Route four – Pennsylvania Road via Stoke Hill and Beacon Hill to Pinhoe. With return via Beacon Heath and Mincinglake Valley Park 6.5 miles. Thanks to route sponsor Green Tree Court care home.
The start of this walk passes just below the highest point in Exeter at the top of Stoke Hill, once the site of a Roman signal station. From this elevation, the route descends through quiet footpaths, fields, tracks, and stretches on roads without pavements. There are scenic views at Beacon Hill by St Michaels and All Angels Church, a descent to Harrington Lane. You can return to the start via Mincinglake Valley Park.
https://exetercosyroutes.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/exeter-cosy-route-four.pdf
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/57364490
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Walking and running Exeter COSY Route 4 by public transport
Turn right at the junction of Argyll Road and Pennsylvania Road for a short walk to the bus stop.
Pennsylvania Pensylvania Road (NW-bound) – bustimes.org
Pennsylvania Road via Stoke Hill and Beacon Hill to Pinhoe - 3.75 miles
With return via Beacon Heath and Mincinglake Valley Park 6.5 miles. Thanks to route sponsor Green Tree Court care home.
The start of this walk passes just below the highest point in Exeter at the top of Stoke Hill, once the site of a Roman signal station. From this elevation, the route descends through quiet footpaths, fields, tracks, and stretches on roads without pavements. There are scenic views at Beacon Hill by St Michaels and All Angels Church, a descent to Harrington Lane. You can return to the start via Mincinglake Valley Park.
https://exetercosyroutes.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/exeter-cosy-route-four.pdf
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/57364490
Turn right on to Harrington Lane to catch the bus to the city centre
Pinhoe Harrington Gardens (W-bound) – bustimes.org
Pinhoe Bradfield Road (W-bound) – bustimes.org
Other buses may be taken from Pinbridge Mews or the Heart of Oak
Pinhoe Pinbridge Mews (W-bound) – bustimes.org
Pinhoe Heart of Oak (SW-bound) – bustimes.org
Pinhoe Railway Station has trains to Exeter Central and Exeter St David's every hour
Pinhoe Railway Station (W-bound) – bustimes.org
Pinhoe via Pinn Lane, Gipsy Hill and Redhayes Bridge to Blackhorse - 2 miles
With return via Mosshayne Farm 4.5 miles. Thanks to route sponsor Cumberland Grange care home.
Pinhoe is a former village that in 1966 became a suburb of Exeter. It was called Pinnoch in the Domesday book. In recent years it’s seen a huge growth in housing development. There are small shops and refreshment outlets. The route heads over the Waterloo rail line towards the motorway and Redhayes pedestrian and cycle bridge. The circular return is along quiet lanes until the main road back to Pinhoe, which is busy but fully pavemented.
https://exetercosyroutes.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/exeter-cosy-route-five.pdf
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/57364337
Level crossing via Argyll Road to Pennsylvania Road - 2 miles
With return via Duryard Valley Park 3.8 miles. Thanks to route sponsor Southern Healthcare.
The first mile of this route is of busy road and rail. Red Cow level crossing is on the main Exeter to Paddington railway line, and also the Tarka line for North Devon. A steep uphill climb, with a return descent through woodland trails and splendid views.
https://exetercosyroutes.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/exeter-cosy-route-three.pdf
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/57364867
Eight circular routes around the city, making one full 26.2 mile marathon distance.
The Exeter COSY Route project is a community wellbeing and dementia awareness initiative created for Exeter Dementia Action Alliance to signpost people of all abilities to routes on the edge of the city where they can walk and run.
From its roots in an ancient Greek battle to mass participation events around the world, the marathon length of 26.2-miles is a distance that capture’s the imagination. Perfect for Exeter’s unique COSY route – COSY being an acronym for circle of somewhere yours as that’s what it is.
The full circle will take you to every compass and hill viewpoint around Exeter, following footpaths, quiet lanes, field tracks, over stiles, through woodland, paved roads, some busier parts of the city, along its suburban fringe and into neighbouring village communities.
You’ll cross the river and canal, go under and over the M5 motorway, step over both the Exeter to London rail lines, and pass churches, pubs, schools, and local businesses.
Whether you take on this challenge over months, weeks, days or in one strenuous go, you’ll see the city as never before, and complete a marathon in doing so.
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