Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: January 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 17.9 km for 116 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.11 km

Muddiford Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Great fun in either direction, a high tempo climb or a rapid descent. Between the Garage at the top of Hore Down/Lynton Cross and the river Yeo in Barnstaple.

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17.9 km

Barnstaple Castle

Highlight • Castle

18.6 km

Bike Shed Bike Shop & Café

Highlight • Cycleway

Bike shop with attached cafe with lots of seating inside & out and indoor bike storage.

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25.9 km

Rescue Helicopter Viewing Area

Viewpoint

36.1 km

View of Croyde Beach

Highlight • Beach

53.3 km

Ilfracombe Harbour and Verity Statue

Highlight • Settlement

Illfracombe Harbour is many centuries old and is still a working port with a fleet of fishing vessels as well as leisure cruisers and sea-life safari boats.

On the quay …

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54.2 km

View of Verity Statue and Ilfracombe Harbour

Highlight • Viewpoint

A 66 foot bronze-clad sculpture named Verity created by world famous artist Damien Hirst has been loaned to North Devon Council for the next 20 years .
On Tuesday 16 …

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54.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.6 km

7.71 km

6.54 km

1.80 km

571 m

334 m

289 m

Surfaces

41.0 km

13.0 km

510 m

340 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

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Saturday 7 March

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Muddiford Hill

Barnstaple Castle

Bike Shed Bike Shop & Café

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Ilfracombe Harbour and Verity Statue

View of Verity Statue and Ilfracombe Harbour

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