Bude Canal – Bude Sea Pool loop from Bude

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Bude Canal – Bude Sea Pool loop from Bude

Moderate

Bude Canal – Bude Sea Pool loop from Bude

02:42

43.6km

510m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 41.7 km for 132 m

After 42.4 km for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.36 km

Hartland Forest

Forest

14.2 km

Foxhole Copse

Forest

38.2 km

The Weir Bistro & Café

Highlight • Cafe

A great cafe to enjoy a coffee or something more substantial. Overlooking the Weir, there are plenty of wildfowl to enjoy on the water. Always a strong possibility of a Kingfisher.

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38.8 km

Helebridge Basin

Highlight • Historical Site

Just east of the A39 Atlantic HIghway is the Helebridge Basin. Regeneration work has been taking place here. The basin has been dredged and the canalside has been cleared so …

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40.2 km

Bude Canal – National Cycle Network Route 3

Highlight • Cycleway

Part of the National Cycle Network, route 3. Wide, well sign posted route going out of Bude Town centre

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41.7 km

The Old Laundry

Highlight • Historical Site

The Old Laundry gives a glimpse into the canal's industrial past. Now self-catering holiday accommodation it was originally a saw mill, used to produce timber for the canal boats.

As …

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42.0 km

Bude Canal

Highlight • River

Great place to visit.

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42.4 km

Bude Light Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

Great stop, coffee and cake stop

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43.2 km

Bude Sea Pool

Highlight • Structure

The lighthouse on the other side of the bay is to be dismantled and moved back from mid-2023, as its current location on the cliffs is becoming increasingly uncertain.

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