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Bude Light Monument – Bude Canal loop from Holsworthy

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Bude Light Monument – Bude Canal loop from Holsworthy

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Bude Light Monument – Bude Canal loop from Holsworthy

03:20

50.0km

650m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 28.4 km for 62 m

After 29.0 km for 132 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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12.8 km

Upper Tamar Lake

Highlight • Trail

Tamar lakes are a scenic place to visit with a gravel track that circulates around it, it does however have a couple off places that can get boggy after heavy rain!

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19.1 km

Penstowe Castle (Kilkhampton Castle)

Highlight • Historical Site

Penstowe Castle, also known as Kilkhampton Castle is not easily viewed from the road. This old medieval fortification dates from around the 12th century and is listed as a scheduled monument.

The castle was built in a motte and bailey style, located on a knoll with steep slopes.

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19.9 km

Colliery Wood

Forest

28.4 km

Bude Light Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

Great stop, coffee and cake stop

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28.8 km

Bude Canal

Highlight • River

Great place to visit.

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29.0 km

The Old Laundry

Highlight • Historical Site

The Old Laundry gives a glimpse into the canal's industrial past. Now self-catering holiday accommodation it was originally a saw mill, used to produce timber for the canal boats.

As the use of canals decreased, the saw mill was repurposed as a laundry for the developing holiday trade. The grade II listed building was converted into four houses in the 1980s.

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32.2 km

Helebridge Basin

Highlight • Lake

48.8 km

Derriton Wood

Forest

50.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.8 km

2.89 km

2.32 km

2.04 km

701 m

115 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.2 km

17.9 km

1.84 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

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Weather

Friday 10 July

31°C

17°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Bude Light Monument – Bude Canal loop from Holsworthy

Upper Tamar Lake

Penstowe Castle (Kilkhampton Castle)

Bude Light Monument

Bude Canal

The Old Laundry

Helebridge Basin

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