Section 2 of 2, Teignmouth & Dawlish Way
Ashcombe to Teignmouth (finish)
9 miles (14.5 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SX 913 795. Finish: SX 937 729. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 382 m of climbing and 477 m of descent; highest point 242 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Ashcombe.
- Car park
- Car park, 550 m from the start. Directions SX 915 790
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Dawlish station, 5.8 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Teignmouth (finish). Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Station
- Teignmouth, 460 m from the finish. Directions SX 941 731
- Bus stops
- Bitton Park Flats, 90 m from the finish. Directions SX 937 730Bitton Park Road, 220 m from the finish. Directions SX 935 730Teignmouth WHSmith, 430 m from the finish. Directions SX 941 729
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 46%, earth, rock and mud 7%, gravel and tracks 5%; the rest (42%) isn't recorded.
About 44% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 1 gate, 3 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 108 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Royal Oak, Ideford: 2.9 miles in.The Elizabethan Inn, Luton: 3.6 miles in.Teign Brewery Inn, Teignmouth: at the finish.The Blue Anchor, Teignmouth: at the finish.Devon Arms Hotel, Teignmouth: 9 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Molloys, Teignmouth: 9 miles in, about 200 m off the way. Seats outside.Ye Olde Jolly Sailor, Teignmouth: 9 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Finlay Browns, Teignmouth: 9 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Pearl's Parlour, Teignmouth: 9 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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