The next phase of the Teign Estuary Trail is set to take a step forward thanks to a combined investment of £1.45 million being made by Devon County Council and Teignbridge District Council.
The funding will go towards the design and land purchase for the three-kilometre (km) section of the trail between the Passage House Inn at Kingsteignton, and Bishopsteignton. Devon County Council are providing £900,000 of the funding, with Teignbridge District Council providing £550,000.
The scheme will connect the two communities with a safe route along the estuary, avoiding the busy A381.
The trail will run over open land parallel to the Teign Estuary and north of the railway. The route will include a number of raised boardwalks to cross water courses leading to the estuary, and one subway to navigate existing infrastructure.
Both councils have previously worked together on the project committing £200,000 each to submit a planning application for this section of the trail (as well as onto Broadmeadow junction on the edge of Teignmouth) which was approved in 2021.
Design work is already underway, and in the coming years land inspections and surveys will be carried out. However, the construction work will require external funding.
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