A new BMX bike track and skate facility in Exeter is already proving a big hit.
The pump track and mini ramp at Pinhoe Station Road Playing Fields has attracted dozens of local riders and skaters despite only being open a week.
The fun facility has been built by the City Council, with collaboration on the ground from Forte Trailscapes and local facility and skate enthusiast Tim Ruck, who came up with the designs.
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BMX pump track designed and built in partnership with Kye Forte from Forte Trailscapes and build by local company tkPlay.
North Tawton Pump Track was built as part of the revamped North Tawton Memorial Park and has been designed to be enjoyed by all abilities from beginners to elite riders on all bikes.
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One of largest pump tracks in Devon and caters for a wide variety of users, the track was designed by Forte Trailscapes and funded by North Devon Council.
With the surface of the track being made from recycled rubber it drains, to make it useable year-round. Fun and free to ride.
North Devon District Council The council owns and manages two skateparks in the district:
- Rock Skatepark, Barnstaple (floodlights available until 10pm daily)
- Benricks Skatepark, Ilfracombe (no floodlights)
- The council also owns and manages a BMX pump track at Velator, Braunton.
Both skateparks and the pump track are free to use.
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Lots of exciting changes coming to Bogey for 2023
This year we’re simplifying things. Cutting back some of the lines so we can tidy things up a bit - making it easier to maintain - while gaining more dirt to make the most ridden lines even better ?
We’re a very small BMX club running this jump park - So anyone that wants to get involved, have fun on their bike, learn how to build jumps, help cut the grass…. whatever…. You’re more than welcome! We are here every Sunday afternoon from 1pm.
This wet start to spring means we’re not close to riding yet, but the crew have been making the most of it and working on the jumps every Sunday.
Also shout of to Ash for bring his strimmer today, and starting the first grass cut of the year.
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Braunton Freeride has been created by a local group of Mountain Bike Riders and parents who wanted to create a fun and inclusive place to ride. During the pandemic and the limitations on travel there was a growth of unofficial trails and jumps being built. We want to harness all of that enthusiasm for riding by providing the right space to enjoy the sport legally and safely. The site is being managed by Braunton Freeride with the express permission of the landowner.
BENEFITS To provide an outlet for young people to stay active and be actively engaged in a community project
COMMUNITY To provide a safe, yet challenging environment for riders to progress with benefits to mental health & wellbeing
ENVIRONMENT To create trails that fit comfortably within the natural woodland, mindful of the impacts to nature and the environment
WHERE: Not currently open - stay tuned. DO NOT ride there until it is open.
https://www.brauntonfreeride.co.uk/
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One Train from Exeter can take you to some great cycle paths. From Okehampton you can cycle the East Dartmoor moorland fringe to Newton Abbot, or up the Okement and Torridge valleys to Barnstaple. From Axminster you can cycle through the East Devon AONB and the Jurassic Coast to Exmouth. From Plymouth you can cycle through wooded slopes and the western edge of Dartmoor to Okehampton. For a greater challenge, you can cycle from Barnstaple across southern Exmoor to Tiverton Parkway.
Take your bike on the train and get closer to a traffic-free adventure. A Devon Day Ranger ticket will give you a days unlimited travel within Devon for £14.50 (it's even cheaper with a railcard!). Residents of Devon and Cornwall can buy a Devon & Cornwall Railcard for £12 and save 1/3 on off-peak journeys within the two counties.
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42 miles, 2140ft ascent, 2805ft descent.
Start at the newly re-opened Okehampton Railway Station for this section of the Devon Coast to Coast NCN27. The routes passes through Okehampton town and Jacobstowe before reaching Hatherleigh. Follow the Ruby Way from Hatherleigh to Highampton then cross the River Torridge and have a break in Sheepwash village. The NCN3 from Bude joins the NCN27 at Sheepwash. Follow the roads north and east and join the traffic-free Tarka Trail at the remains of Petrockstowe Station.
The Tarka Trail heads uphill to Yarde Orchard Cafe at the site of Yarde Halt. Then it is downhill and over the River Torridge on a long, curved bridge to the Puffing Billy. There are some lovely bridges, weirs and tunnels from Torrington to Bideford - part of the old railway was build over the Rolle Canal. At Instow, the route turns east towards Fremington and finishes at Barnstaple Railway Station where there are hourly trains back to Exeter.
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The Tarka Trail is a series of footpaths and cyclepaths (rail trails) around north Devon, England that follow the route taken by the fictional Tarka the Otter in the book of that name. It covers a total of 180 miles (290 km) in a figure-of-eight route, centred on Barnstaple.
https://www.tarkatrail.org.uk/
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The 31-mile (50 km) section between Braunton and Meeth is car-free, level and mostly tarmacked, and is shared by pedestrians and cyclists, with horseriding also permitted on part of it. There is a guidebook available for this section.
http://www.exploredevon.info/activities/cycle/tarka-trail-braunton-meeth/
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The Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT) was designed to assist transport planners and policy makers to prioritise investments and interventions to promote cycling. The PCT answers the question: 'where is cycling currently common and where does cycling have the greatest potential to grow?'. The PCT can be used at different scales.
First, the PCT is a strategic planning tool. Different visions of the future are represented through various scenarios of change, including the Department for Transport’s draft Cycling Delivery Plan target to double cycling in a decade and the more ambitious ‘Go Dutch’ scenario, whereby cycling levels equivalent to the Netherlands are reached in England and Wales (allowing for English and Welsh hilliness and trip distances). By showing what the rate of cycling could feasibly look like in different parts of cities and regions, and illustrating the associated increase in cycle use on the road network, the PCT should inform policies that seek a wider shift towards sustainable transport.
Second, the PCT can also be used at a smaller scale. The scenario level of commuter cycling along a particular road can be used to estimate future mode share for cycling on that corridor. This can be compared with current allocation of space to different modes, and used to consider re -allocation from less sustainable modes to cater for cycling growth. In other cases, low current or potential flows may indicate a barrier, such as a major road or rail line, causing severance and lengthening trips. This could be addressed through new infrastructure such as a pedestrian and cycle bridge.
https://www.pct.bike/m/?r=devon
Lovelace, R., Goodman, A., Aldred, R., Berkoff, N., Abbas, A., Woodcock, J., 2017.The Propensity to Cycle Tool: An open source online system for sustainable transport planning. Journal of Transport and Land Use. 10:1, 505–528, DOI: 10.5198/jtlu.2016.862.
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National Route 28 of the National Cycle Network in Devon will run from Okehampton to Plymouth via Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Totnes and Salcombe.
Okehampton to South Zeal and Bovey Tracey
The route starts on-road section from the eastern edge of Okehampton to Moretonhampstead. The Wray Valley Trail runs through Lustleigh to Bovey Tracey. The Stover Trail crosses over the A38 at Heathfield and travels alongside the Stover Canal to Newton Abbot
Totnes to Yealmpton
This section of the route travels via Salcombe. Starting at Totnes you follow quiet roads through Blackawton. Past Blackawton there is the option to take a detour to the coast, travelling to Slapton Sands and Torcross. You then rejoin Route 28 after Stokenham where the route travels inland to the coastal town of Salcombe. Using the Salcombe ferry you then continue onto South Milton, Churchstow and Ermington before arriving in Yealmpton.
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-28/
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