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South West England
Calstock

Blanchdown Wood – View from Blanchdown Wood loop from Gunnislake

Routes
Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
South West England
Calstock

Blanchdown Wood – View from Blanchdown Wood loop from Gunnislake

Moderate

4.0

(2)

27

riders

Blanchdown Wood – View from Blanchdown Wood loop from Gunnislake

02:41

32.5km

620m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 19, 2026

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Tamar Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.80 km

Beech Cafe at Tamar Trails Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

The Tamar Trails Centre now has a cafe, so your rides can be completed with a drink and something to eat. It is open at weekends and the school holidays. …

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2

4.54 km

Wheal Anna Maria Calciner Complex

Highlight • Structure

Wheal Anna Maria – a copper and arsenic mine – covered 3.2 hectares and had over 6,850 cubic metres of arsenic flues!
It was named after the Duchess of Bedford! …

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3

4.67 km

Blanchdown Wood

Highlight • Forest

Area of coniferous woodland, near Tavistock, situated on the banks of the river Tamar.

The woods are home to plenty of hiking and bike trails, and offer plenty of scope for exploration.

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4

4.79 km

View from Blanchdown Wood

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful views up here from Blanchdown Wood on the Mineral Railway.

Look down and you will see the spoil heaps of the Great Devon Consols, the name of the mine …

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5

13.7 km

6

13.8 km

Morwell Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Morwell Rock, and nearby Chimney Rock, were popular picnic sites for Victorians, obviously not put off by the sheer drop into the River Tamar 120m below (400ft). Back then there …

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7

23.6 km

Welcome to Devon

Highlight • Natural Monument

By the beautiful and ancient Horsebridge

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8

23.6 km

Horsebridge over the River Tamar

Highlight • Historical Site

Straddling the River Tamar and marking the border or Devon and Cornwall, Horse Bridge, in the hamlet of Horsebridge, was built in 1437. It's one of many similar bridges in …

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25.8 km

Lucket Miners' Cottages

Archaeological Site

B

32.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.78 km

8.63 km

7.98 km

4.14 km

1.77 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.1 km

10.6 km

3.32 km

2.97 km

2.48 km

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

14°C

6°C

24 %

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