Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Taw Estuary – Quay Café loop from Ashford

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Taw Estuary – Quay Café loop from Ashford

Moderate

4.2

(10)

hikers

Taw Estuary – Quay Café loop from Ashford

04:12

16.6km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 3.29 km for 32 m

After 4.42 km for 32 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.03 km

Birdwatching on the Taw Estuary

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice place to pause for a minute and look out on to the estuary. You can see a variety of birds on occasion.

Tip by

3.78 km

Queen Anne's Walk

Highlight • Monument

Queen Anne's Walk (formerly The Mercantile Exchange) is a grade 1 listed building in the town of Barnstaple, North Devon, completed in 1713 as a meeting place for the town's …

Tip by

3.86 km

River Walk

Highlight • Trail

4.15 km

Barnstaple Castle

Highlight • Castle

5.32 km

Taw Estuary

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Taw is a river about 70 kilometres long that flows from Dartmoor into the Bristol Channel in northern Devon. The tidal range is 4 to 6 metres and at …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

10.8 km

Rescue Helicopter Viewing Area

Viewpoint

11.9 km

Quay Café

Highlight • Cafe

The Tarka Trail leads to Braunton along the former railway line. Right on the roundabout is the Quay Café with plenty of seating inside and outside.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.4 km

Bird Watchers' Logbook

Highlight • Viewpoint

There is a logbook in a wooden box at the side of the path where walkers can record their bird sightings. Cards with pictures of birds and their names help with identification.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

2.13 km

283 m

139 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.5 km

824 m

707 m

555 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Monday 25 May

29°C

17°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Easy

4.8

293

Valley of the Rocks, Lynton & Lynmouth — Exmoor National Park

01:43h

5.34km

230m

Moderate

4.9

450

Heddon Valley to Woody Bay Walk

03:48h

12.5km

420m

Moderate

4.7

464

Baggy Point & Croyde loop from Woolacombe — North Devon

04:50h

17.9km

240m

Moderate

5.0

184

Lynmouth Circular via Watersmeet and Countisbury

04:54h

16.0km

580m

Moderate

4.6

330

Croyde & Putsborough loop via Baggy Point — North Devon

02:12h

8.00km

120m

Moderate

4.8

283

Combe Martin & Great Hangman loop — Exmoor National Park

02:37h

8.58km

300m

Moderate

4.8

277

Combe Martin loop via Little Hangman

02:22h

7.61km

290m

Moderate

4.7

253

Barle Valley & Cow Castle loop from Simonsbath — Exmoor National Park

03:04h

11.0km

190m

Easy

4.8

397

Baggy Point from Moor Lane — North Devon

01:00h

3.57km

70m

Moderate

4.9

287

Baggy Point loop from Putsborough — North Devon

02:13h

8.07km

140m

Easy

4.9

269

Heddon's Mouth Circular Walk

00:57h

3.51km

50m

Easy

4.8

171

Valley of Rocks loop

01:47h

5.91km

190m

Taw Estuary – Quay Café loop from Ashford

Birdwatching on the Taw Estuary

Queen Anne's Walk

River Walk

Barnstaple Castle

Taw Estuary

Quay Café

Bird Watchers' Logbook

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️