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Take your sunglasses off before riding into the tunnel, you'll go blind quickly in there.

Low light through the tunnel to protect the bats, but good surface and easy to see. Turn your lights on if you have them.

This part of the trail can become very busy with walkers and cyclists, so forget your Strava split times unless you go early!

There are public toilets available by the bus stop!

A good few 'dings' of a bell will alert walkers in the tunnel if on your bike! If you don't have a bell - a big old 'Woo Woooo' will carry down the tunnel as well!

Stop for a pint 👍

Walk under what you may well have cycled over.

Go early it gets busy

Go early it gets busy at the start of the ride

Take lights!

Busy in the summer, icecream van 😋

Cake to die for - a must stop on a ride.

Quiet and undulating - great to include on longer rides.

Take a torch if you are walking, or on your handlebars if you are riding - just to be safe!

In June 2022, four of us cycled the entire Drake's Trail from Plymouth to Ilfracombe, spreading it out over three days. After stopping for tea and cakes at my brother in-law's near Yelverton, we headed into the Grenofen tunnel. As already mentioned here, it is only dimly lit and it is surprisingly chilly, the temperature contrast being even more noticeable on a warm day, and the ceiling is constantly dripping icy water! Definitely need your lights on and cycle very cautiously as pedestrians and other cyclists are often tricky to spot in the gloom! We stopped for the first night in Oakhampton, the second in Barnstable and the third in Ilfracombe before cycling back to Barnstable on the last day to get the train back to Exeter. It was a very pleasant tour and the first section as far as Tavistock follows the course of the old railway, so is off road and generally a gentle slope upwards, but after that the route sometimes takes to the road and is often steep and often quite narrow. Surface wise it is good all the way, suitable for road and off road bikes.

Beautiful forest, with trails to get lost in, and a curious passage through the tunnels.

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It's a café, it's a bar, it's a pub.

The River Plym, meandering through the southwest of England, showcases scenic beauty and diverse ecosystems. Its journey through Dartmoor National Park and the city of Plymouth offers a mix of picturesque landscapes and urban charm.

Some quiet, undulating lanes between Bittaford and South Brent make for a good way to finish (or start) a loop onto the moors, following National Cycle Network Route 2 (https://www.komoot.com/collection/2211292/dover-to-st-austell-national-cycle-network-route-2) and part of the Dartmoor Way cycle route. I always see plenty of other cyclists along here, but few cars as it runs parallel to the A38. A perfect way to skirt the moor!

Built between 1910 and 1912, this former railway line used to transport labourers and kit up to the Red Lake China Clay Works, as well as returning waste products that were put to use as fertiliser. Today, only the track bed is left, providing a long, winding, and fairly gentle way to get up onto the moor from Bittaford, near Ivybridge. The track is a firm local favourite with mountain bikers and gravel riders alike, and also very popular with hikers and the herds of Belted Galloway cattle that roam Ugborough and Harford Moors. Although gentle in gradient, it's pretty rough in parts, so wider tyres are recommended.