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Sidmouth Esplanade – River Sid Ford loop from Seaton

Sidmouth Esplanade – River Sid Ford loop from Seaton

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Sidmouth Esplanade – River Sid Ford loop from Seaton

03:39

64.0km

1,100m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 45.6 km for 167 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.50 km

Picnic Area and View of Colyton

Highlight • Rest Area

Good place to stop and take in the views over Colyton

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17.1 km

Cross Park Copse

Forest

27.7 km

Beacon Copse

Forest

31.6 km

Otter

Lake

45.7 km

Delderfield Community Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

46.6 km

Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

Highlight • Beach

Jacob's Ladder is the beach at the western end of Sidmouth and gets its name from the steep wooden staircase that lead down to the sand.

At the top of the staircase is Connaught Gardens, a public park since 1924.

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47.0 km

Sidmouth Esplanade

Highlight • Beach

Cliffs flank either side of Sidmouth Esplanade which has been the scene of promenading since the 18th century. Until then, Sidmouth was a quiet fishing village but the fashionable appetite …

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47.6 km

View of Sidmouth Lifeboat Station and Seafront

Highlight • Settlement

The RNLI lifeboat is often on display at the end of the eastern end of The Esplanade

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47.9 km

Sidmouth Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice views of Salcombe Hill Cliff and Sidmouth Beach, over the River Sid, from the east end of the Esplanade.

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48.5 km

River Sid Ford

Highlight • Bridge

This pretty ford over the River Sid can be cycled across if you are careful on the slope, which can be slippery at times. There's a little bridge you can …

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49.8 km

View of Sidmouth

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning and worth the climb :D

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50.0 km

Norman Lockyer Observatory

Highlight • Structure

Norman Lockyer was a Victorian amateur astronomer, who discovered the element Helium in the Sun’s corona in 1868 and was one of the founders of the science journal Nature in …

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64.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.5 km

3.68 km

411 m

232 m

149 m

112 m

Surfaces

36.1 km

27.6 km

169 m

131 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

27°C

18°C

0 %

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Sidmouth Esplanade – River Sid Ford loop from Seaton

Picnic Area and View of Colyton

Jacob's Ladder and Beach, Sidmouth

Sidmouth Esplanade

View of Sidmouth Lifeboat Station and Seafront

Sidmouth Beach

River Sid Ford

View of Sidmouth

Norman Lockyer Observatory

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