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Route 270

National Route 270 of the National Cycle Network connects Tavistock and Bere Alston via the northern part of Tavistock following the course of the old railway line. It also forms an alternative loop off Route 27 (Devon Coast to Coast) through Tavistock. Coming from the northeast on Route 27 into Tav...

Drakes Trail

Drake’s Trail is a spectacular 21.3-mile walking and cycling route, starting in the maritime city of Plymouth and ending in Tavistock, on the wild western edges of Dartmoor. You'll climb from the centre of Plymouth through the Plym Valley. Here, the scenery across Devon’s south coast, woodland and m...

Route 27

Next, you’ll head further south to Okehampton on quiet roads. The route from there to Lydford is known as the Granite Way. Between Tavistock and Plymouth Route 27 is known as the Drake's Trail. This has recently been developed into a fully traffic-free stretch of National Cycle Route with the additi...

Devon Coast to Coast

Between Tavistock and Plymouth the Devon Coast to Coast route is known as the Drake's Trail.

9 impressive structures to visit on the National Cycle Network

... viaducts here today replaced the original timber structures built in the 1850s. Serving as a railway, it made up part of the 13-mile South Devon and Tavistock Railway that connected Exeter and Plymouth until the track closed in 1962. The famous Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed all six of the origin...

What I learnt cycling the Devon Coast to Coast twice: Ellie’s story

The little villages between Okehampton and Tavistock are also beautiful and have little rivers you can swim in, which are great for cooling down. From Tavistock to Plymouth, it's quite downhill, and you cycle through the original train tunnels, which is really cool.

Dartmoor Way

The route passes through or near Bovey Tracey, Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Ivybridge, Yelverton, Tavistock, Okehampton, Chagford and Moretonhampstead. Drake's Trail from Tavistock to Plymouth

10 great rides to National Parks

The Dartmoor Way is a 95-mile-long circular cycling route around Dartmoor National Park linking hamlets, villages and towns. This challenging route passes through or near Bovey Tracey, Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Ivybridge, Yelverton, Tavistock, Okehampton and Chagford.

The National Cycle Network Bucket List

Reaching across the Walkham Valley in Dartmoor National Park, the impressive 200-metre long Gem Bridge is the longest purpose-built cycle bridge in the UK. It is also just one of the many impressive structures on the route between Tavistock and Plymouth.

Tour de Manche

Route 27 comprises the Devon Coast to Coast which also includes Drakes Trail between Tavistock and Plymouth.