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Sunday 5 April 2015
08:00 - 23:00
Tour: Quantocks & North Devon Coast
Day 1 Home to Minehead Youth Hostel
Sunny and warm
26 miles (▲ 755m ▼ 675m)
6 Participants: Lawrence Buttress, Dillan Edwards, Michael Jones, George Rogers, John Rogers, Will Rogers
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On Day 1 we will be taking train or car from Buckfastleigh to Taunton and then cycling towards West Bagborough. We'll then climb up onto the Quantock Hills and ride all the way along the ridge where there are some excellent off-road tracks.

Eventually you will return to the coast at the attractive fishing village of Watchet where we will stop for refreshments, then you'll ride past the impressive Dunster Castle to the excellent hostel at Minehead.
Monday 6 April 2015
08:00 - 23:00
Tour: Quantocks & North Devon Coast
Day 2 Minehead to Exford Independent Hostel
Sunny and warm
16 miles (▲ 760m ▼ 590m)
6 Participants: Lawrence Buttress, Dillan Edwards, Michael Jones, George Rogers, John Rogers, Will Rogers
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On Day 2 you will stock up with food in the busy town of Minehead, then climb North Hill which offers superb views of the coast. An interesting track will take you down through the woods to the National Trust village of Selworthy, then some more lanes and tracks will bring you to Allerford where you can try your luck at riding through the stream if you dare.

To conclude the day you will climb onto Exmoor and follow moorland roads to Exford youth hostel, now run by the nearby hotel since it was sold by YHA in February 2015. It's a great hostel located in the centre of this delightful moorland village.
Tuesday 7 April 2015
08:00 - 23:00
Tour: Quantocks & North Devon Coast
Day 3 Exford to Lynton Guest House
Sunny and warm
26 miles (▲ 705m ▼ 960m)
6 Participants: Lawrence Buttress, Dillan Edwards, Michael Jones, George Rogers, John Rogers, Will Rogers
Day 3 will involve riding across Exmoor through Simonsbath, where there will be some refreshments at a local café. You'll ride onwards to Blackmore Gate, then you'll head to the coast at Hunter's Inn. From there a fabulous coastal path will take you right around the headland offering you some of the best views on the tour.

Next stop is Valley of the Rocks, and then a final stretch of coastal path will take you to the town of Lynton, famous for its very steep railway that connects the town to Lynmouth far below. We'll hopefully be staying in a very attractive guest house.
Wednesday 8 April 2015
08:00 - 20:00
Tour: Quantocks & North Devon Coast
Day 4 Lynton to Home
Sunny and warm
21 miles (▲ 355m ▼ 445m)
6 Participants: Lawrence Buttress, Dillan Edwards, Michael Jones, George Rogers, John Rogers, Will Rogers
For your final day you will ride from Lynton back up to Blackmore Gate and then take the fairly easy downhill main road into Barnstaple. There may be time for pizza hut before we take the trains back to Exeter and home.
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