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Torquay Harbour and Marina – Fairy Cove loop from Marldon

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Torquay Harbour and Marina – Fairy Cove loop from Marldon

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Torquay Harbour and Marina – Fairy Cove loop from Marldon

02:48

42.5km

510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 18.0 km for 140 m

After 18.3 km for 89 m

After 23.8 km for 72 m

After 25.2 km for 161 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.50 km

Church House Inn at Marldon

Highlight • Restaurant

Excellent country pub with a very good menu. They also do a snacky bar menu and a nice selection of drinks. Well worth a visit.

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2.34 km

Lower Orchard

Forest

12.5 km

Babbacombe Downs Clifftop Promenade

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

With the highest clifftop promenade in England, enjoy spectacular coastal views from Babbacombe Downs, reaching as far as Portland Bill in Dorset on a clear day.

If you've worked up …

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18.1 km

The atmosphere especially at the shoreline is a strange mix of past glory, tourism and attempts to create a new relevance for the city. Worth experiencing, though probably not the #1 destination anymore as decades ago.

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18.4 km

Torquay Pavilion

Highlight • Monument

Very Victorian. A beautiful building

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23.8 km

Fairy Cove

Highlight • Beach

Fairy Cove is a pretty little beach to the South of Paignton Sands, just over the Harbour wall, which is popular with families. Composed of red sand and shingle with …

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24.1 km

View of Paignton Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

With views over Paignton Bay, this is one of the few cycle friendly parts of the South West Coast Path.

Admire the red rock cliffs of this Lyme Bay and …

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25.2 km

Goodrington Sands North Beach

Highlight • Beach

At the heart of the English Riviera, Goodrington Sands is well known as a safe family holiday destination, with a gently sloping sandy beach, which is well managed every morning …

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27.1 km

Cycle Path Obstructed by Parked Cars

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Cars are known to park forcing you back in the traffic. If you see cars parked in your way, take photos and send them to the police. Send a report to devon-cornwall.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/rs/road-safety/driving-offences

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31.5 km

Garden Plantation

Forest

42.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

8.11 km

7.98 km

6.78 km

1.24 km

137 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.3 km

8.10 km

1.37 km

670 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Torquay Harbour and Marina – Fairy Cove loop from Marldon

Church House Inn at Marldon

Babbacombe Downs Clifftop Promenade