Middle Distance Routes
Greendale
Distance: 54km
Elevation: 534m
Description of the route: A pleasant lane-filled adventure east of Exeter, passing the beautiful Greendale farm shop. Here you can relax with a coffee or, on a warm day, an ice cream, listening to beautiful cries of pet ostriches, wallabies, donkeys, and goats.
Tags: Dry, Jasper, ostriches
Cafe: Greendale Farm Shop, Greendale Farm
Peak Hill
Distance: 54km
Elevation: 763m
Description: A no-faff route to Peak Hill
Tags: Peak Hill, Jodeci
Cafe: Fort Cafe, Sidmouth
Diggers
Distance: 57km
Elevation: 463m
Description: A true A&B road smash. It's pretty flat and pretty fast. This is a classic route and is often used for chaingangs and TT practice.
Tags: Flat, Fast
Whiddon Down
Distance: 58km
Elevation: 984m
Description: A surprisingly fast route. Hilly out to Moretonhampstead, but faster on the way back.
Tags: Longdown, Doccombe, winter
Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton
Distance: 64km
Elevation: 645m
Description: Take the cycle path to Exmouth, enjoy the sea views and return through the East Devon AONB
Tags: Exmouth, East Devon AONB, Jasper
Cafe: Grab an ice cream in Exmouth (warm weather only)
Roncombe
Distance: 65km
Elevation: 1023m
Description: This route features Peak Hill backwards and a 30% climb that goes by the name of Roncombe Hill.
Tags: Peak Hill backwards, Sidmouth, Roncombe Hill
Cafe: Fort Cafe, Sidmouth
Black Dog
Distance: 71km
Elevation: 1195m
Description: A beautiful chance to take in some of Devon's most luxurious lanes. Prepare your mudguards for a muck-filled venture around the Black Dog area.
Tags: Black Dog
Salcombe
Distance: 72km
Elevation: 951m
Description: Wanna take on OFFICIAL 100 CLIMBS No 12 Salcombe Hill? Say sorry to your knees and try this route.
Tags: Salcombe, Ottery St Mary
Haytor Loop
Distance: 72km
Elevation: 1322m
Description: OFFICIAL 100 CLIMBS No 9 Haytor Vale
Tags: Haytor
Bear or Seal?
Distance: 74km
Elevation: 924m
Description: Bear? Seal? Bird? Shark? This ride will take you along the cycle path and up Mamhead. Descend Haldon through Chudleigh and fly up the Teign Valley. After that, a few short and steep lanes will place you at the top of the fast, gradual descent down to the bottom of Poccombe. One more short, steep climb and you'll be back in Exeter.
Tags: Mamhead, Teign Valley up
Cafe: The Walled Garden, Dunsford
Only Widecombe
Distance: 74km
Elevation: 1660m
Description: An 'undulating' start, heading up Longdown and Doccombe. Turn off the B3212 and descend down to the bottom of Widecombe. You can expect roughly 10 minutes of gear-mashing on your quest to the summit. If you care about the Strava segment, do not stop at the car park at the 'top'. Descend Haytor and return to Exeter via the Chudleigh hills.
Tags: Widecombe
Cafe: Cafe 3 Sixty, Bovey Tracey
Zeal Monochorum
Distance: 83km
Elevation: 1418m
Description: A laney escapade. The middle 20k features narrow lanes and is not ideal for larger groups.
Tags: Zeal Monochorum
Black Dog and Zeal
Distance: 85km
Elevation: 1347m
Description: A revised route of the classic Zeal Monochorum. Instead, this route takes on the picturesque Cadleigh climb and roads more suitable for group rides. Feel free to cut out a few km by taking the main road to Thorverton.
Tags: Black Dog, Zeal Monochorum
Zeal and Tiverton
Distance: 89km
Elevation: 1191m
Description: An anti-clockwise route that takes on a series of short (some steep!) climbs before the long fast descent down into Tiverton. Treat yourself to a well-earned cafe stop at the Thorverton Farm Shop just a few km away from Exeter.
Tags: Zeal Monochorum. Thorverton Farm Shop.
https://www.strava.com/routes/3012843642652049818
Dartmeet and Widecombe
Distance: 89km
Elevation: 2112m
Description: Same as Only Widecombe, but not only Widecombe because it does Dartmeet too.
Tags: Dartmeet, Widecombe
Cafe: Cafe 3 Sixty, Bovey Tracey