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Rixdale Road – Countess Wear Bridges loop from Marsh Barton

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Rixdale Road – Countess Wear Bridges loop from Marsh Barton

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Rixdale Road – Countess Wear Bridges loop from Marsh Barton

06:41

86.8km

1,410m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 84.1 km for 19 m

After 84.2 km for 39 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.0 km

Old Exeter Road Climb

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The climb from Chudleigh up to Haldon Forest, a real brute but thankfully beautiful! It's known as Old Exeter Road, presumably the historic route over Haldon from Chudleigh before the …

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16.4 km

View of the Forest Trail

Highlight • Forest

26.6 km

Lime Kilns

Ruins

43.9 km

Chudleigh Knighton Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Running parallel to the road, a leafy diversion off-tarmac for a while. No gates, easy access for all.

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49.4 km

Ventiford Basin

Lake

62.0 km

Rixdale Road

Highlight • Cycleway

If you like hills this lane has some steep ones if you're heading towards the coast

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64.5 km

Car-Free Country Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

good back lane to the coast. didn't see a single car

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67.2 km

Red Rock Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

68.6 km

Pitt Wood

Forest

73.0 km

Haldon East

Forest

84.1 km

Countess Wear Bridges

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Countess Wear Bridges are two bridges in Exeter, Devon that cross the River Exe and the Exeter Ship Canal. They have a D-Day connection because they were used for military …

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85.5 km

Double Locks Pub

Highlight • Cycleway

Great pub to stop on a bike ride if you are covering the Exe Valley Trail

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86.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.1 km

16.8 km

13.9 km

5.07 km

4.72 km

4.25 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.0 km

28.2 km

22.0 km

664 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 30 June

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Rixdale Road – Countess Wear Bridges loop from Marsh Barton

Old Exeter Road Climb

View of the Forest Trail

Chudleigh Knighton Bridleway

Rixdale Road

Car-Free Country Lane

Red Rock Lane

Countess Wear Bridges

Double Locks Pub

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