Distance Junction Directions and Instructions R o u te Pi cn i c site Adjoi ni ng (miles) Layout Plan Routes 95p 7 R i ve rs § C h u rch Easy to 4 or more H i l l , Foo d 10 10% off 24 00.80 Blagdonmoor Cross p o i n tin g d o w n h i l l To i l e ts Follow Directions. 21.00 TL SP Cycle Route, T No map reading Blagdonmoor Wharf Wo o d l a n d ¥ Te l e p h one Route 10 9 11 Route 7 enters here l eaves here Route 10 Stati sti cs: Cycle Around 25 01.70 Stanbury Cross Distance: 23.3 mi l es 22.70 TL SP Cycle Route, 16 H ei ght lost/ gained: 589m Holsworthy, A388. H i ghest Poi nt: 191m 17 Black Torri ngton Route 9 leaves next R § Lowest Poi nt: 74m 15 18

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H ol emoor I hope you enjoyed C ookw orthy Moor this ride. 9 § C ookbury 8 Further Information 22 Car parking: 7 North Devon The car park is off the A388 opposite the 6 church. Walk through to the Square to nd the Holsworthy via Black Visitor Centre and shops. The ride starts from Torrington circular the far end of the Square by Barclays Bank. § Local Tourist Information Centres: 5 23.3 miles, none off-road 23 Holsworthy Visitor Centre, The Square H ol l acombe 24 (01409) 254185 4 Steady with some short Cycle Hire operators: climbs and descents. none in Holsworthy Route 9 Some main road riding Torridge Cycle Hire, Great Torrington enters here (01805) 622633 l eaves here H ol sw orthy 3 Relevant OS Maps: 25 2004 Country Walks, © West For further information on walks 26 2 Landranger 190, 1:50,000 1 Route 11 § and cycle routes in this area 27 T ¥ enters here Route Prole: l eaves here please contact 200m

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100m www.westcountrywalks.co.uk 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 22 23 24 25 27 www.walkcyclenorthdevon.co.uk 0m 3m 6m 9m 12m 15m 18m 21m Ruby Country initiative is a rural regeneration project in NW Devon. It Published by West Country Walks and supported by the takes its name from the red ruby cattle which are common in this area. North Devon Marketing Bureau, Barnstaple. Always go straight on unless otherwise directed Holsworthy via Halwill Junction, Black Torrington, Cookbury Distance Junction Directions and Instructions Distance Junction Directions and Instructions and back to Holsworthy. 23.3 miles, none off-road. (miles) Layout Plan (miles) Layout Plan

Here is a good circular ride suitable for the more experienced cyclists starting from Holsworthy. It takes you through typical mid Devon rolling countryside, pretty villages and farmsteads. The ride 7 00.30 Ignore Cycle Route SP 15 01.20 Black Torrington includes some gentle hills as well as a few short sharp descents and ascents as one passes over small rivers. There are some lovely 04.50 12.80 TL SP Sheepwash small churches which are well worth a visit as one goes through the villages.

Mileages are within 0.10 of a mile. The rst shown is the distance between Junction layouts and the second is the 16 00.50 SO SP Shebbear, Stibb 00.30 accumulated mileage of the route. 8 Morcombe Cross 13.30 Cross. 04.80 TR B3218. Take Care Route 7 leaves here Distance Junction Directions and Instructions here, faster traf c. (miles) Layout Plan XR= cross rd; TJ=T junction; Main road for 2.6 miles You are at TL,TR=turn left/right; 00.30 SO=straight on; SP=signs; 17 TL SP New Inn 13.60 L,R=left/right 9 00.60 Cookworthy Moor For- 05.40 estry Comm. TL here for picnic area only 00.00 Go to far end of Square 1 TL SP Libbear, Brad- 00.00 from the car park. 18 00.40 ford. TR out of Holsworthy 14.00 Route 7 joins here Square. Route 11 leaves 10 02.00 The Junction Inn 07.40 TL SP Hatherleigh, Black 00.30 Coles Mill Bridge Torrington into Chilla Rd 2 00.50 Libbear Cross 00.30 SO A388. 19 14.50 SO SP Dipper Well, Route 11 joins here Bradford

11 01.00 Chilla Chapel 08.40 SO SP Black Torrington, 3 00.30 Whimble Cross Highampton 20 00.70 Dipper Mill 00.60 TL into Staddon Road SP 15.20 TL SP Cookbury, Cycle Route, Hollacombe Holsworthy

12 01.50 Graddon Cross 4 01.50 Combesdown Cross 09.90 TL 21 01.30 Holemoor 02.10 TR SP Hollacombe 16.50 Bear 2nd R SP Cook- bury, Cycle Route

00.80 5 00.50 Hollacombe Cross 13 Kingsmoor Cross Cookbury 10.70 SO SP Shebbear 22 01.10 02.60 Bear R then L SP Halwill, 17.60 TL past church SP Okehampton Beware, main road Anvil Corner, Holswor- thy

01.60 Hillside 00.90 Highweek Cross 6 14 23 02.60 Upcott Cross 04.20 TL SP Halwill, Okehamp- 11.60 TR SP Coham, Black 20.20 TR SP Holsworthy ton, Cycle Route Torrington Beacon, Thornbury, Shortcut: TL and NCN3 then R down hill. At end TL to direction 21 Always go straight on unless otherwise directed