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East Devon
Seaton

Sidmouth Esplanade – River Sid Ford loop from Seaton

Moderate

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Sidmouth Esplanade – River Sid Ford loop from Seaton

01:30

31.7km

410m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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East Devon National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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16.1 km

View of Sidmouth Lifeboat Station and Seafront

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The RNLI lifeboat is often on display at the end of the eastern end of The Esplanade

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16.4 km

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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16.9 km

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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4

17.4 km

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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5

18.8 km

View of Sidmouth

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Stunning and worth the climb :D

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6

18.8 km

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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19.0 km

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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31.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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22.1 km

9.44 km

103 m

Surfaces

30.5 km

1.21 km

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