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Fairy Cove – Torquay Harbour and Marina loop from Brixham

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Fairy Cove – Torquay Harbour and Marina loop from Brixham

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Fairy Cove – Torquay Harbour and Marina loop from Brixham

04:23

40.8km

470m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 20.9 km for 15 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.48 km

View of Brixham Marina

Highlight • Structure

Pathed run along the coast line, reasonably flat with just a few steps from the large car park

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8.75 km

At the heart of the English Riviera, Goodrington Sands is well known as a safe family holiday destination, with a gently sloping sandy beach, which is well managed every morning by tractor, tides permitting, to remove seaweed and stones washed up by the sea.

Goodrington Sands has all the normal facilities like beach huts, deck chairs, sunloungers and pedalo hire and also has beach manager supervision during the main season.

Goodrington Sands is also famous for the steam railway which runs adjacent to the sea, and can be boarded here at Goodrington Station for a journey along the picturesque South Devonshire coast line to Kingswear, where you can cross the River Dart by ferry over to Dartmouth.

Goodrington Sands also has a park with boating lake, nature reserve, go-karts and crazy golf and has a history dating back to the sixteenth century. There is also the old navel hospital from the Napoleonic war which is now a family friendly eatery pub which is part of the Brewer´s Fayre chain with plenty of outside seating taking in the breathtaking views of the bay.

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9.59 km

View of Paignton Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

With views over Paignton Bay, this is one of the few cycle friendly parts of the South West Coast Path.

Admire the red rock cliffs of this Lyme Bay and Torbay Special Conservation Area and sheltered sandy beaches that lie waiting to be explored.

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9.81 km

Fairy Cove

Highlight • Beach

Fairy Cove is a pretty little beach to the South of Paignton Sands, just over the Harbour wall, which is popular with families. Composed of red sand and shingle with red sandstone cliffs at the back; at low tide the beach is separated from the sea by flat rocks with interesting rock pools to explore.

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13.4 km

Livermead Beach

Highlight • Natural

13.9 km

Corbyn Beach

Beach

14.4 km

Torre Abbey Sands

Beach

19.2 km

Meadfoot Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view and if you have the necessary equipment with you, you can also cool off here

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20.9 km

Torquay Harbour and Marina

Highlight • Structure

The atmosphere especially at the shoreline is a strange mix of past glory, tourism and attempts to create a new relevance for the city. Worth experiencing, though probably not the #1 destination anymore as decades ago.

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27.4 km

Torbay Velopark

Highlight • Cycleway

Unusual park run with tar, gravel and grass. Fast tho

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40.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

8.69 km

7.36 km

6.90 km

5.86 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.8 km

17.2 km

2.85 km

2.25 km

723 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

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Weather

Friday 21 August

19°C

11°C

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Fairy Cove – Torquay Harbour and Marina loop from Brixham

View of Brixham Marina

Goodrington Sands North Beach

View of Paignton Bay

Fairy Cove

Livermead Beach

Meadfoot Beach

Torquay Harbour and Marina

Torbay Velopark

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