Devon County Council has committed £240,000 to complete a missing link of the Tarka Trail in North Devon.
View from the Tarka Trail. Image copyright Devon County Council.
The proposed route would follow the former railway line, where possible, and would aim to benefit the local community and local businesses, supporting economic growth and carbon reduction. The Trail also forms part of the Cycle West project which links Devon to France and is expected to attract thousands of visitors into the county.
This latest announcement follows the recent completion of a new section of the Tarka Trail from Corffe Green, near Braunton, to the village of Knowle.
The opening of this stretch reduces the gap between two important off-road sections of the Devon Coast to Coast cycle route, the Tarka Trail, and the railway path from Willingcott to Ilfracombe. All that remains to make the route through this area completely off-road is the four miles from Knowle to Willingcott.
Read more from the press release.
You can see the route of the Tarka Trail on our interactive Adventure Cycle Map.
