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. Keep pushing and you will move on to banks the river torridge, with the very striking village of Appledore on the opposite bank. You will soon be at the turn point and you start your return journey back to the finish line!
