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Hunter's Tor – Hisley Bridge loop from North Bovey

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Hunter's Tor – Hisley Bridge loop from North Bovey

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Hunter's Tor – Hisley Bridge loop from North Bovey

03:04

30.3km

900m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 10.8 km for 180 m

After 11.3 km for 243 m

After 21.7 km for 265 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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405 m

North Bovey Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A little undulating with some little rocky slab parts, this wide doubletrack byway is a glorious trail from the quaint thatched village of North Bovey heading east past fields and wooded banks.

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3.52 km

Hunter's Tor

Highlight • Historical Site

Often overlooked, Hunter's Tor is a great vantage point with splendid views. There are the remains of an Iron Age fort nearby too.

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3.53 km

Nutcracker Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

A startlingly rocky trail which is a real test of technical riding. It's named nutcracker on the map, but many a rider has wondered if whoever named the area in …

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5.22 km

Trials Section, Dartmoor National Park

Highlight • Forest

Perfect section to do a bit of trials riding, great rocks to bounce over or take a technical line around them, all in all great run from nut crackers all the way down to the back lane.

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10.5 km

Water Cleave Descent and Old Clee Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Steep and technical: tight, rocky, loose and often wet. A truly awesome MTB descent.

It's highly recommended to link this with the other Lustleigh trails for a shortish route. You …

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14.8 km

Hisley Bridge

Highlight • Forest

This beautiful moss covered river crossing is a medieval packhorse bridge. It crosses the River Bovey and there are benches nearby where you can stop and watch the world go by. Some say it is the prettiest bridge in Dartmoor.

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15.4 km

Riverside Spot in Dartmoor National Park

Highlight • Forest

22.5 km

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Vilage

Archaeological Site

25.1 km

Bowerman's Nose Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Narrow technical singletrack with a few drops and some deep gullies. hard to get up ...fun to come down!!

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30.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

10.5 km

3.50 km

2.76 km

306 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

6.89 km

4.62 km

4.28 km

1.73 km

327 m

246 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Saturday 23 May

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Hunter's Tor – Hisley Bridge loop from North Bovey

North Bovey Byway

Hunter's Tor

Nutcracker Trail

Trials Section, Dartmoor National Park

Water Cleave Descent and Old Clee Bridge

Hisley Bridge

Riverside Spot in Dartmoor National Park

Bowerman's Nose Descent

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