Devon County Council want to know your views on the draft Devon Countryside Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)
The consultation is running until Saturday 30 November 2024.
The consultation includes the Otter Trail so please do take the time to complete the questionnaire and give your views on the proposals.
Route 8: Otter Trail indicative alignment
The route would run from Feniton in the north, where a mainline railway station links the area to Exeter and London, to Sidmouth and NCN2 in the south. Along the proposed route are the communities of Ottery St Mary and Tipton St John.
The route roughly follows the disused railway line throughout, but due to varying states of the railway, there are sections where alternative alignments are considered. At this stage of the process the route is a concept to link up settlements. The detail of exactly where the route should go remains flexible.
The terrain of the route is hilly in most of the sections. The sections passing through the towns of Feniton, West Hill, Ottery St Mary, Sidford and Newton Poppleford is close to residential areas and the other sections are mostly agriculture land.
Concepts around this route have been in the public domain since approximately 2000, and have included various feasibility studies, appraisal papers and campaign groups. A feasibility study for the complete route was developed and published by Sustrans in April 2014.
Full details of this route can be found on pages 22 and 23 of the full draft LCWIP document.
Further information can be found on the Devon County Council website.