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[Closed] woolacombe - anywhere good to ride around there?

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I have just booked a very last minute few days away and am staying in Woolacombe about 3 miles from the beach and half a mile from what is apparently a nice pub. Any good trails around there/bridleways etc if anyone has spent much time around there or lives there?
Ta muchly! x


 
Posted : 27/05/2010 6:14 pm
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Some good stuff around Spreacombe quarry north of Braunton & west toward Croyde - can be accessed via Marine drive in Woolacombe.
You can also use the disused railway line @ turnpike cross, good decent into Lee bay via Windcutter woods - apart from that there's only the coast path (cheekyish)


 
Posted : 27/05/2010 6:31 pm
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when I was surfing I ended up going to Porlock and Exford area. Not much on coast. Tarka trail is a nice summers day bimble.


 
Posted : 27/05/2010 6:32 pm
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ta both, think ive heard of the tarka trail, will have a look around croyde too. fingers crossed for dry weather.! 😆


 
Posted : 27/05/2010 7:37 pm
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Morte point, but it's a bit cheeky.


 
Posted : 27/05/2010 8:05 pm
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One of the bike hire places on the Tarka trail has a rickshaw if you want to try something different


 
Posted : 27/05/2010 8:12 pm
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Here's a North Devon Fave of mine (I grew up there):

[url] http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=135745 [/url]

Ride it clockwise.

Some of it is a bit cheeky as you can see if you follow the route on an [url= http://www.multimap.com/s/Nc4Xuaf8 ]OS Map[/url]


 
Posted : 27/05/2010 9:48 pm
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Beamers, I don't suppose you could email me a gpx file of that route, please?


 
Posted : 27/05/2010 10:53 pm
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SM

Sure, but before I do if you click on the Summary tab on bikeroutetoaster you can download it yourself from there.

Post up if you have a drama and I'll pm you.


 
Posted : 28/05/2010 5:34 am
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Here's another one:

[url] http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=135841 [/url]

Again, some of it is cheeky.

I'll caveat both of my route suggestions with the fact that I haven't ridden these routes for a number of years so I'm not sure what kind of condition they are in.

Enjoy.


 
Posted : 28/05/2010 6:08 am
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Ta much, will print them off later x


 
Posted : 28/05/2010 6:09 am
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Beamers,

Tried that but it just came out blank.


 
Posted : 28/05/2010 8:30 pm