Tarka Trail, Petrockstowe, Devon UK
N 50° 52.521 W 004° 06.584
30U E 421923 N 5636550
A bike trail in Devon on a former railway.
Waymark Code: WM4M7R
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/06/2008
Views: 11
The co-ordinates for this trail were taken at Petrockstowe where there is plenty of room to park. From here you can ride a short distance to Meeth in a Southerly direction or a much longer route to the North.
The Tarka Trail is over 180 miles in length following mostly old railway lines, the route goes through North and Mid Devon, from the Atlantic Coast, along the estuaries of the two rivers of Tarka the otter fame, the Rivers Taw and Torridge through rural Devon Countryside onto the northern slopes of Dartmoor, and the source of the River Taw.
Tarka the Otter: A story of his joyful water-life and death in the county of the two rivers is a novel by Henry Williamson published in 1927. The book tell the story of the experience of an otter.
Trail Name: Tarka Trail
Trail Average Difficulty: 
Web Link to trail map (if available): [Web Link]
Short description of trail: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
One log per waymark per person per physical visit to the trailhead. You are welcome to log your own waymark locations.