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St Michael's Church, Brent Tor – River Tavy loop from Sydenham Damerel

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St Michael's Church, Brent Tor – River Tavy loop from Sydenham Damerel

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St Michael's Church, Brent Tor – River Tavy loop from Sydenham Damerel

02:19

33.4km

540m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Tamar Valley National Landscape

Dartmoor National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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10.6 km

St Michael's Church, Brent Tor

Highlight • Summit

Feel small under the gaze of this church that looks like a castle

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14.2 km

Gibbet Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

This trail passes underneath Gibbet Hill, which is where murderers, sheep thieves and highwaymen were placed in a gibbet to act as a warning to others. There's also a prehistoric barrow on top.

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18.1 km

Drinking Water Dispenser at Dartmoor National Park

Highlight • Rest Area

It's a tap installed outside a wooden shed of the electrical department and as close as you can get to a public fountain.

Push the wooden lever hard to start the water flow, and enjoy.

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18.4 km

Wooden bridge over the River Tavy

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wooden bridge spans over the River Tay creating a picturesque setting. There are scattered stones and pebbles on the riverbanks, and a little seat too, which make the perfect …

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18.5 km

Winding peacefully through Dartmoor, the River Tavy is one of Devon's wildest rivers. Forming high in Dartmoor, the river meanders through Tavistock before joining the River Tamar. Popular among walkers, …

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18.8 km

Troublesome Gulch

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not good for bikes except MTBs

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25.1 km

Tavistock Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

This impressive, stone viaduct is one of the many built to enable the railway between Plymouth and Okehampton and strides through the north of Tavistock town. Now converted into a …

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33.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.2 km

4.04 km

2.04 km

815 m

282 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.2 km

10.8 km

3.25 km

977 m

183 m

Elevation

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Friday 26 June

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St Michael's Church, Brent Tor – River Tavy loop from Sydenham Damerel

St Michael's Church, Brent Tor

Gibbet Hill

Drinking Water Dispenser at Dartmoor National Park

Wooden bridge over the River Tavy

River Tavy

Troublesome Gulch

Tavistock Viaduct

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