Mountain Biking Photos from Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Dartmoor
Last weekend I was out on a little mountain bike ride on Dartmoor. I had planned a 15 mile route that circled Widecombe-in-the-moor, and consisted of both on road, and off road tracks.
The thought was, if I get knackered too early, I can just leave the route at any point and head for the pub in Widecombe. :) As it turned out, I was absolutely fine, and celebrated with a cider when I got back home!
The weather was absolutely glorious, and the moor was teeming with people doing all sorts of activities over the bank holiday weekend.
I didn’t shoot much video of the ride, but did take quite a few photos, and I have arranged some of them into a gallery below. Enjoy!
Superb Dartmoor Scenery
Looking towards Chinkwell Tor from Hameldown Hill
Widecombe-in-the-moor nestles in the valley below
The Widecombe valley
Moody scene looking towards Princetown
The memorial to the WW2 RAF air crew whos plane crashed into the hillside on Dartmoor
The memorial to the RAF crew who lost their lives on this spot
My trusty mountain bike at Natsworthy Gate
Small stream coming off the open moor
Looking towards Honeybag Tor, Widecombe valley on the right
Jay’s Grave – google it for more info!
A lovely cottage near Hound Tor
Hound Tor – the inspiration for Hound of the Baskervilles!
Matt , do you have a route map
Just added the OS route map to the blog post above. Let me know if you give it a go!