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Redbridge Over the River Otter – Harpford Woods loop from Colaton Raleigh

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Redbridge Over the River Otter – Harpford Woods loop from Colaton Raleigh

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Redbridge Over the River Otter – Harpford Woods loop from Colaton Raleigh

05:52

20.2km

520m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

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East Devon National Landscape

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Parking

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195 m

Aylesbeare Common

Highlight • Natural

Heathland, woodland, streams and ponds make a haven for wildlife at RSPB Aylesbeare Common, where you can find yellowhammers, dartford warblers, tree pipits, stonechats and nightjars, depending on the season.

These commons form part of the East Devon pebblebed heathland, an ancient lowland habitat that was formed 235 million years ago as a desert riverbed.

For more information, visit: rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/aylesbeare-common

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550 m

Aylesbeare Common

Highlight • Natural

A large area of habitat-rich heathland, woodlands and streams, Aylesbeare Common is a wonderful place for hiking. It’s an RSPB nature reserve and is buzzing with life during spring and summer, when butterflies, birds and dragonflies fill the air. Dartford warblers and nightjars are resident here along with plenty of other wonderful birdlife.

Walking here in autumn is magical thanks to the flowering heather. The common is awash in purple and the lower light casts beautiful colours across the whole area. If you’re lucky, you might glimpse a hobby flying above.

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965 m

Little Boardwalk

Highlight • Trail

4.27 km

Redbridge Over the River Otter

Highlight • River

Redbridge is an old, pretty stone footbridge that forms part of the East Devon Way and links the village of Harpford to Newton Poppleford. Crossing the River Otter, it’s a quiet and secluded spot to see if you can spot any of the river’s majestic wildlife.

From the bridge, the tops of Harpford’s buildings like immediately east and tranquil fields to the east. Otters and beavers live on the river although birds and dragonflies are rather more easily spotted.

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5.39 km

Harpford Woods

Highlight • Forest

Just east of the tiny village of Harpford, these woods are like a magical world. Vibrant, luscious and filled with ferns, walking along the trail here transports you to this other world. The trees are improbably tall and a disused Victorian railway lies on the north side of the trail, covered in creeping ivy.

These woods are simply stunning and the stream running along the south side of the path is the icing on the cake.

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5.68 km

Harpford Wood

Forest

7.25 km

View of Sidmouth and the English Channel from Fire Beacon Hill

Highlight • Natural

The strenuous hike up here is well worth the effort when you see the views from the top. Looking south, the hills drop away to the patchwork valley and the English Channel glitters beyond. This open common is alive with heather which forms a purple blanket in the autumn and is beautiful in its own right.

This hill provides one of the best viewpoints on the entire East Devon Way. If you haven’t already walked past a field of donkeys, you might hear them braying below and wonder what the noise is; the land below is owned by the Donkey Sanctuary.

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12.1 km

Wide Moorland Track in East Devon National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

20.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

4.82 km

3.31 km

516 m

247 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.12 km

5.72 km

2.29 km

1.96 km

1.80 km

220 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Sunday 19 July

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Redbridge Over the River Otter – Harpford Woods loop from Colaton Raleigh

Aylesbeare Common

Aylesbeare Common

Little Boardwalk

Redbridge Over the River Otter

Harpford Woods

View of Sidmouth and the English Channel from Fire Beacon Hill

Wide Moorland Track in East Devon National Landscape

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