Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 31, 2024

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Dartmoor National Park

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3.19 km

Jay's Grave Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Jay's Grave is named for the grave of a girl who committed suicide at the eastern end of the trail. Mysterious flowers are still laid there, although no-one claims responsibility. …

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6.71 km

Grimspound — Bronze Age settlement

Highlight • Viewpoint

This English Heritage and Dartmoor National Park Authority managed site is the most remarkable relic of a late Bronze Age Dartmoor settlement (dating back to 1450-700BC). You'll find the remains …

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9.55 km

Bennett's Cross

Highlight • Monument

Brilliant bit of downhill with a couple of tech bits too.

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10.6 km

Downhill Trail in Dartmoor National Park

Highlight • Trail

This is quite fast, a few little drops that could catch you out if you are not that experienced

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17.3 km

Bowerman's Nose Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Narrow technical singletrack with a few drops and some deep gullies. hard to get up ...fun to come down!!

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19.3 km

Water Cleave Descent and Old Clee Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Steep and technical: tight, rocky, loose and often wet. A truly awesome MTB descent.

It's highly recommended to link this with the other Lustleigh trails for a shortish route. You …

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21.3 km

Nutcracker Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

A startlingly rocky trail which is a real test of technical riding. It's named nutcracker on the map, but many a rider has wondered if whoever named the area in …

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23.1 km

Hunter's Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hunter's Tor is a granite rock formation high up above the Bovey River that drops sharply down into the valley.

There are fantastic views from up here and on a …

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26.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

5.01 km

1.17 km

580 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

4.41 km

3.37 km

1.98 km

986 m

506 m

Elevation

Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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