About this site
The 10Km (approx.6miles) Plym Valley section of National Cycle Route 27, from Marsh Mills in Plymouth to Clearbrook on Dartmoor is a popular day ride or walk for locals and tourists through spectacular scenery.
But this valley also has a history of mining, quarrying and transport dating back to the 12thC. leaving a fascinating legacy of structures and ruins, often overgrown by the forest.
Using
the home page map to link to 3 more detailed maps with their text and
photo links this site aims to give an outline view of the what to see
on the cycle route or by taking a short detour from it
The
idea of this site originated when the Geology Department at the University
of Plymouth used to run Environmental Geology day field trips up the
Plym Valley by bicycle. The planned field guide never got quite got
published, but I have included some of the ideas in this site.
Help and References
There are gaps in the information and probably some errors - so please contact me if you have something to add- all material will be acknowledged - John Abraham jabraham@plymouth.ac.uk
