Fifty schoolchildren from Bristol have been cycling Dartmoor’s stunning Granite Way with premier cycle hire firm Devon Cycle Hire Limited. The boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed pedalling along the purpose built trail and completed an impressive thirteen miles of traffic free cycling together with their teachers and parent helpers.

Leading the ride was Devon Cycle Hire’s trained mountain bike leader, Peter Turner who said, “It’s great to take the children along the Granite Way because it’s level, easy cycling and there are no roads in sight so they can concentrate on having fun and taking in the spectacular scenery from the trail”.

The spectacular scenery includes of course the Meldon Viaduct (featured on the homepage) and fantastic views of Okehampton Castle. The children described the bikes as “brilliant” and “really cool” and were happy to don a specialised helmet which many recognised as the helmet of choice for many pro riders.

“It’s really rewarding to see children out cycling and having fun”, said owner Karen Turner, “they were a great group and as they are already booked in again for next year we really look forward to seeing them then and having another fantastic day out on the trail”.