Tour of the North Devon Coast and environs

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49.4 mi
4,583 ft
03h10
Hard

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Last verified: 27 May 2025

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This cycle tour runs through the beautiful North Devon Coast AONB and passes cozy villages with impressive valleys and beautiful coasts that are so typical of this area. Start and end is at the quay of the picturesque Ilfracombe that has a typical South West English style.

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Difficulty level: Hard (80/100)

Length: 49.4 mi

Duration: 03h10


Total ascent: 4,583 ft

Maximal slope: 15.1 %

Average slope: 0 %

Net ascent: 0 ft

Total descent: 4,583 ft

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 49.3 mi (100 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

Bike paths: 11.2 mi (23 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 10.6 mi (22 %)

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Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: The Quay, Ilfracombe, Verenigd Koninkrijk
        Closest address to end: Broad Street, Ilfracombe, Verenigd Koninkrijk

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        Places of interest

        1. Landmark Theatre

          0 · Theatre
          The Landmark Theatre is a theatre in the North Devon coastal town of Ilfracombe. Of unusual double …
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        2. Ilfracombe Museum

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          Ilfracombe Museum was opened in 1932 in Ilfracombe Hotel's Victorian laundry and contains …
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        3. Heanton Punchardon

          0 · Municipality
          Heanton Punchardon is a village, civil parish and former manor, anciently part of Braunton …
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        4. Barnstaple Quay railway station

          0 · Trainstation
          Barnstaple Quay was an intermediate station on the L&SWR line to Ilfracombe in Devon, England. The …
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        5. Barnstaple Castle

          0 · Castle
          Barnstaple Castle stood near what is now the centre of the town of Barnstaple, Devon . When it was …
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        6. Queen Anne's Walk

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          Queen Anne's Walk is a grade I listed building in the town of Barnstaple, North Devon, completed …
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        7. Guildhall

          0 · House
          The Guildhall in Barnstaple in Devon in the United Kingdom is the Guildhall for the town and was …
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        8. The Voice

          0 · Radio tower
          The station began broadcasting online in July 2010 as Network North Devon, part of a group of …
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        9. Barnstaple Long Bridge

          0 · Bridge
          Barnstaple Long Bridge is a medieval bridge linking Tawstock with Barnstaple in North Devon, …
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        10. Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

          0 · Museum
          Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon is a local museum covering the history and culture of the …
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        11. River Taw

          0 · River
          Barnstaple was founded at the lowest crossing point of the River Taw, about 7 miles (11 km) inland …
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        12. Albert Clock

          0 · POI
          The Albert Clock is a clocktower memorial in Barnstaple in Devon to Albert, Prince Consort, the …
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        13. Penrose's Almshouses

          0 · POI
          Penrose's Almshouses are 17th-century almshouses in Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, in Devon, …
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        14. Holy Trinity Church

          0 · Church
          Holy Trinity is an Anglican parish church for Barnstaple in Devon. Dating from 1867 with an …
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        15. Goodleigh

          0 · Municipality
          The village Goodleigh (North Devon)
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        16. Chelfham railway station

          0 · Trainstation
          Chelfham railway station was a station on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line …
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        17. Lynton and Barnstaple Railway

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          The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway opened as an independent railway in May 1898. It was a single …
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        18. Cunnilear Camp

          0 · POI
          Cunnilear Camp is an Iron Age hill fort close to the village of Loxhore in Devon, England. It is …
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        19. Loxhore

          0 · Municipality
          The village Loxhore (North Devon)
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        20. Wistlandpound Reservoir

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          Completed in 1957, the earth embankment reservoir holds up to 1,550 megalitres and covers an area …
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        21. Blackmoor Gate

          0 · POI
          Blackmoor Gate, the western gateway to Exmoor National Park, sits on the watershed between …
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        22. Blackmoor railway station

          0 · Trainstation
          Blackmoor railway station, situated near to Blackmoor Gate at the western boundary of Exmoor …
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        23. Martinhoe

          0 · Municipality
          The village Martinhoe (North Devon)
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        24. St. Peter ad Vincula parish church

          0 · Church
          Combe Martin parish church (St Peter ad Vincula). The chancel, nave and south transept are thought …
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        25. Combe Martin

          0 · Municipality
          Combe Martin is a village, civil parish and former manor on the North Devon coast about 4 miles …
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        26. Combe Martin Museum

          0 · Museum
          Combe Martin Museum sits next to the Tourist Information Centre in Cross Street. Combe Martin has …
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        27. Verity

          0 · Statue
          Verity is a 2012 stainless steel and bronze statue created by Damien Hirst. The 20.25-metre tall …
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        28. Ilfracombe Harbour

          0 · Harbour
          Ilfracombe harbour
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        Landmark Theatre
        Ilfracombe Museum
        Heanton Punchardon
        Barnstaple Quay railway station
        Barnstaple Castle
        Queen Anne's Walk
        Guildhall
        The Voice
        Barnstaple Long Bridge
        Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
        River Taw
        Albert Clock
        Penrose's Almshouses
        Holy Trinity Church
        Goodleigh
        Chelfham railway station
        Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
        Cunnilear Camp
        Loxhore
        Wistlandpound Reservoir
        Blackmoor Gate
        Blackmoor railway station
        Martinhoe
        St. Peter ad Vincula parish church
        Combe Martin
        Combe Martin Museum
        Verity
        Ilfracombe Harbour
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