What an epic day, best ride of the year.
It had everything, drizzle, sunshine, fog, hills (lots of them) snakey descents. I even managed to get a wasp stuck in my helmet and sting me on the head up to cross furzes!!!
Excellent route, especially liked the climb through Poundsgate. Wasn't too keen on the Chagford - Princetown section. The hill was too soon after a lovely soup and the headwind was a nightmare, coupled with an uninspiring B road that you could see for miles.
Didn't stop on any of the hills thankfully, my 27 on the back with a compact chainset was just about low enough, I had dig deep for Widecombe, but may I be controversial in saying that I thought Dartmeet was the harder climb?
Had an awesome pint actually called "Legend" at the end with ham, egg and chips.
I even managed to get my clothing right for the first time ever!!!
As for navigating, I think a GPS makes the day so much more enjoyable. I didn't need to look at my route sheet once today!