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Old Exeter Road Climb – Exeter Quayside loop from Polsloe Bridge

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Old Exeter Road Climb – Exeter Quayside loop from Polsloe Bridge

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Old Exeter Road Climb – Exeter Quayside loop from Polsloe Bridge

04:03

61.9km

790m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.4 km for 127 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.2 km

View of the Forest Trail

Highlight • Forest

16.6 km

Old Exeter Road Climb

Highlight • Trail

The climb from Chudleigh up to Haldon Forest, a real brute but thankfully beautiful! It's known as Old Exeter Road, presumably the historic route over Haldon from Chudleigh before the …

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20.8 km

Surveys of Chudleigh Coffee House

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee and food. Owners were brilliant

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20.9 km

The Hummingbird Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic cafe set out of a horsebox in a lovely garden with plentiful seating both outside, in a glam shed and under cover, as well as a gift shop. There …

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22.5 km

River Teign

Lake

24.6 km

Chudleigh Knighton Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Running parallel to the road, a leafy diversion off-tarmac for a while. No gates, easy access for all.

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28.1 km

Cafe 3 Sixty

Highlight • Cafe

Having spent the best part of the last 100 years as a garage and workshop, the owners of Cafe 3 Sixty have transformed the building into a wonderful spot for …

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37.1 km

Emmett Copse

Forest

37.5 km

Millhill Copse

Forest

58.0 km

Topsham Brewery Taproom

Highlight • Pub

Independent Brewery and pub, on Exeter's historic quay-side, serving a huge range of beer made in-house, as well as some excellent pizzas.

Plenty of space to sit outside in the …

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58.2 km

Exeter Quayside

Highlight • Cafe

lots to do along the Quay, saw ducks, swans great places to eat and drink, there are many different routes you can stay on a path or walk through mud …

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61.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.1 km

9.80 km

3.53 km

2.22 km

728 m

626 m

Surfaces

54.0 km

6.00 km

1.16 km

548 m

225 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

31°C

16°C

0 %

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Old Exeter Road Climb – Exeter Quayside loop from Polsloe Bridge

View of the Forest Trail

Old Exeter Road Climb

Surveys of Chudleigh Coffee House

The Hummingbird Cafe

Chudleigh Knighton Bridleway

Cafe 3 Sixty

Topsham Brewery Taproom

Exeter Quayside

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