Distance: about 22.2 miles
Climbing: not recorded in the GPX file
Difficulty: Moderate
Surface: Mostly country lanes and minor roads
Highlights: Newton Ferrers, Noss Mayo, Revelstoke, Stoke Beach and the South Devon coast

Today’s ride covered about 22 miles, heading south through the lanes towards Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo before continuing into the more secluded countryside around Revelstoke. Here the route explores a remarkable corner of the South Devon coast, where the remains of the old Revelstoke estate, the ruined church of St Peter the Fisherman and the landscape around Stoke Beach provide plenty of reasons to stop and look around. The attraction of the ride lies less in distance than in its variety: deeply cut lanes, wooded valleys, old farms and estate buildings, followed by magnificent glimpses of the sea and the coast towards Burgh Island and Bolt Head. It is a relatively short ride, but the constant rises and falls of the South Hams lanes make it more demanding than the mileage alone suggests .

Distance: 23.3 miles
Climbing: about 760 m
Difficulty: Moderate to hard
Surface: Mostly country lanes and minor roads
Highlights: Yelverton, Walkhampton, Tavistock, the Tamar Valley, Gulworthy and Morwellham Quay

Today’s ride covered about 23 miles, beginning at Yelverton and heading through Walkhampton and the countryside around Tavistock before descending into the Tamar Valley to historic Morwellham Quay. The outward section offers attractive views along the western edge of Dartmoor before the landscape becomes increasingly wooded and enclosed on the approach to the Tamar. After visiting Morwellham, the route climbs steeply back out of the valley through the former mining country around Gulworthy, returning via Tavistock and Whitchurch to Yelverton. Despite its relatively modest distance, the ride includes around 760 metres of climbing, making it a demanding but very varied circuit combining Dartmoor scenery, quiet Devon lanes and the industrial heritage of the Tamar Valley.

Distance: 49.5 miles
Climbing: 1,117 m
Difficulty: Hard
Surface: Canal towpath and country lanes
Highlights: Grand Western Canal, Halberton, Tiverton, the Exe valley, Dulverton and the wooded countryside on the edge of Exmoor

Today’s ride covered about 49½ miles, beginning near Halberton and incorporating part of the Grand Western Canal before heading north through the rolling countryside towards Dulverton. The canal provided a pleasantly level contrast to a route which otherwise accumulated over 1,100 metres of climbing. The northern section reached the wooded valleys around Dulverton on the edge of Exmoor before returning south to the start. A substantial and varied ride, combining the tranquillity of the historic canal with long stretches of quiet Mid Devon lanes and attractive river-valley scenery.

Chaddlewood, Noss Mayo and Yealmpton (31 July 2026)
Distance: 16.5 miles
Climbing: 618 m
Difficulty: Moderate / Hard
Surface: Country lanes
Highlights: Brixton, Noss Mayo, the Yealm estuary, wooded South Hams lanes, Yealmpton and extensive rural views

Today’s ride covered about 16½ miles, heading south from Chaddlewood through Brixton and the quiet lanes towards Noss Mayo and the Yealm estuary. The route then turned east through the rolling South Hams countryside before returning via the Yealmpton area. Although comparatively short, the ride included over 600 metres of climbing, with frequent undulations and some substantial hills. Fine summer weather, attractive wooded lanes and views across the Yealm valley made this a particularly scenic circuit through the countryside immediately east of Plymouth.