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Avon Dam Reservoir – Shipley Bridge loop from Buckfastleigh

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Avon Dam Reservoir – Shipley Bridge loop from Buckfastleigh

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Avon Dam Reservoir – Shipley Bridge loop from Buckfastleigh

01:41

20.5km

480m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

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5.54 km

Abbot's Way Trail, Dartmoor National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A great fast segment of trail, starting just above Avon Dam Reservoir with stunning views across East Devon. From here, it's a tight slalom through bushes with some small drop offs, eventually opening up into fields for an amazing grassy fast run.

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8.25 km

Avon Dam Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Dam with a beautiful lake behind it. Beautiful panorama.

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8.32 km

View of Avon Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

8.99 km

Shipley Bridge to Avon Dam Road, Dartmoor National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This traffic-free road is a really scenic way to get up onto the moors from Shipley Bridge near South Brent. It's technically a bridleway, through the vehicle-wide paved road makes for an easy, gentle climb. Look out though, as the uneven road is starting to crumble in some place.

It's a really beautiful pedal as you ride alongside the gushing waterfalls of the River Avon and between bracken, crossing the water a few times as you head up towards the Avon Dam and reservoir.

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11.2 km

Shipley Bridge

Highlight • River

Shipley Bridge is a major access point to Dartmoor's southern moors.

There is a parking lot, toilets and information boards. A paved trail winds its way up through the Avon Dam Reservoir Valley to Avon Dam Reservoir.

Initially this runs next to the river. Along the path you will meet stray pigs.

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20.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

4.35 km

3.04 km

615 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

4.84 km

3.70 km

658 m

601 m

130 m

Elevation

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Saturday 23 May

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Avon Dam Reservoir – Shipley Bridge loop from Buckfastleigh

Abbot's Way Trail, Dartmoor National Park

Avon Dam Reservoir

View of Avon Reservoir

Shipley Bridge to Avon Dam Road, Dartmoor National Park

Shipley Bridge

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