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Cycle or walk along the picturesque Tarka trail, with all your family and friends, following the old railway line safe from the dangers of traffic, through tranquil Tarka country.

The trail is a level and traffic free cycle way cutting through Devon's beautiful countryside, take a picnic, or visit one of the many pubs en route to enjoy the local produce.

The route north from Bideford follows the Torridge estuary into the village of Instow, where you can stop for lunch or laze on the beach and gaze across to the historic fishing port of Appledore. From Instow, the trail continues on towards Barnstaple, following the Taw estuary past fields, marsh and a wild life reserve, which is a bird watchers’ paradise.

The trail south from Bideford is totally different, as at first it follows the valley of the River Torridge, from side to side through the woods and a tunnel, crossing the weir, until reaching Torrington station; onwards from here the trail climbs gently through the sheltering woods to East Yarde.