The 5th West Molland Tetrathlon took place on Sunday 29th August, organised by the Devon and Somerset Staghounds young supporters club. Despite the weather trying hard to spoil things, over 40 teams took part and a handful of individual competitors. The riding section found a few out with a slightly more trickey combination at one [...]
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5th West Molland Tetrathlon results
Posted in Charity event, Horse riding, Mountain Biking, running, Something for everyone on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mountain Biking latest…
Posted in Mountain Biking on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 1SW bid to encourage more people to cycle off-road across the South West, benefiting their health and well being, was approved in October by the South West Regional Development Agency. The immediate effect of this is the first stage – a web based mapping tool to allow off road cyclists to plan routes better. [...]
Ladies welcome (and gentlemen too) for the 2010 Exmoor Explorer
Posted in Cycling, Mountain Biking, tagged bike, Cycling, Cycling on Exmoor, endurance, exmoor explorer, long distance, Mountain Biking, riding on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Entries are now open for the famous 2010 Exmoor Explorer, probably the largest Mountain Bike Marathon in the country. This year’s event is on Sunday 8 August at 10am leaving from Wheddon Cross on Exmoor. Steve Crossman, one of the organisers, says: “We are calling this year’s event ‘Ladies Year (and gentlemen too)‘ as we would [...]
Explorer opens for booking on 1st April
Posted in Cycling, Mountain Biking, tagged Cycling, exmoor explorer, Mountain Biking on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is not a race, it is a long distance off road reliability trial across Exmoor’s challenging terrain which takes place in August every year. The start, finish and tea stop change every year as does the set of routes. The course is unknown until a week before the event, when it will be published [...]
Moor Rover launched
Posted in Mountain Biking, Something for everyone, Walking, tagged exmoor, transport, travel on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Local celebrity Johnny Kingdom and his wife Julie were some of the first people to enjoy a Moor Rover bus ride on the new flexible public transport service for Exmoor that was launched recently. The service provides access for local residents and visitors alike to areas previously unreachable with public transport. The Moor Rover is [...]
Designer Mountain Bikers
Posted in Cycling, Mountain Biking, tagged 30 miler, Cycling, dunkery, dunkery beacon, exmoor, Mountain Biking, MTB, off road on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The team of designers who helped us with the Active Exmoor Magazine this year were so inspired by it’s content that they decided to leave their MAC’s behind and come down to Exmoor to try out one of the Mountain Biking routes for themselves. The team from Qube Design Associates set there sights high with [...]
Active Exmoor Magazine 2009
Posted in Cycling, Horse riding, Major events, Mountain Biking, running, Something for everyone, Walking on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You can now pick up a copy of the brand new Active Exmoor Magazine for 2009. This year we’ve packed its 60 pages full of Exmoor inspiration. Mountain biking Walking Cycling Fishing Riding Coasteering Discount vouchers & much more! Download your copy or pick one up from Tourist Information centres today.
Competition Winner
Posted in Cycling, Horse riding, Major events, Mountain Biking, running, Something for everyone, Uncategorized on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Winner ‘Love for the Outdoors’ Local women Heidi Baker from Barbrook, Lynton wins the Active Exmoor writing competition ‘Love for the Outdoors’ receiving up £200 for her great efforts. Heidi’s article will be featured in the 2009 Active Exmoor Magazine, so be sure to pick up your copy. Active Exmoor is producing a magazine on [...]
Exmoor Cycle Route
Posted in Cycling, Mountain Biking, tagged Bed and Breakfast Exmoor, Cycle Route, Cycling, Cycling on Exmoor, exmoor, Road Cycling, Sustainable Development Fund, Tour of Britain on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Thursday as a part of the Tour of Britain 2008 media ride, Active Exmoor, Exmoor National Park and Somerset County Council launched The Exmoor Cycle Route, on August 7th at the Exmoor White Horse Inn, Exford at 1pm. The Route was launched by World Championship and Olympic gold medallist Craig McLean and John Dyke [...]
Exmoor Explorer
Posted in Major events, Mountain Biking, tagged active exmoor, exmoor, exmoor explorer, marathon, Mountain Biking on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday evening, The Rest & Be Thankful Pub cooked a full Hog Roast to begin the Exmoor Explorer Mountain Bike weekend which was welcomed by a couple of hundred mountain bikers who had travelled far and wide to make the annual event, camping in a nearby field. More riders turned up on Sunday, Dan [...]
