Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cycling
Traffic-free routes and varied landscapes make the southwest one of the best cycling re-
gions in the country. Many of the paths are on former rail or tram lines and snake amid ex-
tinct mines or quarries.
Dartmoor has good routes; the DNPA sells a map (£13). Exmoor's mountain-bike trails
are graded, ski-run style, in
Exmoor for Off-Road Cyclists
(£10).
Top Cycle Routes
West Country Way
Part of this trail stretches from Exmoor, via Bodmin, to Padstow in north Cornwall.
Devon Coast To Coast
(
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) Ilfracombe to Plymouth, 102 glorious miles; 70 of them traffic-free.
Camel Trail
(
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) A 17-mile, car-free trip from Bodmin Moor to the north Cornwall coast.
Granite Way
(
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) Eleven spectacular miles on a former Dartmoor railway line.
Cornwall Coast to Coast
(
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) An 11-mile jaunt along the route of an old mineral tramway.
Tarka Trail
(
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) A delightful, 30-mile loop through north Devon's lowlands.
