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View from Fire Beacon Hill – River Sid Ford loop from Ottery St. Mary

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View from Fire Beacon Hill – River Sid Ford loop from Ottery St. Mary

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View from Fire Beacon Hill – River Sid Ford loop from Ottery St. Mary

03:25

39.9km

940m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.43 km for 126 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.49 km

East Hill

Forest

12.5 km

View from Fire Beacon Hill

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Fire Beacon Hill is a local nature reserve and on a clear day the views are superb. You can see the south coast all the way along Lyme Bay in …

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14.0 km

The Bowd Pub

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The Bowd looks a decent restaurant - pub to go in. The thatched roofs are common to see in this part of the world. The location seems affluent and tidy

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18.2 km

River Sid Ford

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This pretty ford over the River Sid can be cycled across if you are careful on the slope, which can be slippery at times. There's a little bridge you can …

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18.3 km

Sidmouth Ford

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If deeper than your cranks and you don't want to get your feet wet, there is a pedestrian footbridge where you can wheel the bike over.

If you want to …

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18.7 km

Sidmouth Sailing Club

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Sidmouth lifeboat is a fully self-funded independent lifeboat in East Devon, covering an area of approximately 150 square miles of sea between Axmouth and Budleigh Salterton. It is not part …

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22.4 km

Norman Lockyer Observatory

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Norman Lockyer was a Victorian amateur astronomer, who discovered the element Helium in the Sun’s corona in 1868 and was one of the founders of the science journal Nature in …

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29.9 km

Tree Tunnel Path

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Passing through this enclosed section if fun. It is enclosed by the surrounding trees, allowing the exit to be seen in the distance, it has a funnel type effect

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39.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

7.78 km

5.81 km

1.65 km

1.29 km

1.08 km

Surfaces

18.0 km

12.0 km

7.74 km

1.28 km

873 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

25°C

9°C

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View from Fire Beacon Hill – River Sid Ford loop from Ottery St. Mary

View from Fire Beacon Hill

The Bowd Pub

River Sid Ford

Sidmouth Ford

Sidmouth Sailing Club

Norman Lockyer Observatory

Tree Tunnel Path

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