Coast Roads and Coach Roads 100k permanent
Head west from the town centre (New St & banks on your left).
SO trls
L at rbt (A375) sp Sidmouth
SO mini rbt, SO rbt
Continue past Hare & Hounds thro SIDBURY, SIDFORD where
SO trls sp SIDMOUTH
1st exit rbt paved street
L into courtyard opp New St sp Craft Centre
CONTROL in Craft Centre on R: Leave bikes outside, stamp in shop on L, Café far
R. 18km
L from control
L at rbt
1st L sp car park
continue bearing R to cross ford
R at T
2nd R sp Salcombe Regis
R atT (A3052) and imm
1st R sp Branscombe
L at mini rbt sp Branscombe
to BRANSCOMBE, pass church to Masons Arms where
R to beach
CONTROL at Sea Shanty Tea Rooms 27km
Retrace to 1st R 6ft width restriction
R at T to BEER where
L at T (actual SO) sp SEATON
to top of hill where
R by 'SEATON' sign sp no motor vehicles
R at T
R at T Bear R sp shoppers sea front
1st exit rbt
2nd exit rbt sp Axmouth
to AXMOUTH where
1st R by Ship Inn Chapel Street
2nd R Springhead X sp ROUSDON
R at T
pass Charton X then
1st L no sp steep triangle
to UPLYME where
Bear R at T
L at X sp Axminster
to X where
CONTROL Talbot Arms 44km
L from control & 1st L one way
R at T by church
L at X sp Rocombe
R Red Lane X sp Harcombe
SOX Red Lane
SOX (A35) Green Lane
R at T
L at Wareham X sp Hawkchurch
SOX sp Westhay
R at T sp THORNCOMBE
L at T sp CREWKERNE
1st R sp CREWKERNE
1st L sp CLAPTON
L at T sp CREWKERNE
Thro CLAPTON to CREWKERNE where
SO mini rbt
L at T one way
CONTROL in the town 70km
L from control to 3rd left Hewish Lane
SOX sp Hewish
1st R triangle
L at X sp Wayford
to WINSHAM where
R at T sp Chard
L at T sp Chard
1st R sp FORTON
to FORTON where
L at RH bend by bus shelter
SOX (A358)
SOX
L at T (actual SO) by Edencote Fm
R at T
R at T
L at X sp WAMBROOK (red post)
thro WAMBROOK
Bear L at triangle
SOX sp STOCKLAND
to STOCKLAND where
R at T
SOX sp Cotleigh to HONITON where
L at T
R at mini rbt To town centre and
FINISH 102km
Alternative routes
These are more or less the original instructions for the first two sections of
the calendar event, which incorporated extra controls. They add little distance,
and take you away from a couple of main roads, particularly the sometimes busy
A375 to Sidmouth.
into New St (by Lloyds Bank & pedestrian trls
Under rlwy bridge to
L at mini rbt & 1st R sp Northleigh
R at top of hill sp Farway
Bear L at T, and soon
1st R sp Drum
Bear L at T
thro SIDBURY, SIDFORD where
SO trls sp SIDMOUTH
1st exit rbt paved street
L into courtyard opp New St sp Craft Centre
CONTROL in Craft Centre on R: Leave bikes outside, stamp in shop on L, Café far
R. 19km
L from control
L at rbt
1st L sp car park
continue bearing R to cross ford
R at T
2nd R sp SALCOMBE REGIS
Fork R at war memorial sp SALCOMBE REGIS
1st R after church
R at mini rbt sp Weston
BRANSCOMBE, pass church to Masons Arms where
R to beach
CONTROL at Sea Shanty Tea Rooms 29km