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Cycling

Cycling is a great way to see South Devon and allows you to access so much more than with a car! Whether you're after a leisurely ride or a challenging off road track South Devon has it all. If you don't have your own bikes, no problem - you can hire them locally! Get out, Get fit and explore!

There are opportunities for traffic free and off road cycling; leisurely afternoon rides and more challenging longer distance routes. The South Coast National Cycle Network Route 2 (NCN 2) is part of the national network being developed in the UK. Some of the routes are way marked along minor roads and some are traffic free sections.

Our Top 5 Cycle Routes

1. Exe Cycle Route:

The Exe cycle route is a 4 mile flat and easy ride and is fully signed as NCN2. See magnificent views of the Exe Estuary and Topsham, the route also continues towards Dawlish.

2. Totnes Cycle Tours

Totnes offers two contrasting routes:Totnes to Dartington or Totnes to Ashprington; or one longer route if you combine the two. Much of the route is traffic free and passes through idyllic riverside scenes past weirs, water meadow marshland and quiet woods. These routes form part of the South Coast NCN2.

3. Plym Valley Trail

The 7mile Plym Valley Trail between Coypool, south of Plym Bridge and Clearbook nestles on the south west edge of Dartmoor. This spectacular trail includes a tunnel and crosses breathtaking viaducts as it follows the path of the Plym River.

4. Haldon Forest

If you do like rough and tough cycling challenges, then the off road tracks at Haldon Forest Park are hard to beat. With Family Trails and Adventure Trails there's something for everyone - including cycle hire.

5. Dartmoor

Dartmoor has everything you could wish for - safe, traffic-free trails and quiet forest tracks, steep rugged off-road and historic rural lanes to enjoy at your own pace. You'll find pre-planned routes in the many leaflets and guides available, ranging from the marathon 90-mile circular Dartmoor Way to family rides suitable for all ages.

If you hadn't thought to bring your bikes on holiday, there are several places to hire them. Call into a local tourist information centre, or search the websites below:

South Devon Cycle Routes Map

List of bicycle hire shops