Bideford Tarka Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 6 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 6 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 10 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bideford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.02088° / W 4.20467°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 5 m - Start near Bideford, Kingsley Road (E-bound), Bideford, Bideford, Devon EX39, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 5 m - Head east on Kingsley Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.11 - alt. 4 m - Head south
  6. 6 : km 0.23 - alt. 4 m - Head south toward The Quay
  7. 7 : km 0.41 - alt. 4 m - Head south toward The Quay
  8. 8 : km 0.49 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto The Quay
  9. 9 : km 0.54 - alt. 4 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bideford Long Bridge/Old Bideford Bridge/A386
  10. 10 : km 0.56 - alt. 0 m - Head east on Bideford Long Bridge/Old Bideford Bridge/A386
  11. 11 : km 0.79 - alt. 6 m - Enter the roundabout
  12. 12 : km 0.8 - alt. 6 m - Head northeast toward Station Hill
  13. 13 : km 0.81 - alt. 6 m - Exit the roundabout onto Station Hill
  14. 14 : km 0.85 - alt. 10 m - Head northwest on Station Hill toward S W Coast Path
  15. 15 : km 0.89 - alt. 6 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Torrington St
  16. 16 : km 1.22 - alt. 7 m - Slight left onto Nutaberry Hill
  17. 17 : km 1.22 - alt. 7 m - Head west on Nutaberry Hill toward Torrington St
  18. 18 : km 1.23 - alt. 7 m - Slight right onto Torrington St
  19. 19 : km 1.54 - alt. 6 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Station Hill
  20. 20 : km 1.57 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto S W Coast Path
  21. 21 : km 2.11 - alt. 5 m - Head south
  22. 22 : km 2.48 - alt. 6 m - Head south
  23. 23 : km 2.8 - alt. 6 m - Head southeast
  24. 24 : km 3.15 - alt. 5 m - Head southeast
  25. S/E : km 7.03 - alt. 5 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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