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Black Hill Gravel Track – Hisley Bridge loop from Ashburton

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Black Hill Gravel Track – Hisley Bridge loop from Ashburton

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Black Hill Gravel Track – Hisley Bridge loop from Ashburton

04:49

57.2km

1,270m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 39.7 km for 180 m

After 40.1 km for 236 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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16.6 km

Gravel Track Through Forest and Fields

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

lovely gravel track which gets techy on the slopes section where the water has washed big ruts zigzagging across the track.

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26.1 km

Hooks Plantation

Forest

29.4 km

Simms Hill Trail

Highlight • Climb

Extremely steep, rutted, slippery rock, but mercifully quite short. Plaque at the top of the climb out of the valley to the south commemorating something to do with trials biking, …

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32.3 km

Yarner Woods Bridleway (Southern Boundary)

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Fun as a climb or descent, presents different challenges depending on whether you tackle it on a mtb or gravel bike. Always soggy.

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34.9 km

Black Hill Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Fun gravel section in either direction. Great on a MTB or a gravel bike.

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39.3 km

Water Cleave Descent and Old Clee Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Steep and technical: tight, rocky, loose and often wet. A truly awesome MTB descent.

It's highly recommended to link this with the other Lustleigh trails for a shortish route. You …

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40.7 km

Pullabrook Woods

Forest

42.3 km

Hisley Bridge

Highlight • Forest

This beautiful moss covered river crossing is a medieval packhorse bridge. It crosses the River Bovey and there are benches nearby where you can stop and watch the world go by. Some say it is the prettiest bridge in Dartmoor.

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49.1 km

Tipley Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Best ridden down hill (East to west).
Steep and rough.
The ground it smooth rock with big holes and ruts. Fairly grippy in the dry, lacking in grip in the wet. Often a bit of debry to deal with.

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57.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.7 km

17.9 km

4.80 km

2.50 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.1 km

11.9 km

10.1 km

6.32 km

4.71 km

144 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

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Black Hill Gravel Track – Hisley Bridge loop from Ashburton

Gravel Track Through Forest and Fields

Simms Hill Trail

Yarner Woods Bridleway (Southern Boundary)

Black Hill Gravel Track

Water Cleave Descent and Old Clee Bridge

Hisley Bridge

Tipley Descent

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