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Dartmeet, Widecombe & Hay Tor loop from Ashburton — Dartmoor National Park

03:16

55.2km

1,200m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 8, 2024

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Dartmoor National Park

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8.93 km

Venford Reservoir

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Hidden amongst the sprawling moorland of Dartmoor National Park, this is a lovely spot to explore. The reservoir is surrounded by beautiful woodland, moors and winding rivers where you can …

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15.0 km

Dartmeet Climb

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From the River Dart, over the cattle grid and straight up the ramp of tarmac, what the Dartmeet climb lacks in length at 0.6 miles (1km), it more than makes …

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21.4 km

Smiling Stone Face at Eastern Lane Cross

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Someone's been having fun with the stone walling around here!

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23.5 km

Lovely little village in Dartmoor National Park, with quite a descent down into it from the east side.

There are some free public toilets which were clean and pleasant. Lots of nice looking pubs and cafes to stop at.

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31.0 km

Hound Tor

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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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42.2 km

Ullacombe Farm Cafe

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Farm shop and cafe with some lovely homewares and a Mount Boon milk dispenser too. There's bike parking as you ride in infront of the farm shop. Look out for the alpacas and cattle as you ride in too!

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45.5 km

Haytor Rocks Climb from Bovey Tracey

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Home to the 2019 National Hill Climb Championships and featured on the Tour of Britain, Haytor is a very well known climb on the fringes of Dartmoor, gaining 1,100 feet …

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47.6 km

Hemsworthy Gate

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A spectacular rolling road section along here from Hay Tor to Hemsworthy Gate and from Hemsworthy Gate towards Widecombe, with smooth tarmac and incredible moorland views.

The gate refers to …

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55.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.4 km

581 m

117 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.5 km

14.6 km

< 100 m

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Dartmeet, Widecombe & Hay Tor loop from Ashburton — Dartmoor National Park

Venford Reservoir

Dartmeet Climb

Smiling Stone Face at Eastern Lane Cross

Widecombe in the Moor

Hound Tor

Ullacombe Farm Cafe

Haytor Rocks Climb from Bovey Tracey

Hemsworthy Gate

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