Tarka Trail Autumn View - Beneath a Small Bridge, Looking Towards Great Torrington Station, Devon, England.

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This small bridge gives access for farmers to fields on both sides of the Tarka Trail. Initially a railway built in the 1870’s replacing the Rolle canal. Great Torrington Railway Station is now home to the Puffing Billy and the Tarka Valley Railway. This is one of the main access points for the Tarka Trail and this small bridge is the first bridge you pass under heading towards Bideford, (distance; 10km / 6miles). The Tarka Trail covers a distance of 180 miles (290 km), following a figure-of-eight route through the North Devon countryside; setting for the fictional ‘Tarka the Otter’ in Henry Williamson’s book. The 31mile (48km) section from Braunton to Meeth is level and mainly tarmacked being built on the disused Railway line. The river Torridge which flows alongside starts its life on Woolley Moors between Bradworthy and Morwenstow. After completing a long loop, it meets the Taw at Appledore then flows out into the Bristol Channel. It is famous for its setting in ‘Tarka the Otter’ by Henry Williamson and more lately in ‘Flow’ a novel for young adults by John Insull.

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Size: 5859px × 3695px
Location: Tarka Trail Near Great Torrington, Devon.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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