View of Hound Tor – Ring of Bells, North Bovey loop from Widecombe-in-the-Moor

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Widecombe In The Moor

View of Hound Tor – Ring of Bells, North Bovey loop from Widecombe-in-the-Moor

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View of Hound Tor – Ring of Bells, North Bovey loop from Widecombe-in-the-Moor

02:30

32.8km

740m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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: July 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.4 km for 117 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.24 km

View of Widecombe from Bonehill Rocks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take the bike slightly off road and walk upto the Tor

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3.45 km

Bonehill Down and Houndtor Down

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Lovely fast rolling ride though open moor then into the typical small walled fields as you drop to moreton. Only single track so watch oncoming traffic and can be a bit gravelly in places....

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4.59 km

View of Hound Tor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hound Tor is thought to be the inspiration of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. The granite outcrop is said to look like dogs peaking …

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10.3 km

Ring of Bells, North Bovey

Highlight • Pub

Gorgeous traditional thatched pub with sunny beer garden for evening ride refreshments!

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10.5 km

North Bovey Village Pump

Highlight • Settlement

This village pump sits on the green in North Bovey, a stunning little village filled with thatched cottages. The green is also home to oak trees, most planted for various …

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20.2 km

Horses on the Road in Dartmoor National Park

Highlight • Natural

26.3 km

Part of the Duchy of Cornwall estate, Challacombe farm produces high-welfare, ‘Grass-fed’ and Certified Organic beef and lamb, whilst conserving and enhancing the wildlife, landscape & archaeology of the 1 …

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32.5 km

St Pancras Church, Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Highlight • Religious Site

Know as the Cathedral of the Moor, Widecombe's pretty St Pancras church is quite something to behold. Its tower is 120-foot (37 m) high and can be seen fro considerable …

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32.8 km

End point

Parking

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