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Tarka Trail to Barnstaple – River Taw Loop from Wrafton

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Tarka Trail to Barnstaple – River Taw Loop from Wrafton

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April 18, 2022

Tarka Trail to Barnstaple – River Taw Loop from Wrafton

Moderate

02:34

43.6km

17.0km/h

170m

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Overview

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

Includes a movable bridge

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After 36.0 km for 32 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.79 km

Tarka Trail: Instow to Fremington

Highlight • Trail

The Tarka Trail is England's longest traffic free cycling and walking route. It stretches for just over 30 miles from Braunton to Meeth via Barnstaple.

The trail follows a disused …

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17.5 km

Instow

Highlight • Beach

Charming former fishing village where the rivers Taw and Torridge meet. Sandy beach and attractive waterfront with cafes.

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22.6 km

Tarka Trail: Fremington to Barnstaple

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Use your bell loud and clear on the TarkaTrail as some walkers like me are deaf, we can all live together but remember us please

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27.4 km

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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32.9 km

River Taw

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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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34.9 km

Barnstaple Clock Tower

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Connecting Barnstaple and Tawstock, the Barnstaple Long Bridge is one the longest medieval bridges in Britain, dating back to around 1280. As such, it is a Grade-I listed building and …

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43.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.8 km

7.09 km

3.30 km

1.18 km

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.1 km

20.8 km

540 m

233 m

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Tarka Trail to Barnstaple – River Taw Loop from Wrafton

Tarka Trail: Instow to Fremington

Instow

Tarka Trail at Fremington

Tarka Trail: Fremington to Barnstaple

Isley Marsh Nature Reserve

River Taw

Barnstaple Clock Tower

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