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Part of the Tarka Trail

Perfectly preserved bridge with great view all around

Nice big car park.

Today, all that remains of Petrockstow station is a platform. It was originally built to serve the clay pits and quarries in the area, it then went on to be used as part of the local Light Railway. Its use as a railway station ended with the Beeching Cuts but it lives on as part of the Tarka Trail – a long-distance foot and cycle path.

There are a few sculptures along the Tarka Trail and this one is of Tarka the Otter himself. It has a stunning mosiac and a concave body. Standing peacefully at the side of the path, it can come as quite a surprise if you're daydreaming.

Keep an eye out for goosanders and great crested grebes when you visit the flooded Meeth Quarry nature reserve. The reserve is crossed by the Tarka Trail, which makes getting there by bike easy, although there is also car parking available. Make sure to seek out the bird hides and look for the Exmoor ponies that graze here. Check out more information about the nature reserve here: https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/meeth-quarry

Gravel with a few muddy sections

The trail itself actually heads quite abit further northwest and southeast, but it does (with only a few miles of road cycling) link up the Granite Way at Meldon. The surface is a little on the rough side in places, and it can be abit overgrown with grass times, I use 30cc tyres and had no problems. More info here - https://www.exploredevon.info/activities/horse/pegasus-trail/