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The Coast as well as some smaller settlements Ashbury Folly Gate to Coast – 117 miles (187km) and covers landscapes of moorland, river valleys and pastoral scenery with good long- The Coast to Coast walk runs between range views. on the coast and The route coincides with the Two Castles 2 A30 B3219 2 Trail at the northern end and links with the on the coast, passing A3079 through and National Parks and Erme-Plym Trail at A30 Plymouth; also with the Tamar Valley Discovery Thorndon with some good or bad weather alternatives. B3260 Trail at Plymouth, via the Plymouth Cross-City Cross The terrain is varied with stretches of open Nine Maidens Cheriton Bishop Stone Circle Whiddon Link walk. Bratton A30 Belstone Meldon Tor Down Crokernwell moor, deep wooded river valleys, green lanes Stone s Row and minor roads. It is waymarked except where Cosdon Spinsters’ DRAKE'S TRAIL Meldon Hill Rock it crosses open moorland. Reservoir B3212 3 CASTLE 3 The Yelverton to Plymouth section of the Yes Tor DROGO The Templer Way White Moor Drake’s Trail is now a great family route Sourton TorsStone Oke Tor Row Stone Circle Hill fort – 18 miles (29km) High Hut Circles thanks to improvements near Clearbrook. A30 Willhays B3192 B3193 Steeperton Scorhill Circle As part of the Granite and Gears Project the Lewdown Great Nodden Tor A382 The route links on Dartmoor with the Teign River B3212 Lints Tor North Doccombe steep, rough descent from Roborough Down Prehistoric River seaport of on the south coast; the Settlements Great Kestor to the railway path has been replaced by a OKEHAMPTON

Links Tor Rock Teign Higher Templer Way traces the route by which granite Tinhay RANGE gentle tarmaced ramp that is safe and easily Stone Rows Meldon Ashton W South was exported from Dartmoor via the unique Brat Tor Great s Hill cycled by most members of the family. n Lifton Kneeset Hangingstone Fernworthy Hill Reservoir Haytor Granite Tramway and the 4 LYDFORD GORGE Fernworthy 4 Blackingstone Ashton Coryton River Lyd Stone Circle Rock and is comprehensively waymarked except Kennick, Hare Tor Lower FURTHER INFORMATION Fur Tor Sittaford Trenchford & Ashton on the open moor. It touches on the edge of Fernworthy Stone row Tottiford Reservoir Tor & cairns WILLSWORTHY RANGE Grey Wethers Forest Hunters Tor on the way to North Stone Circles There are downloadable leaflets Cut Hill Hill Fort and Teignmouth and passes through a wide Chillaton A386 Easdon Tor A382 available on all these routes at: B3193 Thorns range of scenery including open moorland, Cross www.dartmoor.gov.uk MERRIVALE RANGE woodland, meadow, historical tracks, urban land Wheal Betsy Grimspound Brent Gibbet Lynch Tor Hut Circles Hill and foreshore. Tor B3212 Milton Abbot Rough Tor Soussons Hameldown Bowerman’s Nose Tor Fascinating examples of the old Key to Map Symbols A3362 Hill Fort Medieval 5 settlement 5 tramway and canal can be found White Tor Devil’s Tor Clapper Hound Tor Haytor Chudleigh Visitor information centre W Horn of Plenty B6 p24 Bridge Honeybag Tor Tramway Knighton along the way. Walking is quite Hameldown Haytor Haytor Vale B3387 BOVEY Local information point W Home Farm Cafe H5 p25 Beacon Rocks TRACEY easy from Haytor to Teignmouth Beardown Prehistoric Saddle Tor Tors A382 Parking W Arundel Arms p25 Settlements Forest (downhill), quite strenuous in A4 Roos Tor Hut circles Great Mis Widecombe A38 Tor -in-the-Moor the opposite direction. Public toilets for disabled W Moorland Garden Hotel C8 p25 Cox Tor Bellever Great Staple Tor Tor Top Tor B3357 Laughter Prehistoric Public toilets W Moorland Hotel D8 p26 B3357 Tor Stone Row settlement Rippon Liverton Merrivale Stone Rows Two Castles Trail – Train station W Prince Hall Hotel E6 p26 Two Bridges Tor rW Buckland Forches 24 miles (38.6km) King’s Corndon Tor Cross W Royal Oak C7 p26 l Tor North Hessary Yar Tor -in-the- 6 6 Tor Moor Historic site W Ullacombe p27 Whitchurch H5 A386 The Two Castles Trail takes you Sampford Combestone A383 NEWTON Spiney Tor Swimming pool I Dart Rock G8 p32 South ABBOT through beautiful and peaceful Hessary Tor Gunnislake Fishing B3212 countryside - from the edge l Langstone Manor C5 p41 Bench Tor Morwellham ASHBURTON Newbridge A38 Finch Foundry p12 Quay Sharpitor Hart Tor of Dartmoor, past historic E2 l Harford Bridge C5 p41 Childe’s Tomb Venford Farlacombe Leather Stone Reservoir Tor Circle & battlegrounds to the ancient Castle Drogo G3 p12 q Green Hill Arts G4 p44 Down Row Nun’s Cross Reservoir Tor Prehistoric capital of - linking Lydford Gorge p12 J Devon Cycle Hire p44 Settlements C4 D3 Buckland Dousland s the Castles of Okehampton in Monachorum l Brimpts E6 p15 l Woodland Springs F3 p44 Combeshead Tor Ryder’s 7 Crapstone Yelverton Hill Buckfast 7 the east and Launceston in the Ditsworthy Warren s Treesurfers p15 Woodovis p44 Sheeps Tor Green Hill r B6 l B6 Menhir & Stone Rows west. The route is waymarked Pupers Hill J Adventure Okehampton D2 p15 H Walks and Rides G7 p44 except where it crosses open Landscove BUCKLAND Avon Dam W Ilsington H6 p22 K Cholwell C4 p44 ABBEY moorland. It coincides with Clearbrook Reservoir the Way at the W Fox Tor D6 p22 K Adventure Clydesdale E6 p44 Dewerstone Hill Fort Hentor Warren Stone Circle A384 Prehistoric Settlement & Row Prehistoric eastern end and links with the settlement Staverton W Tamar Valley Discovery Trail at A386 Which Roads? s Launceston. Trowlesworthy Warren Shell Top Three Barrows Shaugh Prehistoric Settlements Cairns Prior 8 A38 8 Green Routes Brown Routes Bickleigh West Devon Way Lee A385 Suitable for all vehicles and are Only suitable for cars and Stalldown Brent Hill Moor Stone Row – 36 miles (58km) national through routes. other small vehicles. Aish Harford The West Devon Way runs Black Routes Finger Posts

along the western edge of A or B Class roads – suitable for Finger posts show roads which the National Park between most types of traffic. should only be used to local B3147 Beacon destinations. Western Okehampton and Plymouth and Beacon is waymarked except where it Blue Routes Not all minor roads are shown Unsigned roads are unsuitable for 9 9 Suitable for medium-sized PLYMOUTH A38 crosses open moorland. through traffic. Please drive with Lee Mill vehicles. 0 1 2 3 4 The route passes through Moor Care! Ugborough A3121 Okehampton, Tavistock and miles A B C D E Ermington F G H J 28 activedartmoor.co.uk WALKING Hatherleigh A B C D E F G H J

Exbourne Jacobstowe Sampford North Tawton A386 Courtenay A3072 1 A3072 1 Trecott Inwardleigh Northlew

Ashbury Folly Gate

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A3079 Sticklepath Tedburn St Mary South Tawton A30 Thorndon B3260 J Cross Belstone Nine Maidens South Zeal Cheriton Bishop Stone Circle Whiddon Bratton A30 Belstone Meldon Tor Down Crokernwell Clovelly Stone s Row Cosdon Spinsters’ Drewsteignton Meldon Hill Rock Reservoir l J Throwleigh River Taw River Teign Sourton West Okement River B3212 3 Broadwoodwidger Bridestowe CASTLE 3 Yes Tor East Okement River DROGO Dunsford White Moor Sourton TorsStone Oke Tor Gidleigh Row Stone Circle Hill fort High Hut Circles A30 Willhays B3192 B3193 Steeperton Scorhill Circle Lewdown Great Nodden Tor Chagford A382 Teign River B3212 Lints Tor North Doccombe Doddiscombsleigh Stowford Prehistoric River Bridford Settlements Great Kestor OKEHAMPTON Moretonhampstead q

Links Tor Rock Teign Higher Tinhay Lewtrenchard RANGE Stone Rows Meldon Ashton South Lydford Brat Tor Great s Hill Lifton Kneeset Hangingstone Fernworthy Hill Reservoir 4 LYDFORD GORGE Fernworthy Christow 4 North Bovey Blackingstone Ashton Coryton River Lyd Stone Circle Rock Kennick, Hare Tor River Bovey Lower Fur Tor Sittaford Trenchford & Ashton Fernworthy Stone row Tottiford Reservoir Tor & cairns WILLSWORTHY RANGE Grey Wethers Forest Hunters Tor North Brentor Stone Circles K Cut Hill Hill Fort Chillaton A386 Easdon Lustleigh Tor Manaton A382 B3193 Thorns MERRIVALE RANGE Cross Wheal Betsy Grimspound Brent Gibbet Lynch Tor Hut Circles Hennock Hill Chudleigh Tor Mary Tavy B3212 Milton Abbot Rough Tor Soussons Hameldown Bowerman’s Nose River Tavy Postbridge Tor A3362 Hill Fort Medieval W 5 settlement 5 White Tor Devil’s Tor Clapper Hound Tor Haytor Chudleigh Bridge Honeybag Tor Tramway Knighton W Hameldown Haytor Haytor Vale B3387 BOVEY Peter Tavy Beacon Rocks TRACEY l Beardown Lamerton Prehistoric Bellever Saddle Tor Tors A382 Settlements Forest East Dart River l Roos Tor Hut circles Great Mis Widecombe A38 Tor -in-the-Moor W Cox Tor Bellever Great Staple Tor Tor Top Tor B3357 Laughter Prehistoric Ilsington B3357 K Tor Stone l Row settlement Rippon Liverton TAVISTOCK Merrivale Stone Rows Ponsworthy Two Bridges W Tor Buckland Forches King’s W Corndon Tor Cross Tor North Hessary West Dart River Yar Tor -in-the- 6 6 Tor Princetown Moor Gulworthy Whitchurch Dartmeet A386 Sampford Combestone Sharp Tor A383 NEWTON Spiney Hexworthy Tor South Poundsgate ABBOT Hessary Tor Bickington Gunnislake Morwellham B3212 Bench Tor River Dart Newbridge ASHBURTON Quay Horrabridge RiverSharpitor Walkham Hart Tor A38 Childe’s Tomb Venford Farlacombe Leather Stone Reservoir Tor Circle & Walkhampton Burrator Down Row Nun’s Cross Reservoir Tor Prehistoric Holne Settlements Calstock Buckland Dousland s Monachorum Combeshead Tor Ryder’s 7 Crapstone Yelverton Hill Buckfast 7 Ditsworthy Warren s Scorriton Meavy Sheeps Tor Green Hill Menhir & Stone Rows Bere Alston W Sheepstor Pupers Hill River Erme Landscove Broadhempston BUCKLAND River Plym Avon Dam ABBEY Clearbrook Reservoir BUCKFASTLEIGH Dewerstone Hill Fort Hentor Warren Stone Circle A384 Bere Ferrers Prehistoric Settlement & Row Prehistoric I settlement Staverton

A386 Dean Prior s Trowlesworthy Warren Shell Top Three Barrows Shaugh Prehistoric Settlements Cairns Prior W 8 A38 8 Bickleigh Rattery Wotter Lee Stalldown A385 River Meavy Moor Brent Hill Stone Row Aish South Brent TOTNES Harford Cornwood

Ugborough B3147 Sparkwell Beacon Western Beacon 9 9 PLYMOUTH A38 Lee Mill IVYBRIDGE

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