Templer Way a Scenic and Historic Waymarked Route for Walkers Linking Dartmoor and the South Coast of Devon the Place to Be Naturally Active
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Templer Way A scenic and historic waymarked route for walkers linking Dartmoor and the south coast of Devon the place to be naturally active exploredevon.info Sustainable travel links At a glance P Frequent and regular bus services operate near • 16 miles (25.7km) in total P to the route between Stages 1 and 6 providing an opportunity to plan ‘Ride and Stride’ • Divided into 6 easy stages L options. Newton Abbot is very accessible with • Easy to follow, waymarked trail R Haytor Alternative Route P a main line train station. L 6WDJH • Largely flat and level surface For up to date bus times call 0871 200 22 33 L P R • Stages 5 and 6 are tide dependant WC or visit www.journeydevon.info 6WDJH and the tiller and rudder of a barge, representing 6WDJH Alternative Route Key to Map the tramway and the canal. There is also a series of information boards located along the route. L Start/end of Stage Templer Way P Anyone wishing to complete the Templer Way in Templer Way A route for walkers linking Haytor on Dartmoor with the seaport of Teignmouth Circular Link one day should allow up to 10 hours and should P WC P Car Park check tide tables before setting out. In 1792, his son, James II, built a canal between History of the Templer Way L R Refreshments Teigngrace and the tidal River Teign at Newton Much of this route follows permissive paths The Templer Way is a route for walkers linking L Information Board L where landowners have given permission for Haytor on Dartmoor with the seaport of Abbot. This, the Stover Canal, was built to carry WC Toilets L use by walkers only. It cannot, therefore, be Teignmouth. It has a length of 16 miles (25.7 km) clay for export from workings on his land via Bus Stop Teignmouth Docks. Bus Stop (limited services) recommended for cyclists. and covers a wide range of scenery - open P moorland, woodland, meadow, historical tracks, In 1820 James II’s son, George, built a granite Teignmouth urban land and estuary foreshore. Templer Way 6WDJH 6WDJH New Quay tramway from Haytor to link with the canal in Waymarkers R L order to export the granite being extracted from L WC L L 6WDJH R WC R his Dartmoor quarries. L P L P Once the granite quarries became uneconomic R during the 1850’s the tramway was no longer Introduction used. The branch line to Moretonhampstead later followed the lower part of its route. Clay to the Walk continued to be exported along the lower end of Using a mixture of rights of way, the canal until the mid 20th century. It ceased to permissive routes and minor roads, © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 100019783 2015. be maintained in 1942. the Templer Way follows as closely as possible the route of the Templers’ ventures - the Haytor Walk North, or South - OS Maps which cover the Templer Way: Granite Tramway and the Stover Canal - between Explorer No. 110 Haytor and Newton Abbot. It then follows the in stages…. Barges on the Whitelake, near Newton Abbot, early Majority of the route (1:25,000) old exporting route down the Teign Estuary to the twentieth century Stage 1 3.5 miles/5.6km Explorer No. OL28 Templers’ New Quay at Teignmouth. Haytor to Edgemoor Hotel The story of the route begins in 1722 when Dartmoor end (1:25,000) James Templer was born in Exeter. Orphaned at Except on the open moorland at Haytor Down, Stage 2 1.2 mile/1.9km the age of six, he was educated locally and then where the granite rails of the tramway can Edgemoor Hotel to Pottery Pond apprenticed to an Exeter carpenter. In 1745 he be followed, the route is waymarked in both directions, and may be tackled in short stretches Stage 3 3.8 miles/6.1km married Mary Parlby of Rotherhithe, and set up Pottery Pond to Locksbridge, Teigngrace business there as a House Carpenter. Over time, or in one go. Circular walks have been developed he made a fortune, working on government for most sections, including the Heritage Trail, a Stage 4 2 miles/3.3km contracts in most of the Royal Dockyards, circuit around the Templer Estate at Stover. Please Locksbridge, Teigngrace to Newton Abbot Town especially at Portsmouth and Plymouth. In 1765, note that the circular links are not waymarked Quay apart from the section through the Great he purchased the run-down Stover estate, near 2.4 miles/3.8km Plantation and around the Heritage Trail. Stage 5 Newton Abbot, built the new Stover House and Newton Abbot Town Quay to Coombe Cellars set about renovating his estate. Haytor Quarry, early nineteenth century The waymarks are made up of the Templer Way Stage 6 3 miles/4.8km logo which is composed of a tramway wheel Coombe Cellars to Teignmouth 2 3 © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 100019783 2015. P Access path Facilities There is a Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre and toilets close to the start of the route, a pub in P nearby Haytor Vale and a hotel at the lower end of this section. A leaflet on the East Dartmoor Stage 1 Woods and Heaths nature trails is available in Yarner Wood car park. The seasonal Haytor Hoppa Saturday bus service links Haytor with Haytor to Edgemoor Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot and beyond. Edgemoor Hotel Hotel Route information L R Please be aware that paths in this area can Alternative Route Distance: 3.5 miles (5.6km) become muddy in wet weather and wear suitable footwear. The route starts from outside the Haytor Visitor P Centre and heads across the road bearing right around the bottom of Haytor Rocks to the carved marker stone at the junction of the tramway. Yarner Wood Loop 6.8 miles (11km) This section of the route passes over the open This loop includes quiet road and bridleway R moorland of Haytor Down before winding sections as well as woodland tracks. It offers downhill through enclosed farmland to Yarner stunning views out across the East Dartmoor P WC L Wood which is part of the East Dartmoor National Woods and Heaths National Nature Reserve as Nature Reserve. Here the beautiful beech avenue well as a chance to explore a range of habitats lining the tramway was probably planted when including western oak woodland and moorland. the rails were laid down in about 1820. The granite rails are still visible in many places both Directions Key to Map here and higher up the route, look out also for From Haytor Information Centre follow the Start/end of Stage the milestones which show the number of miles Templer Way as far as the first road. Leave the Templer Way to the Stover Canal. On leaving the woodland Templer Way here, turning left along the road Circular Link until you come to the top of Yarner Wood on the route continues onwards along a permissive P Car Park your right. Turn right down into the wood just path through fields and apple orchards which R Refreshments before the house and follow the track until the opened in 2007 as part of a Natural England L Information Board first side track comes in from your left. Turn sharp WC Toilets Environmental Stewardship agreement. It joins back left and follow this track as it contours Bus Stop (limited services) the main road close to the Edgemoor Hotel. around the top of the valley. Cross the stream The orchards were planted in the 1950s and and continue to follow the track downhill along Carved Granite Marker Stone contain local Devon apple varieties. As part of the the edge of the wood. When the nature trail Stewardship scheme the trees are undergoing comes in from your right (look for the arrows careful restorative pruning to enhance their and numbered posts), turn right along it, bearing productivity and increase wildlife. left at the bottom of the first slope, and follow it down to the main Yarner Wood car park. Walk From the open moorland section there are through the car park and follow the drive out to stunning views out over the whole route to the the road. Turn right and then right again up the coast at Teignmouth. The area also supports a rich bridleway leading to the Haytor Road. Look out for the Templer Way where it crosses the track diversity of wildlife – look out for buzzards, ravens and turn right uphill along it. Follow the Templer and a range of mosses and ferns as you drop Way through the top of Yarner Wood and out down into Yarner Wood and for lichens in the through a gate, across a drive and back up to orchards below. To explore Yarner Wood further, Haytor. follow the nature trail signs. Haytor Marker Stone Haytor Quarry 4 5 Key to Map Start/end of Stage Templer Way Edgemoor Circular Link P Car Park R Hotel Facilities R Refreshments L WC There is a hotel at the start of this section and L Information Board Stage 2 a number of places to eat close to the Pottery WC Toilets Road length of the route. Bovey Tracey also has a Bus Stop Edgemoor Hotel to range of shops, pubs, cafes and a TIC. A regular Bus Stop (limited services) bus service connects Brimley with Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot and Exeter. Pottery Pond L 1.2 mile (1.9km) Pottery Pottery Pond Circular Walk Pond This section of the route starts along a stretch of 5 miles (8km) R the original tramway through a small deciduous woodland before following minor roads and This circular route follows quiet roads, bridleways and green lanes close to the outskirts of bridleways through Brimley on the edge of Bovey Bovey Tracey.