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[Closed] Where to ride in south Devon?

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Staying in the Honiton area for a few days and wondered if theres any good riding (off road) near to?


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 7:04 pm
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Plenty of good unmarked stuff up at Haldon (~25 mins drive away) which is running really nicely at the mo and even better natural trials in East Dartmoor (~45 mins) around Lustleigh cleave.

When are you down?


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 7:14 pm
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Head t'moor.


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 7:16 pm
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Not much I know of around honiton but your pretty close to Woodbury & Haldon. Quantocks & Dartmoor a bit further afield.


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 7:18 pm
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And honiton is east Devon.


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 7:19 pm
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Stick to the road. Stay away from the moor.


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 7:24 pm
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head over to woodbury and the other commons


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 7:28 pm
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Woodbury, Haldon, Dartmoor are the main options. A few small other spots dotted about. Devon is a oddly limited for the size of the county, as outside of Dartmoor there's a lot of rural land and a lot of it is inaccessible or not rideable. Mostly private estates and farms.


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 8:20 pm
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Lots of great stuff near Honiton if you know where to look ๐Ÿ˜‰
Plenty on and around East Hill, towards Sidmouth and of course Woodbury.
Here's the link to my Strava profile - loads of recent rides around the Ottery and Woodbury area:
[url= https://www.strava.com/athletes/251852 ]Lots of routes...[/url]
Can send you some .gpx files if you want.


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 8:34 pm
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As above. Likely hills if riding from Honiton. I'd show you a few but am post op recovery at the mo.


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 8:39 pm
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Dartmoor, NUTCRACKER loop


 
Posted : 28/04/2017 9:18 pm
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Thanks for all the replies, Haldon sounds interesting. Is the unmarked stuff easy to find jruk? we're there (here?) now.


 
Posted : 29/04/2017 9:16 pm
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Have a look at [url= https://www.strava.com/activities/932903794/shareable_images/map_based?hl=en-US&v=1491719667 ]
this route [/url] it takes in a lot of the decent stuff.

If you're free on Wednesday evening a bunch of us ride up there from the Ley Arms in Kenn at 6.30 the back for a beer at 9.


 
Posted : 29/04/2017 9:34 pm
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Thanks for that James, doubt we could make the wendnesday meet but thanks for the offer ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 30/04/2017 6:31 pm