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Exeter Ship Canal shared path – Postbridge Clapper Bridge loop from Marsh Barton

Exeter Ship Canal shared path – Postbridge Clapper Bridge loop from Marsh Barton

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Exeter Ship Canal shared path – Postbridge Clapper Bridge loop from Marsh Barton

05:43

105km

1,750m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 2.40 km for 109 m

After 2.60 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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443 m

Exeter Ship Canal shared path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The tarmac option following Exeter Ship Canal from the Swing Bridge near Countess Wear, there's also a parallel gravel road through Riverside Valley Park that's accessible by bike if you fancy. A smooth and flat run into town or out, but take care as pedestrians and cyclists share the path here and it can become busy at peak times.

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2.46 km

Exeter Canal Swing Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Cycle path from here is the gateway to many destinations, Topsham, Exmouth, Exminster, Turf Hotel, Powderham, Starcross & Dawlish to name a few.

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9.57 km

Clumpit Wood

Forest

15.4 km

Cockwood Harbour

Highlight • Viewpoint

Cockwood Harbour is a small tidal harbour in Cockwood, a village on the western bank of the Exe Estuary in Devon. It is a popular boating spot with a church, pubs and accommodation. Cockwood Harbour is known for the railway line that runs over the narrow strip of land between the harbour and the sea. The line continues to Dawlish, where it follows the coastline and offers stunning views of the water. Cockwood Harbour is part of the Exe Estuary Trail, a cycle and walking route that follows the River Exe and the canal from Exmouth to Dawlish.

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19.2 km

Warren Copse

Forest

20.1 km

View of the Sea from Dawlish

Highlight • Viewpoint

The railway line hugs the coast at the bottom of the cliff here at Dawlish and bags the best views of the coast, but the road high above still offers a great vista out across the sea.

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42.4 km

Haytor Rocks Climb from Bovey Tracey

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Home to the 2019 National Hill Climb Championships and featured on the Tour of Britain, Haytor is a very well known climb on the fringes of Dartmoor, gaining 1,100 feet (335 m) over its long 3.3 mile (5.4 km) course.

If you love long and steady climbs, this is definitely one for you, and you’ll enjoy the wooded lane giving way to rough and wild moorland as you approach the granite tor at the top. Good luck and enjoy!

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66.8 km

Postbridge Clapper Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

This is more a little stop along the way instead of a destination. It has two bridges that are pretty and a little shop. It would be a good starting point to hike onto the moor from as it has parking that has a donation box and allows overnight parking.

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84.7 km

Doccombe Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Fantastic section of road heading up from Dunsford in the Teign Valley, twisting between the trees, or as a descent from Moretonhampstead back towards Exeter.

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88.6 km

Moreton Road from Doccombe to Steps Bridge

Highlight • Trail

fast ride through beautiful valley with good road surface and sweeping bends

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105 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

82.8 km

13.1 km

7.63 km

1.22 km

431 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

79.0 km

26.0 km

304 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

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16°C

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Exeter Ship Canal shared path – Postbridge Clapper Bridge loop from Marsh Barton

Exeter Ship Canal shared path

Exeter Canal Swing Bridge

Cockwood Harbour

View of the Sea from Dawlish

Haytor Rocks Climb from Bovey Tracey

Postbridge Clapper Bridge

Doccombe Climb

Moreton Road from Doccombe to Steps Bridge

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