Well used cycle racks on Totnes railway station platform.
Bike lockers at Totnes station
To the left the Dart Valley Trail (NCN route 2), to the right the bridge to the Dart Valley Railway's station
Access to King Edward VI College, Totnes, from the Dart Valley Trail (NCN 2)
The Dart Valley Trail (NCN 2) entering Totnes by the Dart
Route sign on the Totes-Dartington Access for All path (NCN 2/Dart Valley Trail)
Start of the Totnes-Dartington Access for All Path
Map of Totnes and Dartmoor cycle route
Cyclists on NCN route 2 should push their bikes through the Cider Press Centre, Dartington - cars and delivery vans do actually pose a danger but no-one expects their drivers to get out and push.
Wheelbender parking, and not enough of it, at the Cider Press Centre, Dartington
Push your bikes on the Dart Valley Trail through the Cider Press Centre, Dartington
The Dart Valley Trail swings left through the car park
The Dart Valley Trail avoids the busy road by a wooden footbridge.
The Dart Valley Trail from Totnes to Dartington
Dart Valley Trail briefly joining the Dartington estate road
A rare riverside section of the Dart Valley Trail
The Dart Valley Trail arriving at Totnes station car park.
A pleasant surprise on the Dart Valley Trail - a cycle route using a zebra crossing, without any Dismount signs.
A typically British mess on the Dart Valley Trail - End of Cycle Route sign, 90 degrees right, 90 degrees left, two-stage crossing, 90 degrees left, 90 degrees right, remount and proceed....
Dart Valley Trail leaving Totnes to the north
Proper pedestrianisation (with cycling, of course) is needed in Totnes - there's no real footway at all on the left.
Splendid new extension to the college in central Totnes - with absolutely no cycle parking.
It's not at all clear that NCN route 2, to the right, also goes to the centre of Totnes.
Cones and signs around a hole in the Dart Valley Trail
Cycle track leaving the estate road to enter Totnes.
Entering the Sharpham Estate on the Dart Valley Trail
A nice easy gradient on the Dart Valley Trail, south of Totnes.
A nice easy gradient on the Dart Valley Trail, south of Totnes.
Too many awkward gates on the Dart Valley Trail, south of Totnes
Start of the paved section of the Dart valley Trail, south of Totnes.
This is route 2 of the so-called National Cycle Network. If I was trying to use it for a long-distance tour, carrying camping gear and so on, I'd be pretty unimpressed.
'Cyclists Dismount And Walk Your Bikes Through The Woods' - this is route 2 of the so-called National Cycle Network. If I was trying to use it for a long-distance tour I'd be pretty unimpressed.
Pretty poor surface for the National Cycle Network's route 2 (and it gets worse).
The Dart Valley Trail (NCN route 2) forking left at the entry to Sharpham Vineyard (alas)
Signage on the Dart Valley Trail in Ashprington
Signage on the Dart Valley Trail south of Totnes