Exeter Ship Canal shared path – Postbridge Clapper Bridge loop from Marsh Barton

Exeter Ship Canal shared path – Postbridge Clapper Bridge loop from Marsh Barton

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Exeter Ship Canal shared path – Postbridge Clapper Bridge loop from Marsh Barton

05:41

105km

1,750m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 2.40 km for 109 m

After 2.60 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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443 m

Exeter Ship Canal shared path

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The tarmac option following Exeter Ship Canal from the Swing Bridge near Countess Wear, there's also a parallel gravel road through Riverside Valley Park that's accessible by bike if you …

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2.46 km

Exeter Canal Swing Bridge

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Cycle path from here is the gateway to many destinations, Topsham, Exmouth, Exminster, Turf Hotel, Powderham, Starcross & Dawlish to name a few.

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9.57 km

Clumpit Wood

Forest

15.4 km

Cockwood Harbour

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Cockwood Harbour is a small tidal harbour in Cockwood, a village on the western bank of the Exe Estuary in Devon. It is a popular boating spot with a church, …

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19.2 km

Warren Copse

Forest

20.1 km

View of the Sea from Dawlish

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The railway line hugs the coast at the bottom of the cliff here at Dawlish and bags the best views of the coast, but the road high above still offers a great vista out across the sea.

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42.4 km

Haytor Rocks Climb from Bovey Tracey

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Home to the 2019 National Hill Climb Championships and featured on the Tour of Britain, Haytor is a very well known climb on the fringes of Dartmoor, gaining 1,100 feet …

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66.8 km

Postbridge Clapper Bridge

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This is more a little stop along the way instead of a destination. It has two bridges that are pretty and a little shop. It would be a good starting …

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84.8 km

Doccombe Climb

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Fantastic section of road heading up from Dunsford in the Teign Valley, twisting between the trees, or as a descent from Moretonhampstead back towards Exeter.

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88.6 km