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River Sid Ford – Salcombe Hill Cliff loop from Colyton

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River Sid Ford – Salcombe Hill Cliff loop from Colyton

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River Sid Ford – Salcombe Hill Cliff loop from Colyton

03:26

49.4km

840m

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: April 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.9 km for 167 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.95 km

Branscombe Forge

Highlight • Structure

They say that Branscombe Forge in Devon is the oldest thatched working forge in the country, which is quite something. You think – blacksmiths have worked here for over 400 years, and its currently run by a third generation blacksmith. The essential fabric of the building probably hasn’t changed all that much in that time – still the thick stone rubble walls, the low heavy thatch, and the open shelter at the front where the blacksmiths would have shod the horses back in the day.

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9.25 km

St Winifred's Church, Branscombe

Highlight • Historical Site

St Winifred's Church is a Church of England church in Branscombe, Devon, England. The church is dedicated to St Winifred, a Welsh saint. It is one of Devon's oldest and most architecturally significant parish churches. The church probably dates from about 995, but there are only records of the vicars from the thirteenth century onwards. There is some archaeological evidence that an earlier Saxon church stood on the site.
Castle-like church!

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9.35 km

Cliff Cottage Garden

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful garden. Free entry all year round. Donations to Devon Air Ambulance welcome.

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15.7 km

Norman Lockyer Observatory

Highlight • Structure

Norman Lockyer was a Victorian amateur astronomer, who discovered the element Helium in the Sun’s corona in 1868 and was one of the founders of the science journal Nature in 1869. He became the director of the Solar Physics Observatory at South Kensington and the first professor of astronomical physics in the Normal School of Science (now the Royal College of Science) in 1887. He was knighted in 1897.

After his retirement to Sidmouth, Lockyer obtained support in 1912 for the building of the Hill Observatory, renamed the Norman Lockyer Observatory following his death in 1920.

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15.9 km

Salcombe Hill Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

Salcombe Hill from Sidmouth is a climb in the region South West England. It is 1.2km long and bridges 150 vertical meters with an average gradient of 12.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 196. The top of the ascent is located at 164 meters above sea level.

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17.2 km

River Sid Ford

Highlight • Bridge

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 walk your bike over if you'd prefer.

The River Sid is claimed to be the shortest complete river in England, flowing for 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwards from a source in Crowpits Covert.

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18.2 km

Salcombe Hill Cliff

Highlight • Beach

Panorama over the Impressive red cliffs!

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20.0 km

Delderfield Community Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

31.7 km

White Cross Viewpoint

Highlight • Forest

At White Cross you’ll find a free, off-road car park with tree cover and remarkable views. Looking west, the entire Otter Valley seems to unfold for your pleasure alone. Patchwork fields in yellows and greens blanket the valley floor and you can see for miles.

Mist and low cloud sometimes hang in this valley, allowing you to experience a wonderful feeling of being much higher than you really are.

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49.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.5 km

1.21 km

1.10 km

350 m

149 m

Surfaces

28.4 km

20.4 km

390 m

197 m

Elevation

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River Sid Ford – Salcombe Hill Cliff loop from Colyton

Branscombe Forge

St Winifred's Church, Branscombe

Cliff Cottage Garden

Norman Lockyer Observatory

Salcombe Hill Climb

River Sid Ford

Salcombe Hill Cliff

White Cross Viewpoint

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