The opening and closing kilometre of the route is across the farm fields at Woolmer's Farm, a mix of grass fields and farm track. The vast majority of the route is on the tarmac of the Tarka Trail and is a lovely smooth and very flat surface. This is an out back run with the picturesque river Taw forming the backdrop to the run.
At 3km you will pass an Old Station, now a busy cafe at Fremington Quay and you will go through a short 76m long tunnel as you come towards the second station at Instow, where you will come to the second drinks station on this route, 7km in to the route. The next drinks station comes at Bideford Station 12km complete with station buildings and carriages. Langcross Tunnel is the next landmark on the route at 14km, a 76m long tunnel which marks a local high point on the route.
This section of the route is lovely and shaded and has great views as the route crosses back and forth over the river. There is now a gentle downhill towards the fourth drinks station at the route at Torrington Station which has a short heritage line. From there the route does start to rise a little towards the half way turn point and we have another drinks station positioned on the way to the 25km turn point to keep you topped up for this section of the course.
