THE ROUTE | ONE LOOP | SEPTEMBER 2027 | DEVON
TWICE OVER DARTMOOR.
ONCE ROUND DEVON.
Coast, moor, estuary and every steep lane in between.
- THE LINE
Round the western edge of the moor, down through the South Hams to Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, then back over the top of Dartmoor and home along the Exe.
There are no arrows, no marshals and no signs. You get a GPX file and a tracker. Where you eat, where you sleep and how fast you go is up to you.
Stay on the line. If you leave it for food or a bed, rejoin where you left it.
NO ARROWS. NO MARSHALS. JUST THE GPX.
The route is one loop from Budleigh Salterton. East to Sidmouth and inland through Exeter, then up onto Dartmoor for Checkpoint 1 at Belstone.
Round the western edge of the moor, down through the South Hams to Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, then back over the top of Dartmoor and home along the Exe.
There are no arrows, no marshals and no signs. You get a GPX file and a tracker. Where you eat, where you sleep and how fast you go is up to you.
Stay on the line. If you leave it for food or a bed, rejoin where you left it.
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- THE STAGES
FOUR KINDS OF DEVON. ONE AFTER ANOTHER.
01 THE RUN TO THE MOOR
Off the seafront at Budleigh and east along the coast towards Sidmouth, then inland to Exeter. Red cliffs, steep little climbs and a false sense of security. Settle in, eat early.
02 DARTMOOR
Checkpoint 1 comes early, at The Tors in Belstone at mile 58. Then round the western edge of the moor through Lydford and Tavistock. Granite, open ground and weather that does what it likes.
03 THE SOUTH COAST
Across the moor via Princetown, down through Ivybridge and out to the coast at Kingsbridge and Dartmouth, then up the Dart to Totnes. Short, steep and relentless, but the views are awesome!
04 EAST DEVON
Back up onto the moor for the high point of the route at 482m, down through Moretonhampstead, then Topsham, the Exe estuary and Exmouth. The last few miles are flat. You'll have earned them.
- WHAT'S UNDER YOUR TYRES
QUIET LANES, OPEN MOOR, PROPER GRAVEL.
Devon tarmac means narrow, steep, gritty lanes with grass up the middle. The rest is moorland track, bridleway and fantastic stretches of proper gravel.