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Fremington Quay Café – River Taw loop from Westward Ho!

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Fremington Quay Café – River Taw loop from Westward Ho!

Hard

4.6

(11)

120

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Fremington Quay Café – River Taw loop from Westward Ho!

05:12

83.8km

720m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 66.1 km for 102 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.20 km

Tarka Trail: Fremington to Barnstaple

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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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7.14 km

Fremington Quay Café

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Now a cycling centre with bikes for hire.

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15.9 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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17.6 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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25.4 km

Rescue Helicopter Viewing Area

Viewpoint

44.3 km

Ilfracombe Heritage Railway Cycle Path

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Lovely ride. Shame about the statue in Ilfracombe! Pretentious, moi!

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64.4 km

Tarka Trail: Instow to Fremington

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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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73.5 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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83.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.9 km

20.7 km

8.75 km

1.76 km

870 m

692 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.7 km

19.5 km

930 m

716 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

24°C

14°C

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Fremington Quay Café – River Taw loop from Westward Ho!

Tarka Trail: Fremington to Barnstaple

Instow Signal Box

Fremington Quay Café

River Taw

Barnstaple Clock Tower

Ilfracombe Heritage Railway Cycle Path

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