Moor Retreats - Dartmoor Climbs

Cycling Route

Hard

63.06 mi

7,247 ft

This starts with an easy run down from Moretonhampstead to Bovey (technically an A-Road, but not busy) and then heads into the Haytor climb. Once over Haytor you'll drop off towards the south of the Moor in the direction of Ashburton and pick up the River Dart briefly before climbing up through Holne and out onto the Moor again (this is an excellent bit of road). I've then brought you back into Dartmeet to do that climb from the tough side. You'll then take a lovely road across the middle of the Moor, past Bellever, to link up with the B3212 near Postbridge. Turn left and ride up to Princetown and over Rundlestone. Loop through Princetown and head back East across the Moor. You could carry on down the hill from Rundlestone towards Tavistock and loop back via Walkhampton, but I'd suggest that there's probably enough climbing already without adding that. You'll then track back across the Moor (hopefully with a tailwind), past the Warren House Inn pub, before turning right and dropping down to Widecombe. Again, I've brought you in to tackle this one from the tough side. Over the top of the Widecombe climb you'll turn left and it's all fairly easy going from there back to Moretonhampstead.

Created By

Martin Buck

February 14, 2017·Public

Route and Elevation

Segments

Name	Distance	Elev. Diff.	Avg. Grade
Moreton to Bovey TT	5.95 mi	-459 ft	-1.5%
Selfish landowners send us around the field	0.40 mi	-66 ft	-2.5%
Pepperdon To Lustleigh Blast	2.43 mi	-223 ft	-1.7%
Rise from Lustleigh	0.78 mi	184 ft	4.4%
Sprint to Slade cross! [if you can]	0.22 mi	69 ft	6.0%
Bovey Blast	2.11 mi	-384 ft	-3.4%
Sprint/Climb before Bovey	0.25 mi	43 ft	1.8%
DACE,sprint climb A382	0.16 mi	59 ft	6.7%
Sprint to Jenga	1.17 mi	-197 ft	-3.1%
MB DH	0.71 mi	-157 ft	-4.2%
HAYTOR FULL	4.94 mi	1,171 ft	4.4%
Just the beginning	0.58 mi	151 ft	4.9%
OFFICIAL 100Climbs No9 Haytor Vale	3.34 mi	1,119 ft	6.3%
Haytor 2013 HC minus start section	1.51 mi	600 ft	7.5%
Haytor Lite	2.12 mi	659 ft	5.9%
Haytor Cattlegrid	0.38 mi	210 ft	10.4%
Haytor middle steeper bit	0.81 mi	358 ft	8.4%
TOB school's hill race practice	0.17 mi	49 ft	5.3%
Haytor ice cream van Hill	0.46 mi	177 ft	7.1%
DC6 Haytor car park to Cold East X	2.55 mi	-128 ft	-0.7%
drop to Ashburton	3.83 mi	-374 ft	-1.8%
DC7 Cold East X to Hele X	2.55 mi	-801 ft	-5.8%
DC7a Hele X to Holne turn off	1.68 mi	190 ft	0.2%
Dart to Hexworthy via Holne	5.41 mi	948 ft	3.0%
Holne Chase Hill Climb	0.85 mi	269 ft	5.5%
towards holne- enjoy...	0.71 mi	279 ft	7.3%
holne - cattlegrid	2.21 mi	682 ft	5.8%
Holne turning to top	0.97 mi	243 ft	4.6%
OFFICIAL 100Climbs No8 Dartmeet	0.68 mi	407 ft	11.1%
Sprint to Two Bridges Junction	0.39 mi	-46 ft	-0.4%
2 Bridges to Prince town junction	1.90 mi	341 ft	3.4%
DC11 Princetown loop	4.96 mi	-394 ft	-0.1%
Just 2 bridges bit	0.41 mi	89 ft	2.9%
DC12 Two Bridges to Postbridge	3.51 mi	-161 ft	-0.3%
Postbridge Half Mile	0.64 mi	72 ft	0.7%
DC13 Postbridge to Peak	3.00 mi	400 ft	2.5%
Cheeky dip	0.44 mi	-125 ft	-4.2%
The Big Dipper	0.51 mi	-141 ft	-4.7%
Widecombe sprint	5.48 mi	-558 ft	-1.3%
Widecombe - 10/100 Greatest Cycling Climbs	0.92 mi	525 ft	10.7%
Widecombe spin out	4.70 mi	-404 ft	-1.6%
Harefoot Cross Mile	0.96 mi	-79 ft	-0.8%
Top of Bone Hill To Heatree X	2.49 mi	-200 ft	-1.3%
Hound Of The Baskervilles Kicker	0.19 mi	79 ft	7.6%
Heatree Cross to B3212	2.25 mi	-167 ft	-0.7%
Langstone Hill Climb	0.47 mi	646 ft	25.8%
Whats this hill doing here!!!	0.28 mi	69 ft	4.0%
DACE.Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee	0.63 mi	-249 ft	-7.4%
Donkey Sanctuary Descent	0.39 mi	-180 ft	-8.7%
Moreton Sprint	0.53 mi	-49 ft	-0.2%