River Sid Ford – View of Sidmouth loop from Budleigh Salterton

River Sid Ford – View of Sidmouth loop from Budleigh Salterton

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River Sid Ford – View of Sidmouth loop from Budleigh Salterton

02:37

49.0km

890m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 39.5 km for 116 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Peak Hill Climb and View of Sidmouth and the Jurassic Coast

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Climbing Peak Hill westwards out of Sidmouth on the A3052 is a short ~1.6km but brutally steep test right from the town centre. Prepare for an immediate, intense effort as …

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Sidmouth Beach

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Nice views of Salcombe Hill Cliff and Sidmouth Beach, over the River Sid, from the east end of the Esplanade.

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River Sid Ford

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This pretty ford over the River Sid can be cycled across if you are careful on the slope, which can be slippery at times. There's a little bridge you can …

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View of Sidmouth

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Stunning and worth the climb :D

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Salcombe Hill Climb

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Salcombe Hill from Sidmouth is a climb in the region South West England. It is 1.2km long and bridges 150 vertical meters with an average gradient of 12.5%, resulting in …

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Norman Lockyer Observatory

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Norman Lockyer was a Victorian amateur astronomer, who discovered the element Helium in the Sun’s corona in 1868 and was one of the founders of the science journal Nature in …

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Sidmouth Esplanade

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Cliffs flank either side of Sidmouth Esplanade which has been the scene of promenading since the 18th century. Until then, Sidmouth was a quiet fishing village but the fashionable appetite …

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Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

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Jacob's Ladder is the beach at the western end of Sidmouth and gets its name from the steep wooden staircase that lead down to the sand.

At the top of the staircase is Connaught Gardens, a public park since 1924.

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49.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.0 km

10.6 km

1.42 km

Surfaces

42.1 km

6.83 km