Cycle and Tramper Trail, Bellever Forest

2.4 miles (3.9 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Postbridge car park. About 1 hour, easy.

Start: SX 646 787, and finish. OS grid.

Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.

Getting there

Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.

Bus stop: Postbridge, 130 m from the start. Directions SX 647 788
Car parks: Car park (free), 10 m from the start. Directions SX 646 787Car park (pay), 150 m from the start. Directions SX 646 788

Directions to the start

What to expect

Underfoot: gravel and tracks 85%, earth, rock and mud 16%.

Almost all off road.

On the way: 2 gates.

Steepest climb: about 39 m in a kilometre (1 in 26), from the start.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

Pubs and cafés

Pub: East Dart Hotel Bar, Postbridge: near the start, about 350 m off the way.

As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.

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Connecting routes

SW 1146Postbridge TrailShares 0.9 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Postbridge. This route starts and finishes on it at Postbridge car park.

SW 1352History Hunters Trail, Bellever ForestShares 0.9 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Postbridge car park and Postbridge. This route starts and finishes on it at Postbridge car park.

SW 1030The LichwayShares 0.7 miles of path with this route.

SW 1350River and Forest Trail, Bellever ForestShares 0.4 miles of path with this route. Starts on this route at Postbridge car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Postbridge car park.

Walks nearby

SW 1340Gunpowder Trail, Bellever Forest3.8 miles. Starts in the same place

SW 1167Bellever Trail2.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.6 miles away

SW 1051Taw Teign Link6.7 miles, one way. Starts 6.4 miles away

SW 1075Moretonhampstead North Bovey Circular5 miles, circular. Starts 6.5 miles away

SW 1012Templer Way18 miles, one way. Starts 7.2 miles away

SW 1215A walk to the Hydro Turbine at Castle Drogo3 miles, circular. Starts 8.5 miles away

Sources

Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.

Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
Facts: forestryengland.uk