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Forrabury And Minster

Widemouth Bay – Bude Canal loop from River Valency

Forrabury And Minster

Widemouth Bay – Bude Canal loop from River Valency

Hard

5.0

(2)

riders

Widemouth Bay – Bude Canal loop from River Valency

03:15

61.6km

990m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 32.6 km for 200 m

After 37.1 km for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.81 km

Widemouth Bay is a long sandy beach popular with families and surfers.

Here you will find a cafe, an ice-cream & snack shack, plenty of surf schools and public toilets. There are fantastic views of the beach and coastline from the car park.

There are lifeguards present May to September and at weekends/half term during October.

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32.7 km

Widemouth Bay

Highlight • Beach

Widemouth Bay boasts a long expanse of golden sand and is popular with families and surfers. At low tide there are hundreds of rock pools to explore. The beach, which has received the Blue Flag Beach Award 2019, has a lifeguard on duty during peak times.

Tip by

33.1 km

View of Widemouth Bay

Highlight • Beach

From up here you can see across the wide expanse of sand that makes up Widemouth Bay. It is popular with surfers so this is a good spot for watching. Towards the south of the beach you can see Black Rock stretching out into the water.

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36.6 km

Bude Canal

Highlight • River

Great place to visit.

Tip by

37.1 km

Bude Light Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

Great stop, coffee and cake stop

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59.4 km

Boscastle Farm Shop & Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Great Cakes

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60.6 km

Boscastle Village

Highlight • Viewpoint

Boscastle is a beautiful village and 100 years ago was the only harbour along a 40 mile stretch of the Cornish coast. It was an incredible busy port as until the late 19th Century, there was no railway into Cornwall so Boscastle was the main commercial and transport hub in the area.

The shape of the valley which runs down to the sea gives Boscastle its unique and stunning charm and is very popular with visitors.

Aside from the usual pubs and cafes, there is a also a Museum of Witchcraft and Magic which provides a history of British magical practice.

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61.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.2 km

20.7 km

372 m

227 m

207 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.3 km

6.85 km

318 m

106 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 23 May

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Widemouth Bay – Bude Canal loop from River Valency

Cornwall National Landscape

Widemouth Bay

Widemouth Bay

View of Widemouth Bay

Bude Canal

Bude Light Monument

Boscastle Farm Shop & Cafe

Boscastle Village

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