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26 1 2 3 4 5 6 31 30 28 25 21 22 33 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 32 29 Exeter Race Course Quarry Cattle grazing area Butterfly conservation area Higher Clapham Copse A38 Belvedere Tower Clapham Petrol station Chudleigh Trusham Plymouth M a mh e a d Bird of prey viewpoint P y l o n s Dunchideock Forest centre Go Ape Bullers Hill 19 Emergency info Name of key location: Haldon Forest Park, Bullers Hill, Kennford, Devon, EX6 7XR Nearest A&E hospital facilities: Royal Devon & Exeter, Wonford, Exeter. (approx. 5 miles). T: 01392 411611. Numbered trail markers can be used to direct the emergency services to your location. In case of an emergency call 999. Inform Forestry England, 0300 067 5826. Forest code • Protect and respect wildlife, plants and trees. • Guard against all risks of fire. • Keep dogs under control. • Take your litter home. • Make no unnecessary noise. • Take only memories away. Cycling code • Wear the right safety clothing; a helmet and gloves. • Cycle within your abilities. • Don’t rely on others; can you get home safely? • Watch out for other visitors. • Always follow warning signs and diversions. • If a vehicle is loading timber, wait for the driver to let you pass. • Expect the unexpected. MTB safety • Mountain biking is a potentially hazardous activity carrying a significant risk. It should only be undertaken with a full understanding of all inherent risks. The guidelines on this panel must always be used in conjunction with the exercise of your own experience, intuition and careful judgement. • Routes may change owing to tree felling and other forest operations • No motorbikes, quadbikes, dogs or horses are allowed on MTB trails. Please remember we could be doing potentially dangerous things such as cutting down trees, moving timber or repairing tracks. For your own safety, please follow all forestry warning signs. forestryengland.uk How our cycle trails are graded Suitable for: Cyclists in good health. Map reading useful (routes not always marked). Most bikes. Trail: Gradients can vary. Surfaces may be uneven or potholed in places. Look out for vehicles & other users. Suitable for: Beginners in good health with basic bike skills. Most types of bike. Trail: Relatively flat and wide. Green Easy Suitable for: Riders in good health with moderate off-road riding skills. Basic mountain bikes. Trail: Some ‘singletrack’ sections and small obstacles of root and rock. Blue Moderate Suitable for: Proficient mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills & fitness. Good mountain bikes. Trail: Challenging climbs, tricky descents & technical features such as drop-offs & large rocks. Red Difficult Black Severe Suitable for: Expert mountain bikers with high level of fitness. Quality off-road mountain bikes. Trail: Greater challenge & difficulty. Expect large & unavoidable features. Suitable for: Expert mountain bikers with high level of fitness. Quality off-road mountain bikes. Trail: Greater challenge & difficulty. Expect large & unavoidable features. Orange Extreme Forest road & similar 0 500m Key Car parking Toilets Accessible toilets Information point Bike hire Play area Refreshments Picnic area Segway hire Viewpoint Historical building Dog waste bin Defibrillator Public right of way Location markers N Rangers’ office Trail start Spicers Trail Kiddens Trail Trail start Discovery Trail Ridge Ride Trail Pump Trail Skills Area Go Ape Forest centre Discovery Trail Grade: Easy 2.5km (1.5 miles) Beginners will really enjoy this fully surfaced trail with stunning views and play features. Also used by walkers, you’ll need to be a considerate cyclist. Spicers Trail Grade: Moderate 3.7km (2.3 miles) For cyclists with some experience, this trail is a great confidence builder. A combination of surfaces, some narrow sections and gentle gradients. Kiddens Trail Grade: Moderate 6.4km (4 miles) Good progression from the Spicers Trail. Singletrack, offering more challenging terrain with greater changes in gradient. Ridge Ride Trail Grade: Difficult 9km (6 miles) A technical, fast and flowing trail. Tight corners and lively descents will test your reflexes on this narrow singletrack route through the forest. Experienced riders only, with appropriate bikes and protective equipment. Ridge Ride Extreme Grade: Severe 1km (0.6 miles) This optional technical loop is more demanding than the previous sections of the Ridge Ride Trail. Expect roots, rocks, berms, drops and a step down. Skills Area & Pump Trail These areas are purpose-built to help cyclists develop new off-road skills, with numerous features for all abilities and a pump trail to help you find your flow. Suitable for novice to advanced riders. Cycling routes Forestry England woodlands have been certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council ® Working forest Please remember we could be doing potentially dangerous things such as cutting down trees, moving timber or repairing tracks. For your own safety, please follow all forestry warning signs. Take a photo of me and take me with you or buy from the Rangers’ Office
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Emergency infoName of key location: Haldon Forest Park, Bullers Hill, Kennford, Devon, EX6 7XRNearest A&E hospital facilities:Royal Devon & Exeter, Wonford, Exeter. (approx. 5 miles). T: 01392 411611. Numbered trail markers can be used to direct the emergency services to your location.In case of an emergency call 999. Inform Forestry England, 0300 067 5826.
Forest code • Protect and respect wildlife,
plants and trees.• Guardagainstallrisksoffire.• Keep dogs under control.• Take your litter home.• Make no unnecessary noise.• Take only memories away.
Cycling code• Wear the right safety clothing;
a helmet and gloves.• Cycle within your abilities.• Don’t rely on others; can you
get home safely?• Watch out for other visitors.• Always follow warning signs
and diversions.• If a vehicle is loading timber, wait
for the driver to let you pass.• E xpect the unexpected.
MTB safety• Mountain biking is a potentially
hazardous activity carrying asignificantrisk.Itshouldonly be undertaken with a full understanding of all inherent risks. The guidelines on this panel must always be used in conjunction with the exercise of your own experience, intuition and careful judgement.
• Routes may change owing to tree felling and other forest operations
• No motorbikes, quadbikes, dogs or horses are allowed on MTB trails.
Please remember we could be doing potentially dangerous things such as cutting down trees, moving timber or repairing tracks. For your own safety, please follow all forestry warning signs.
forestryengland.uk
How our cycle trails are graded
Suitable for: Cyclists in good health. Map reading useful (routes not always marked). Most bikes. Trail: Gradients can vary. Surfaces may be uneven or potholed in places. Look out for vehicles & other users.
Suitable for: Beginners in good health with basic bike skills. Most types of bike. Trail:Relativelyflat and wide. G
reen
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y
Suitable for: Riders in good health with moderateoff-road riding skills. Basic mountain bikes. Trail: Some ‘singletrack’ sections and small obstacles of root and rock.Bl
ue M
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Suitable for: Proficientmountainbikers with good off-roadriding skills&fitness.Goodmountain bikes. Trail: Challenging climbs, tricky descents & technical features suchasdrop-offs & large rocks.
Red Difficult
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vere Suitable for: Expert
mountain bikers with highleveloffitness.Qualityoff-road mountain bikes. Trail: Greater challenge&difficulty.Expect large & unavoidable features.
Suitable for: Expert mountain bikers with highleveloffitness.Qualityoff-road mountain bikes. Trail: Greater challenge&difficulty.Expect large & unavoidable features.
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Key
Car parking
Toilets
Accessible toilets
Information point
Bike hire
Play area
Refreshments
Picnic area
Segway hire
Viewpoint
Historical building
Dog waste bin
Defibrillator
Public right of way
Location markers
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Rangers’ officeTrail startSpicers TrailKiddens Trail
Trail startDiscovery TrailRidge Ride Trail
PumpTrail
Skills Area
Go Ape
Forest centre
Discovery Trail Grade: Easy 2.5km (1.5 miles) Beginners will really enjoy this fully surfaced trail with stunning views and play features. Also used by walkers, you’ll need to be a considerate cyclist.
Spicers Trail Grade: Moderate 3.7km (2.3 miles) For cyclists with some experience, this trail is a greatconfidencebuilder. A combination of surfaces, some narrow sections and gentle gradients.
Kiddens Trail Grade: Moderate 6.4km (4 miles) Good progression from the Spicers Trail. Singletrack, offeringmorechallenging terrain with greater changes in gradient.
Ridge Ride Trail Grade: Difficult 9km (6 miles) Atechnical,fastandflowingtrail.Tight corners and lively descents willtestyourreflexesonthisnarrow singletrack route through the forest. Experienced riders only, with appropriate bikes and protective equipment.
Ridge Ride Extreme Grade: Severe 1km (0.6 miles)This optional technical loop is more demanding than the previous sections of the Ridge Ride Trail. Expect roots, rocks, berms, drops and a step down.
Skills Area & Pump TrailTheseareasarepurpose-builtto help cyclists develop new off-roadskills,withnumerousfeatures for all abilities and apumptrailtohelpyoufindyourflow.Suitablefornovicetoadvanced riders.
Cycling routes
Forestry England woodlands have been certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council®
Working forestPlease remember we could be doing potentially dangerous things such as cutting down trees, moving timber or repairing tracks. For your own safety, please follow all forestry warning signs.
Take a photo of me and
take me with you or buy
from the Rangers’ Office
