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River Taw – Fremington Quay Café loop from Barnstaple

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River Taw – Fremington Quay Café loop from Barnstaple

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River Taw – Fremington Quay Café loop from Barnstaple

04:04

39.3km

110m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 16.7 km for 32 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.03 km

Taw Estuary

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The Taw is a river about 70 kilometres long that flows from Dartmoor into the Bristol Channel in northern Devon. The tidal range is 4 to 6 metres and at …

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2.42 km

Birdwatching on the Taw Estuary

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Nice place to pause for a minute and look out on to the estuary. You can see a variety of birds on occasion.

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7.54 km

Rescue Helicopter Viewing Area

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9.19 km

Quay Café

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The Tarka Trail leads to Braunton along the former railway line. Right on the roundabout is the Quay Café with plenty of seating inside and outside.

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19.2 km

River Taw

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Running from Dartmoor into the Atlantic Sea, the River Taw is a wild and beautiful river. Home to various fish species such as recreational trout and sea trout, the area …

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22.1 km

Fremington Quay Café

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Now a cycling centre with bikes for hire.

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29.5 km

Oyster Shack Café

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Super nice little outdoor coffee hut that also does a variety of really nice looking seafood dishes like mussels, oysters, crab and lobster. Coffee and cakes were good, didn't eat …

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32.0 km

This area of saltmarsh and intertidal mudflats on the Taw and Torridge estuary has become an important haven for birds such as teal, curlew, greenshank, dunlin, and spoonbills. The nature reserve is maintained by the RSPB.

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39.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.8 km

13.6 km

3.19 km

1.03 km

378 m

184 m

132 m

Surfaces

28.6 km

9.29 km

745 m

665 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 9 August

23°C

14°C

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River Taw – Fremington Quay Café loop from Barnstaple

Taw Estuary

Birdwatching on the Taw Estuary

Quay Café

River Taw

Fremington Quay Café

Oyster Shack Café

Isley Marsh Nature Reserve

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