Shorter Routes
A Short RIde
Distance: 22km
Elevation: 308m
Description: Perfect for a short evening spin.
Tags: Hilly
Tedburn Slice
Distance: 25km
Elevation: 419m
Description: A short, hilly loop out to Tedburn and back. You can expect quiet roads and lots of shorter hills.
Tags: Hilly, quiet
Powderham Loop
Distance: 29km
Elevation: 143m
Description: Cycle path out-and-back, but with a twist
Tags: Cycle path
Silverton
Distance: 29km
Elevation: 292m
Description: A fast 29km route, perfect for a solo effort. Be careful to leave at a suitable time, to avoid traffic when leaving Exeter. This route is suitable all year round.
Tags: solo TT, Tiv Road, winter
Silverton (Quiet)
Distance: 29km
Elevation: 297m
Description: Same as the classic Silverton loop, but opts for a quieter road for a ~5km stretch. Includes 5m more climbing.
Tags: Tiv Road, winter
Steady Lanes East
Distance: 30km
Elevation: 268m
Description: Fairly flat and fairly quiet. No dodgy lanes.
Tags: Winter
Rockbeare
Distance: 35km
Elevation: 427m
Description: A fairly quiet route out to Marsh Green, where Rockbeare Hill begins. Loop back along a nice gradual descent and make your way back into Exeter via a cycle path.
Tags: Rockbeare
The Stoke Hill Challenge
Distance: 34km
Elevation: 857m
Description: Wrefords, Stoke Hill northbound (road), Penny Road, Stoke Hill southbound (road), Rosebarn, Stoke Hill (hillclimb). Go on, I dare you.
Tags: Challenging, Stoke Hill, Wrefords, Penny Road, Rosebarn, Stoke Hill (road)
Starcross Loop
Distance: 36km
Elevation: 215m
Description: Cycle path - hilly section - cycle path. An introduction to hills.
Tags: Cycle path
2 and a half Kenn
Distance: 37km
Elevation: 309m
Description: Enjoy the flat of the cycle path while it lasts, before tackling the undulating roads around Haldon
Tags: Jasper
Mamhead
Distance: 39km
Elevation: 428m
Description: Along cycle path, up Mamhead and an undulating descent back into Exeter.
Tags: Mamhead, Cycle path
Triangle
Distance: 41km
Elevation: 667m
Description: A quieter take on the classic Cadbury. Clockwise. Optional Stoke Hill on the return to Exeter.
Tags: Cadbury, Tiv Road
Bradninch Lanes
Distance: 41km
Elevation: 871m
Description: Almost exclusively on quiet roads, this is the perfect 40km to practice your climbing. Finishes up Stoke Hill.
Tags: Stoke Hill, Hilly, Quiet
Otters
Distance: 42km
Elevation: 523m
Description: A loop to Otters. Nice gentle descent upon the return.
Tags: Ottery St Mary
North of Cranbrook
Distance: 43km
Elevation: 519m
Description: Enjoy some Devon lanes with a brief interlude on Jasper's favourite road in Devon (B3181)
Tags: Lanes, B3181, Jasper
Crediton-Tedburn
Distance: 45km
Elevation: 664m
Description: A quiet loop out west. Flat - hill - cafe - descend.
Cafe: Woodleigh Coach House, after Cheriton Bishop
Tags: Quiet, Jodeci
Quieter Cadbury
Distance: 47 km
Elevation: 840m
Description: Departs Exeter over Stoke Hill and follows quiet lanes to Thorverton, where the most significant climb of the route will be encountered. A short detour to Cheriton Fitzpaine ensues, before an undulating descent back down to the Thorverton flats, for a gentle return to Exeter.
Tags: Silverton, Thorverton, Crediton, lanes
Rockyet
Distance: 49km
Elevation: 615m
Description: Explore the quieter roads east of Exeter. Features two climbs of equal magnitude, Rockbeare and Yettington.
Tags: Rockbeare, Yettington