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Rider's Rings

8 ha

📷 Richard Knights · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.46405, -3.86290

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Violet Oil-beetle +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Violet Oil-beetle +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
South Brent Bridleway 27bridleway · 246 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 246 mPath type: service
Dartmoor Way & South Brent Bridleway 26bridleway · 982 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 982 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Dartmoor Waybridleway · 597 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 597 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dean Prior Bridleway 8bridleway · 332 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 332 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ryders Rings - Dartmoor

📷 Richard Knights · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ryders Rings - Dartmoor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderspool Cross Recreation AreaUrban park5 km→🌱South Brent AllotmentsUrban park4.4 km→✦Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby CoombeHistoric site4.9 km→✦Stone RowHistoric site5 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site1.4 km→✦SettlementsHistoric site1.5 km→

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