Brownsham Wood – Blackchurch Rock Arch loop from Clovelly

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Brownsham Wood – Blackchurch Rock Arch loop from Clovelly

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Brownsham Wood – Blackchurch Rock Arch loop from Clovelly

02:32

30.0km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.9 km for 267 m

After 26.8 km for 69 m

After 26.9 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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12.8 km

Muddy Bridle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Passable but muddy after rain.

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14.3 km

Stoke Church, Hartland

Highlight • Historical Site

Tea and cake often available in the church all homemade and donations for payment

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14.8 km

Hartland Abbey and Valley

Highlight • Historical Site

The abbey is closed Friday and the weekends must not like tourist, The church in stoke is great charity drinks with homemade cake

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24.8 km

Brownsham Tearoom

Highlight • Cafe

A quiet place to stop for a drink and something eat.

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25.9 km

Brownsham Woods

Highlight • Forest

note - bridleway stops at this point so it's a walk to Mouthmill

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26.3 km

Brownsham Wood

Highlight • Forest

Brownsham Wood is located on the sloping cliffs of North Devon and is bursting with beautiful ash, oak, birch & hazel trees.

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26.6 km

Blackchurch Rock, Mouthmill Beach

Highlight • Natural Monument

Mouthmill Beach is home to the magnificent Blackchurch rock is a large arch stack. The magnificent arches are made from Hartland Quay Shale and contain goniatite fossils. The isolated cove …

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26.8 km

Blackchurch Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

Blackchurch rock is a large arch stack found at Mouthmill. The magnificent arches are made from Hartland Quay Shale and contain goniatite fossils. The isolated cove has long been associated …

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28.0 km

Snaxland Wood

Forest

29.0 km

Old Park Wood

Forest

30.0 km

End point

Parking

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