Route 27
National Route 27 of the National Cycle Network is open and signed from Ilfracombe to Plymouth and is known as the Devon Coast to Coast cycle route.
Open Sections: The route is fully open and signed for its whole length. The three main traffic-free sections are the Tarka Trail, The Granite Way, and the Plym Valley Trail. The Devon Coast to Coast is also a part of National Route 3 between Barnstaple and Sheepwash and joins the West Country Way (Padstow - Bristol) for this stretch.
Further developments will see more of the route becoming traffic-free, for the latest information please check the Devon County Council website.
Maps and leaflets for this route are shown below the map:
The whole route from Ilfracombe to Plymouth is mapped on the NN27 Devon Coast to Coast cycle route map.
The following leaflets are all free and available from Devon County Council, tel: 0870 608 5531 or you can download from the Devon County Council website:
- Ilfracombe to Meeth on the Tarka Trail is mapped on the free "Tarka Cycle Trail" leaflet.
- Routes around Barnstaple are shown on the free "Barnstaple Cycle Map".
- Okehampton to Lydford is mapped on the free "The Granite Way" leaflet.