Plym Valley trail, Drakes trail, the Granite Way, the Tarka trail, Lundy, NCR27 Ilfracombe to Barnstable (90 miles)

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Day 1- Plymouth to Crabtree via Saltram park (6 miles)

PLB1NCR2 27 PLB2New bridge PLB131Saltram folly

Day 2- Crabtree to Okehampton (36 miles)

PLB3Tramway bridge PLB4Tram tracks PLB5Plym valley railway PLB8Plym valley crossing PLB6On the trail PLB7Good tarmac PLB9Plym valley woods PLB10Rumple Quarry PLB111Cottage ruins PLB11Cann Viaduct PLB12Cann Viaduct 2 PLB13Cann Viaduct 3 PLB14Bickleigh Viaduct PLB59Bickleigh Viaduct 2 PLB15Bluebells PLB16Good surface PLB17Shaugh station PLB18Next bridge along Shaugh TunnelShaugh Tunnel PLB20Shaugh Tunnel 2 PLB19Shaugh Tunnel 3 PLB22Shaugh Tunnel 4 PLB23Looking back PLB24Climbing Clearbrook PLB25Skylark pub PLB26Yellow heather PLB27Drake's Leat PLB28Tram tracks PLB29Easy ride PLB40Good tarmac path PLB41Station road PLB42Gem bridge PLB43Gem bridge 2 PLB44View from PLB46Gem bridge 3 PLB47Gem bridge 4 PLB45Grenofen tunnel PLB48Grenofen tunnel 2 PLB49Heading for Tavistock PLB50Meadowlands leisure centre. PLB51Tea PLB54Tavistock weir PLB57Tavistock viaduct 2 PLB58Tavistock viaduct 3 PLB60Where the station was PLB56Glanville Road bridge PLB61Mary Tavy bridge PLB62Mary Tavy station PLB64Taken from bridge PLB65Old beam engine house PLB66Dartmoor National park PLB68Moorland PLB67Brentor station PLB69The National Trust Lydford PLB70Lydford Gorge PLB75Lydford castle PLB76Lydford castle 2 PLB77Lydford PLB78Granite trail PLB80Foggys bridge PLB82Easy riding PLB84Workmans hut PLB86Workmans hut 2 PLB90Nice ride PLB92Lake viaduct PLB94Lake viaduct 2 PLB96Lake viaduct 3 PLB98Lake viaduct 4 PLB100Permisive pathway PLB102St Thomas PLB110Meldon viaduct PLB112Meldon viaduct 2 PLB114Meldon viaduct 3 PLB116Meldon viaduct 4 PLB118Meldon viaduct 5 PLB120Meldon viaduct 6 PLB122Meldon visitor centre PLB124Cafe PLB126Sustrans marker PLB128Not far PLB130Okehampton station PLB132Okehampton station 2 PLB134D4167 Class 08 PLB136Old engine shed PLB138Survival of the line PLB140Footbridge PLB142Me on the bridge PLB144The station cafe PLB146YHA PLB148Line usage PLB150Line usage PLB152My mate PLB154Filming PLB156YHA PLB160The old engine shed PLB162YHA PLB166YHA 2 PLB168Bedrooms

Day 3- Okehampton to Bideford (32 miles)

PLB170Bridge PLB176Jacobstowe PLB180Car free lanes PLB182Looking back PLB184NCR sign PLB190Colonel William Morris PLB192The Belvedere Tower PLB194The Belvedere Tower 2 PLB196The George PLB197Hatherleigh station PLB198Old brewery PLB210Oh Deer PLB212Meeth Halt PLB214Tarka line PLB220Petrockstow railway station PLB222Wild flowers PLB226Dunsbear Halt PLB230Tarka trail 2 PLB234Tarka trail 3 PLB237Great Torrington bridge PLB238Good views PLB240Looking east PLB244Through the bridge PLB246Great Torrington station PLB248Great Torrington station 2 PLB250Great Torrington station 3 PLB252Great Torrington station 4 PLB254Great Torrington station 5 PLB256Great Torrington station 6 PLB260River Torridge bridge. PLB262River Torridge bridge. PLB264Beam weir PLB266Raised path PLB272Landcross viaduct PLB274Lime kilns PLB276Close up PLB278Beautiful day PLB280River Torridge mudflats PLB290Entering the station PLB292Bideford station PLB294Bideford station 2 PLB296Bideford station 3 PLB298Bideford station 4 PLB300Bideford station 5 PLB302Bruswick wharf PLB304Bruswick wharf 2 PLB306MS Oldenburg PLB308Bideford Long Bridge PLB310Bideford estuary PLB312MS Oldenburg

Day 4- Bideford to Lundy (30 miles on ship). First day on Lundy

PLB320MS Oldenburg PLB322Bikes aboard PLB324The ship has a bar. PLB326Good seats PLB328Leaving the dock. PLB330At sea PLB332First sign of Lundy PLB334In to port PLB340Marisco tavern. PLB336Marisco tavern. PLB338Inside the bar PLB342Toilet view PLB344Marisco Castle PLB346Bedroom view PLB348Living room view PLB350Living room view 2 PLB352The Living room. PLB354A quick walk PLB356The quay road. PLB358The lighthouse PLB359Saint Helena's church PLB360Saint Helena's church 2

Day 5- Second day on Lundy

PLB370With the map PLB357The Devil's Limekiln PLB372Goats PLB380Lambs PLB382Middle lighthouse PLB384The road PLB385I'm not a number PLB386Fog battery PLB388Feral deer PLB390East end PLB392North lighthouse PLB394Engineers cottage PLB396Foggy view

Day 6- Lundy to Illfracombe (32 miles on ship)

PLB398Foggy day PLB400Last day PLB402The path back PLB404WWII remains PLB410Leaving Lundy PLB412The bikes PLB414Verity PLB415Verity 2 PLB416Ilfracombe PLB418Ilfracombe 2 PLB420Ilfracombe 3 PLB422Bingo

Day 7- Illfracombe to Barnstaple(16 miles)

PLB430Slade Tunnels PLB432Slade Tunnels PLB434Steep path PLB438Steep section PLB440Knowle section PLB442Braunton section PLB444Chivenor PLB445RAF seaking PLB450Approaching Barnstaple PLB452River Yeo PLB454Barnstaple Town station. PLB458River Taw bridge PLB456Barnstaple junction PLB460Barnstaple station. PLB462Bikes on mootools lightbox galleryby VisualLightBox.com v6.0

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