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River Sid Ford – Sidmouth Esplanade loop from Axminster

River Sid Ford – Sidmouth Esplanade loop from Axminster

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River Sid Ford – Sidmouth Esplanade loop from Axminster

03:31

73.7km

850m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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East Devon National Landscape

Blackdown Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.43 km

Axe Estuary

Lake

10.3 km

River Axe Bridge and Harbour View

Highlight • Bridge

If you like concrete bridges the bridge over the River Axe is the oldest in Britain, built in 1877. Views over the harbour and back up the Axe valley.

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11.4 km

Seaton Beach and Cliffs

Highlight • Beach

Seaton's coastal beach is a mile long and overlooks Lyme Bay on the Jurassic Coast. The beach is ideal for swimming, paddling and fishing.
The town itself, Devon's easternmost seaside …

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12.5 km

View of the Lyme Bay cliffs

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The road between Beer and Seaton offers regular cliff and sea views. As part of the Jurassic coastline, the cliffs jut out majestically from the sea, providing ample ground for fossil hunters.

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28.0 km

River Sid Ford

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This pretty ford over the River Sid can be cycled across if you are careful on the slope, which can be slippery at times. There's a little bridge you can …

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28.4 km

Sidmouth Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice views of Salcombe Hill Cliff and Sidmouth Beach, over the River Sid, from the east end of the Esplanade.

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28.8 km

View of Sidmouth Lifeboat Station and Seafront

Highlight • Settlement

The RNLI lifeboat is often on display at the end of the eastern end of The Esplanade

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29.5 km

Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

Highlight • Beach

Jacob's Ladder is the beach at the western end of Sidmouth and gets its name from the steep wooden staircase that lead down to the sand.

At the top of the staircase is Connaught Gardens, a public park since 1924.

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29.9 km

Sidmouth Esplanade

Highlight • Beach

Cliffs flank either side of Sidmouth Esplanade which has been the scene of promenading since the 18th century. Until then, Sidmouth was a quiet fishing village but the fashionable appetite …

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73.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.7 km

17.0 km

1.27 km

1.22 km

306 m

181 m

145 m

Surfaces

64.6 km

9.09 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

27°C

15°C

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River Sid Ford – Sidmouth Esplanade loop from Axminster

River Axe Bridge and Harbour View

Seaton Beach and Cliffs

View of the Lyme Bay cliffs

River Sid Ford

Sidmouth Beach

View of Sidmouth Lifeboat Station and Seafront

Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

Sidmouth Esplanade

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