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River Taw – Fremington Quay Café loop from Roundswell

River Taw – Fremington Quay Café loop from Roundswell

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5.0

(4)

141

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River Taw – Fremington Quay Café loop from Roundswell

01:03

22.6km

90m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 2.43 km for 77 m

After 22.5 km for 83 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.02 km

River Taw

Highlight • River

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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6.89 km

Fremington Quay Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Now a cycling centre with bikes for hire.

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9.53 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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10.5 km

Sandbanks Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely café. Seating in and outdoors.
Places to leave bikes outdoors which is next to outdoor seating area.
Generally a lock is recommended especially if sat upstairs. However there are …

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13.5 km

Instow

Highlight • Beach

Charming former fishing village where the rivers Taw and Torridge meet. Sandy beach and attractive waterfront with cafes.

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13.6 km

Instow Beach

Highlight • Beach

The free parking along the road is only for 1hr with no return for 1hr go at 17:01

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14.0 km

The Boathouse at Instow

Highlight • Cafe

14.3 km

Oyster Shack Café

Highlight • Restaurant

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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22.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

2.74 km

1.91 km

184 m

132 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

7.27 km

158 m

132 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 21 May

22°C

12°C

0 %

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River Taw – Fremington Quay Café loop from Roundswell

River Taw

Fremington Quay Café

Isley Marsh Nature Reserve

Sandbanks Café

Instow

Instow Beach

The Boathouse at Instow

Oyster Shack Café

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