Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

St Michael's Church, Brent Tor – Lydford Castle and Saxon Town loop from Stowford

St Michael's Church, Brent Tor – Lydford Castle and Saxon Town loop from Stowford

Moderate

riders

St Michael's Church, Brent Tor – Lydford Castle and Saxon Town loop from Stowford

02:26

47.6km

720m

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 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.3 km for 79 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

13.2 km

View of Brentor Church

Highlight • Viewpoint

13.7 km

St Michael's Church, Brent Tor

Highlight • Summit

Feel small under the gaze of this church that looks like a castle

Tip by

14.1 km

Brentor Church

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of the church on this segment

Tip by

20.1 km

Lydford Gorge Tea Room

Highlight • Rest Area

Drop down the hill a short way from the church, to the National Trust entrance - tea rooms, loo, lovely walk and they even have bike locks to lend.

Tip by

20.3 km

St Petroc's Church, Lydford

Highlight • Historical Site

The first Christian church in Lydford was a wooden structure built c. 650 AD. It is probable that this church was burnt down by the Vikings in their raid of …

Tip by

20.4 km

Lydford Castle and Saxon Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Lydford is a pretty little village on the edge of Dartmoor National Park and hides, within its boundaries, several amazing features. One of these is its castle, of Norman origin …

Tip by

27.4 km

The Highwayman Inn

Highlight • Pub

phone to check opening hours, one of the most fabulously bonkers pubs you will ever visit. Just wonderful.

Tip by

36.1 km

Point Wood

Forest

41.9 km

Knowle Wood

Forest

47.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.5 km

6.98 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.0 km

9.55 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

28°C

17°C

22 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Hard

Princetown & Buckfastleigh loop from Two Bridges — Dartmoor National Park

04:16h

81.1km

1,240m

Hard

Sticklepath, Postbridge & Lydford loop from Okehampton — Dartmoor National Park

04:35h

81.2km

1,440m

Hard

Dartmoor Way Cycle Route

07:54h

142km

2,330m

Hard

Okehampton & Rundlestone loop from Postbridge

05:07h

97.0km

1,580m

Moderate

4.0

Dartmeet, Challcombe & Postbridge loop from Princetown — Dartmoor National Park

02:18h

42.8km

720m

Moderate

Burrator Reservoir from Tavistock — Dartmoor road rides

01:43h

34.1km

490m

Moderate

5.0

Princetown & Yelverton loop from Tavistock — Dartmoor National Park

02:21h

43.8km

810m

Hard

Widemouth Bay & Boscastle loop from Bude

04:47h

82.7km

1,300m

Easy

5.0

Widemouth Bay loop from Bude

01:20h

24.8km

280m

Moderate

5.0

Crackington Haven & Widemouth Bay loop from Bude

03:04h

53.1km

770m

Moderate

3.0

Bodmin Moor from Liskeard

01:58h

32.1km

580m

Hard

Chagford and Doccombe from Okehampton — Dartmoor road rides

03:37h

63.6km

1,110m

St Michael's Church, Brent Tor – Lydford Castle and Saxon Town loop from Stowford

View of Brentor Church

St Michael's Church, Brent Tor

Brentor Church

Lydford Gorge Tea Room

St Petroc's Church, Lydford

Lydford Castle and Saxon Town

The Highwayman Inn

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️