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South West England

Fremington Quay Café – River Taw loop from Bideford

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South West England

Fremington Quay Café – River Taw loop from Bideford

Hard

89

runners

Fremington Quay Café – River Taw loop from Bideford

03:22

32.5km

130m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

4.51 km

Instow Station on the Tarka Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Flat and easy to ride trail, we picked it up in Barnstaple and followed to Bideford. I am sure there are lovely views across the Estuary however we didn't get …

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2

4.88 km

View of the shipyard

Highlight • Viewpoint

3

5.83 km

Oyster Shack Café

Highlight • Restaurant

Super nice little outdoor coffee hut that also does a variety of really nice looking seafood dishes like mussels, oysters, crab and lobster. Coffee and cakes were good, didn't eat …

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4

10.9 km

Fremington Quay Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Now a cycling centre with bikes for hire.

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5

13.8 km

River Taw

Highlight • River

Running from Dartmoor into the Atlantic Sea, the River Taw is a wild and beautiful river. Home to various fish species such as recreational trout and sea trout, the area …

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6

24.4 km

Isley Marsh Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

This area of saltmarsh and intertidal mudflats on the Taw and Torridge estuary has become an important haven for birds such as teal, curlew, greenshank, dunlin, and spoonbills. The nature reserve is maintained by the RSPB.

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7

27.6 km

Instow Signal Box

Highlight • Historical Site

8

29.1 km

Tarka Trail at Fremington

Highlight • Cycleway

B

32.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.9 km

1.02 km

882 m

493 m

166 m

Surfaces

25.2 km

6.08 km

846 m

297 m

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