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Sidmouth Esplanade – View of Sidmouth loop from Combpyne Rousdon

Sidmouth Esplanade – View of Sidmouth loop from Combpyne Rousdon

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Sidmouth Esplanade – View of Sidmouth loop from Combpyne Rousdon

02:43

47.8km

890m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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East Devon National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.51 km

Axe Estuary

Lake

21.3 km

Salcombe Hill Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

Salcombe Hill from Sidmouth is a climb in the region South West England. It is 1.2km long and bridges 150 vertical meters with an average gradient of 12.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 196. The top of the ascent is located at 164 meters above sea level.

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23.5 km

Sidmouth Esplanade

Highlight • Beach

Cliffs flank either side of Sidmouth Esplanade which has been the scene of promenading since the 18th century. Until then, Sidmouth was a quiet fishing village but the fashionable appetite for fresh sea air brought people flocking to take in its restorative climate. Notable visitors include Jane Austen.

The York Hotel, at the east end of the Esplanade was Sidmouth's first purpose built hotel and regency buildings can be seen all along the sea front.

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23.9 km

Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

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Jacob's Ladder is the beach at the western end of Sidmouth and gets its name from the steep wooden staircase that lead down to the sand.

At the top of the staircase is Connaught Gardens, a public park since 1924.

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24.9 km

View of Sidmouth Lifeboat Station and Seafront

Highlight • Settlement

The RNLI lifeboat is often on display at the end of the eastern end of The Esplanade

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26.8 km

View of Sidmouth

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning and worth the climb :D

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27.1 km

Norman Lockyer Observatory

Highlight • Structure

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 1869. He became the director of the Solar Physics Observatory at South Kensington and the first professor of astronomical physics in the Normal School of Science (now the Royal College of Science) in 1887. He was knighted in 1897.

After his retirement to Sidmouth, Lockyer obtained support in 1912 for the building of the Hill Observatory, renamed the Norman Lockyer Observatory following his death in 1920.

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39.6 km

View of the Lyme Bay cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

The road between Beer and Seaton offers regular cliff and sea views. As part of the Jurassic coastline, the cliffs jut out majestically from the sea, providing ample ground for fossil hunters.

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41.6 km

River Axe Bridge and Harbour View

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If you like concrete bridges the bridge over the River Axe is the oldest in Britain, built in 1877. Views over the harbour and back up the Axe valley.

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47.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.1 km

1.58 km

656 m

452 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

16.1 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

27°C

15°C

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Salcombe Hill Climb

Sidmouth Esplanade

Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

View of Sidmouth Lifeboat Station and Seafront

View of Sidmouth

Norman Lockyer Observatory

View of the Lyme Bay cliffs

River Axe Bridge and Harbour View

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