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Wooded Path – Mosaic Otter Sculpture loop from Merton

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Wooded Path – Mosaic Otter Sculpture loop from Merton

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Wooded Path – Mosaic Otter Sculpture loop from Merton

01:59

18.8km

140m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.26 km

Wooded Path

Highlight • Forest

7.57 km

Southern End of the Tarka Trail

Highlight • Parking

Nice big car park.

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12.9 km

Petrockstow Station Platform

Highlight • Trail

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 …

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15.1 km

Mosaic Otter Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

15.1 km

Tarka the Otter Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

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 …

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18.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

2.88 km

1.97 km

1.18 km

889 m

Surfaces

6.61 km

5.17 km

2.96 km

2.88 km

1.18 km

Elevation

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Friday 3 July

20°C

15°C

16 %

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Wooded Path – Mosaic Otter Sculpture loop from Merton

Wooded Path

Southern End of the Tarka Trail

Petrockstow Station Platform

Mosaic Otter Sculpture

Tarka the Otter Sculpture

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