Walking Festival Programme 22 - 30 August 2020

dartmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk Welcome to the programme of the 2020 Dartmoor Walking Festival

The first ever Dartmoor Walking Festival in 2016 was a great success and the very positive feedback really supported the idea of it becoming an annual event, which is absolutely fabulous. Consequently, Moorland Guides has run it every year since – and it seems that the Festival is here to stay! Obviously with the challenged we are facing in 2020 many Dartmoor events have had to be cancelled and we hope that we will be out of the Covid-19 situation by the time of the festival in August. However, in order to stay flexible and be able to adjust the programme if necessary we will only have an online festival programme, and here it is!

The 2020 event will be held from Saturday 22nd August until Sunday 30th August inclusive, the last week of August. This year we are teaming up with the Air Ambulance Trust charity again as the focus for most of our fundraising. All the events in the Festival this year will be by way of charitable donation for either the air ambulance of other charity nominated by the guides, such as the Military Services Charity or Donate to Dartmoor.

In 2019 the festival raised almost £1500 for the Air Ambulance and also Donate to Dartmoor. As before we will be putting on several events each day during the nine-day Festival ranging from modest guided strolls and children’s rambles to full day walks and ambitious challenges! There really will be something for everyone including eight ‘accessible’ events for the less mobile in partnership with the Disabled Ramblers Association. This year we ask that you book for every event so the guide knows how many to expect. Details of the guide are shown in each walk entry, so please book directly with them.

Simon Dell MBE Director of Moorland Guides : [email protected] Saturday 22nd August 2020

Whitehorse Hill Bronze Age Cist details below. Dogs permitted: No Military Manoeuvres – on Training A circular walk to the remote Bronze Age Telephone:01647 440053 Booking is required for this walk. For further Area cist – a stone grave – recently excavated to Email:[email protected] information, contact your guide using the Walking tour of Training Area over tracks reveal contents preserved in peat for details below. and uneven, tussock grass, describing how Telephone:Tim Ferry 07855 073876 millennia. The ground is uneven and boggy Military Manoeuvres – In Camp it was and is used by the military. Email:[email protected] in places, with tussocky grass in others, and Battle Camp. Visit includes Meet at Okehampton Camp entrance. You a couple of narrow streams, so a talk by Lt Col d’Apice, on road tour of must give car details when booking and challenging walk, made worthwhile by the Camp and visit to museum. Meet at Camp River, forest and moor – classic take photo identification to enter military remote peatland beauty of Whitehorse Hill, entrance. You must give car details when premises. by the prehistoric monuments we encounter Dartmoor booking and take photo identification to Guided walk beginning by the East Dart Dogs welcome, but on leads near sheep. en route, and if fine some stunning views enter military premises For those take part River and the ancient clapper bridge in Duration: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, across the North moors. in the afternoon walk, please bring a Forest which then goes through the Guide: Col Tony Clark packed lunch. forest before heading out onto the moor Start Location: Okehampton Battle Camp Route is Batworthy, Sittaford Tor, Quintin’s Duration: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM, near Laughter Tor. This walk is aimed at (SX586932) Man, Whitehorse Hill, Hangingstone Hill, Guide: Col Tony Clark people using mobility scooters but all Distance (Approx): 8 miles Gartaven ford, Scorhill Start Location: Okehampton Battle Camp walkers welcome. Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to Army Duration: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, (SX586932) For users of mobility scooters this activity is Benevolent Fund Children (U16) – £5.00 Guide: Geri Skeens Distance (Approx): 1 miles considered to be category 3. Gravel forest donation to Army Benevolent Fund Start Location: Batworthy (Nr / Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to Army paths with some inclines. Option to go up Skill Level: Moderate ) (SX662866) Benevolent Funds Children (U16) – £5.00 Laughter Tor which is steep and on rough Dogs permitted: Yes Distance (Approx): 11 miles donation to Army Benevolent Funds grass paths Booking is required for this walk. For further Cost: Adults – £10.00 Donation to the Skill Level: Easy A donation to Devon Air Ambulance will be information, contact your guide using the Devon Air Ambulance Children (U16) – Free Dogs permitted: No appreciated. details below. for under 16s who must be accompanied Booking is required for this walk. For further Duration: 10:30 AM, – 3:30 PM, Telephone: [email protected] Skill Level: Strenuous information, contact your guide using the Guide: Andy Dunstan Email: Dogs permitted: Yes details below. Start Location: Bellever Forest (SX657772) Booking is required for this walk. For further Telephone: Distance (Approx): 5 miles information, contact your guide using the Email:[email protected] Cost: Adults – Donation Children (U16) – details below. Donation Telephone:07765482333 Nature fights back, Hawns & Skill Level: Moderate Email:[email protected] Dogs permitted: Yes Dendles Waste Booking is required for this walk. For further This walk is being guided by Tim Ferry and information, contact your guide using the Dartmoor Myths and Legends needs to be restricted to 10 participants. It details below. A gentle walk to the sites of some of the is aimed at people with an interest in Telephone: famous Dartmoor legends. See where Kitty rewilding. We will pass through ancient Email:[email protected] Jay was laid to rest, feel the heartbeat in the woodland, naturally regenerating woodland giant granite man of Bowerman, perhaps and scrub, lightly-grazed private moorland even encounter a pixy or two … but don’t and more heavily-grazed common land and get ‘pixy-led’. One or two hills but generally discuss the issues they present. Some rough Find further information about all activities, including the easy terrain with granite outcrops. underfoot conditions and steep slopes. Duration: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Parking is on private land with permission. latest updates and maps for starting locations, head to Guide: Debbie Jenkin Duration: 10:00 AM, – 2:00 PM, Start Location: Hound Tor (SX739792) Guide: Refer to walk description for details dartmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk Distance (Approx): 3 miles of guide Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to Devon Air Start Location: Higher Heale Farm Ambulance Children (U16) – £5.00 donation () (SX614612) to Devon Air Ambulance Distance (Approx): 5 miles Skill Level: Easy Cost: Adults – £10 donation to the devon Dogs permitted: Yes Air Ambulance Children (U16) – Free for Booking is required for this walk. For further under 16s who must be accompanied information, contact your guide using the Skill Level: Strenuous Walks marked with a purple circle are accessible for wheelchair users. These activities have been facilitated by the Disabled Ramblers in partnership with the Wheelchair Access Group and Cornwall's Rolling Ramblers. (disabledramblers.co.uk) Sunday 23rd August 2020

Visit the White Tor Neolithic Ambulance appreciated Children (U16) – Settlement with the National Park Donation to Devon Air Ambulance Archaeologist appreciated Meet at Cox Tor Car Park at 10am and we Skill Level: Easy will walk north to White Tor to visit and Dogs permitted: Yes discuss the new interpretations and features Booking is required for this walk. For further of the Neolithic evidence there with Lee information, contact your guide using the Bray, National Park archaeologist, who details below. recently surveyed the area. We will walk Telephone:07557330577 back for mid-afternoon via other historic Email:[email protected] sightsontheway. Duration: 10:00 AM – 3:30 AM, Dartmoor Sunday Bimble Guide: Dartmoor National Park A walk made up of tracks and open Start Location: Cox Tor (SX530751) moorland, covering: Highmoor Bimble, Distance (Approx): 6 miles Sand Pits, Row Tor, West Mill, Yes Tor, High Cost: Adults – £10.00 donation to the Willhays, Dinger, East Mill, and finishing at Donate to Dartmoor charity Children (U16) – Sand Pits. This walk covers much of the high Free for under 16s, must be accompanied ground of norther Dartmoor with wonderful by an adult views on a clear day. It is very up and down Skill Level: Moderate and not for the fainthearted. Dogs permitted: Yes Duration: 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM, Booking is required for this walk. For further Guide: Chris Bourne information, contact your guide using the Start Location: Sand Pits, Okehampton details below. (SX596924) Telephone:07845176870 Distance (Approx): 7.5 miles Email:[email protected] Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to the Pilgrim Bandits Charity Children (U16) – Free for An Accessible Walk on the Wray under 16 yrs, must be accompanied by an adult Trail Skill Level: Moderate A gentle guided walk along part of the Dogs permitted: Yes Wray Trail, looking at the natural world of Booking is required for this walk. For further rivers and woodland, and the human world information, contact your guide using the of a railway and nature conservation. The details below. trailisamixoftarmacandhardgravel. Telephone:07974412326 Duration: 10:30 AM, – 1:30 PM Email:[email protected] Guide: Dawn Williamson Start Location: Station Road Car Park (SX815782) Distance (Approx): 4 miles Cost: Adults – Donation to Devon Air

Accessible for all. Monday 24th August 2020

Ten Tors Ramble Dogs permitted: Yes Commencing at Four Winds Car Park, we Booking is required for this walk. For further will walk an anti-clockwise circular route information, contact your guide using the visiting the following 10 Tors: Hollow, details below. Rundlestone, Little Mis, Great Mis, Lynch, Telephone:01647 440053 White, Cox, `roos, Great Staple and Mid Email:[email protected] Staple. This is a fairly tough walk and expect to cover ground that is rocky, boggy and A walk through Dartmoor’s past, steep in places, plus a river crossing or two present and future thrown in for good measure! A guided walk from Challacombe Farm and Dogs welcome but please note that DNPA the ruins of a mediaeval hamlet, past the bylaws require dogs to be on a lead. remains of a tin mine to Soussons Forest. Duration: 9:30 AM, – 3:00 PM, This route uses gravel forest tracks and Guide: Phil Watson rough, bumpy, grassy paths. This walk is Start Location: Four Winds (SX 553776) aimed at people using mobility scooters but Distance (Approx): 13 miles all walkers welcome. For mobility walkers Cost: Adults – £10 donation for the Devon this is a strenuous route; for walkers it is Air Ambulance Children (U16) – Free but easy-to-moderately challenging. (Parking in must be accompanied by an adult. field at Challacombe Farm. Free of charge. Skill Level: Strenuous This is off the minor road that runs between Dogs permitted: Yes the B3212 and Widdecombe. Meet 10.30 Booking is required for this walk. For further for 11am start.) information, contact your guide using the Duration: 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM details below. Guide: Dawn Williamson Telephone:07766735275 Start Location: Challacombe Farm Email:[email protected] (SX695696) Distance (Approx): 6 miles A perambulation of Fox Tor Mire Cost: Adults – Any donation to Devon Air Study of Hutholes – ruined Cost: Adults – £5 to Donate to Dartmoor This walk will take in views of the notorious Ambulance appreciated Children (U16) – Medieval settlement Children (U16) – Under 16s Free and must be Fox Tor Mire, as portrayed in Arthur Conan Any donation to Devon Air Ambulance Easy stroll to study the remains of the six accompanied by an adult Doyle’s The Hound Of the Baskervilles as appreciated houses that make this early medieval Skill Level: Easy Great Grimpen Mire. We will also visit Skill Level: Strenuous hamlet built on the site of an earlier Saxon Dogs permitted: Yes Childe’s Tomb where the famous legend Dogs permitted: Yes settlement. Booking is required for this walk. For further took place. The terrain will be testing at Booking is required for this walk. For further Part of a trio of Medieval tours information, contact your guide using the timesandwetunderfoot. information, contact your guide using the Duration: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM details below. Duration: 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM, details below. Guide: Ian Johnstone Telephone:07803 600754 Guide: Debbie Jenkin Telephone:07557 330577 Start Location: Dockwell Crossroads Email:[email protected] Start Location: Whiteworks Cottages Email:[email protected] (SX704759) Quarry (SX604707) Distance (Approx): 1 miles Distance (Approx): 5.5 miles Cost: Adults – £5 donation to Devon Air Ambulance Children (U16) – Free for Under 16s accompanied by an adult Skill Level: Moderate

Accessible for all. Tuesday 25th August 2020

Dartmoor in a Morning Guide: Shona Fernyhough Booking is required for this walk. For further An Evening With the Dartmoor Exploring the richness of the landscape Start Location: Fernworthy Reservoir information, contact your guide using the Search & Rescue Team encompassing the prehistoric, medieval, (SX659839) details below. modern, tin workings, tors and granite. Distance (Approx): 10 miles Telephone:07972048194 Join Guide Colin Ridgers and the Cost: Adults – £10.00 donation to be Email:[email protected] Section of the Dartmoor Search and Rescue shared between Devon Air Ambulance and Fairly easy walking, some uphill but not too Team on a training evening in a search for Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team steep. Exploring Burrator Reservoir lost walkers and also work with the Search Ashburton is appreciated Children (U16) – Duration: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, A guided accessible walk exploring Burrator and Rescue Dogs. Terrain is not that Free for under 16s, must be accompanied Guide: Paul Glanville arboretum, the reservoir and Longstone unfriendly but you will need torch. This is a by an adult Start Location: Cox Tor (SX531751) Manor. This walk is on both tarmac and hard wonderful opportunity to see at first hand Skill Level: Strenuous Distance (Approx): 2.5 miles gravel.Duration: 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM how the Dartmoor Rescue Teams are Dogs permitted: No Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to the Guide: Dawn Williamson organised, deployed and managed out on Booking is required for this walk. For further Donate for Dartmoor charity appreciated Start Location: Burrator Arboretum the moors. Booking is essential because information, contact your guide using the Children (U16) – Free for under 16s, must be (SX568689) places on these rare evenings so quick!! details below. accompanied by an adult Distance (Approx): 3 miles Duration: 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Telephone:07870319022 Skill Level: Easy Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to Devon Air Guide: Dartmoor Rescue Group Email:[email protected] Dogs permitted: Yes Ambulance appreciated Children (U16) – Start Location: Pork Hill (SX530751) Booking is required for this walk. For further Free for under 16s, must be accompanied Distance (Approx): 1 miles information, contact your guide using the by an adult Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to Dartmoor details below. Lovely Cleave Skill Level: Easy Rescue Group Plymouth Division Telephone:07720509272 A varied walk up Lustleigh Cleave through Dogs permitted: No appreciated Children (U16) – Free for under Email:[email protected] ancient woodland up on to Moorland with Booking is required for this walk. For further 16 yrs, must be accompanied by an adult views over to the eastern edge of Dartmoor information, contact your guide using the Skill Level: Moderate Cranmere Pool and Moorland Safety to an Iron Age fort, returning via the river details below. Dogs permitted: No Walk Bovey valley to Lustleigh where there is an Telephone:07557330577 Booking is required for this walk. For further opportunity for refreshment! [email protected] Join me for a wonderful walk to Cranmere Email: information, contact your guide using the River valley is shaded and can be damp and Pool; the site of the original Dartmoor Letter details below. the path can be uneven. The Moorland Box. We will also take in Fernworthy Forest, Telephone:07878198001 section is largely on tracks but ground is Teignhead Farm, Whitehorse Hill and Black Email:[email protected] uneven and it is exposed at the Iron Age hill Ridge peat pass en route, and the Sittaford fort. About 500m on a lane before rejoining recumbent, and Grey Whethers stone circles footpath towards the end. Approximately on our return. 200m of height gained and lost en route. Duration: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM During the day we will also discuss staying Guide: Sue Perry safe whilst enjoying the wild moor, and Start Location: Lustleigh Church there will be ample opportunity to ask (SX786813) questions. There will be areas of boggy and Distance (Approx): 4.4 miles uneven terrain. Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to Devon Air Ambulance appreciated Children (U16) – Please wear robust footwear and bring Free for under 16s, must be accompanied Find further information about all activities, waterproofs and food and drink for the day. by and adult For capable 16 yrs and older only. Under Skill Level: Moderate including the latest updates and maps for starting 18s to be accompanied by an adult. Dogs permitted: Yes Duration: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, locations, head to dartmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk

Accessible for all. Wednesday 26th August 2020

26/08/2020: A Flirtation Bandits Charity Children (U16) – Free for uneven ground. The timings are estimates 26/08/2020: Tour of Hound Tor Starting from Blackaton Cross car park near children under 16 accompanied andthetourmightlastlonger.) ruined Medieval settlement Cadover Bridge we will walk past the china Skill Level: Moderate Duration: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM An opportunity to have a guided tour of the clay pits to Great Trowelsworthy Tor with its Dogs permitted: Yes Guide: National Trust houses and barns that form this 13th wonderful views, then on to Plym Steps via Booking is required for this walk. For further Start Location: Fingle Bridge (SX743900) century village. It will also include Hound Hen Tor. After crossing the River Plym we information, contact your guide using the Distance (Approx): 2 miles Tor. will ascend to Higher Hartor Tor before details below. Cost: Adults – £5 donation to the National Part of a trio of Medieval tours. taking a lovely stroll down the greensward Telephone:07974 412326 Trust Children (U16) – £5 donation to the Easy but open moor walking over tor to passing standing stones and menhirs to visit Email: National Trust village;steephill. Dittsworthy Warren House, made famous in [email protected] Skill Level: Moderate Duration: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM the film ‘The War Horse’. We will then head Dogs permitted: Yes Guide: Ian Johnstone to Legis Tor before following the River to 26/08/2020: Rings, Tors, Woods and Booking is required for this walk. For further Start Location: Hound Tor (SX740793) Cadover Bridge and back to the car park. Bridges around Bellever information, contact your guide using the Distance (Approx): 1 miles This walk will cover rocky ground, tracks, Join Lynda Williams from details below. Cost: Adults – £5 donation to Devon Air open moorland and boggy areas and have Ramblers for a alk from through Telephone:Rebecca Glover (Drogo Visitor Ambulance Children (U16) – Free for under stream crossings. Dog are welcome but Bellever Woods to Kraps Ring, Lakehead Experience Manager) 01647 433306 16s accompanied please note that DNPA bylaws state they Hill, Bellever Tor, Huccaby Ring and Tor, Email:[email protected] Skill Level: Easy mustbeonalead. Laughter Tor, Bellever Woods, Bridge and Dogs permitted: Yes Duration: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM village, Postbridge Clapper Bridge. 26/08/2020: Hydro Turbine guided Booking is required for this walk. For further Guide: Phil Watson Duration: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM tour information, contact your guide using the Start Location: Blackaton Cross (SX Guide: Refer to walk description for details Join this guided walk with knowledgeable details below. 579654) of guide tour guides who will lead you from Fingle Telephone:07803 600754 Distance (Approx): 10 miles Start Location: Postbridge (Outside visitor Bridge to the Hydro Turbine on the River Email:[email protected] Cost: Adults – £10 donation to the Devon Centre) (SX647788) Teign and tell you about its history and how Air Ambulance Children (U16) – Under 16s Distance (Approx): 8 miles it works. (The tour is over very steep and Free but must be accompanied by an adult. Cost: Adults – Free but Donations for uneven ground. The timings are estimates Skill Level: Strenuous Devon Air Ambulance Welcomed Children andthetourmightlastlonger.) Dogs permitted: Yes (U16) – Free but Donations for Devon Air Duration: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Booking is required for this walk. For further Ambulance Welcomed Guide: National Trust information, contact your guide using the Skill Level: Moderate Start Location: Fingle Bridge (SX743900) details below. Dogs permitted: Yes Distance (Approx): 2 miles Telephone:07766735275 Booking is required for this walk. For further Cost: Adults – £5 donation to the National Email:[email protected] information, contact your guide using the Trust Children (U16) – £5 donation to the details below. National Trust Dartmoor Blast Telephone:07710 969491 & 01882 852468 Skill Level: Moderate Highmoor Belstone Blast on road, track and Email:[email protected] Dogs permitted: Yes open moorland to Belstone Tors, Higher Tor Booking is required for this walk. For further and Taw Marsh. Easy to moderately 26/08/2020: Hydro Turbine guided information, contact your guide using the challenging walking. tour details below. Duration: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Join this guided walk with knowledgeable Telephone:Rebecca Glover (Drogo Visitor Guide: Chris Bourne tour guides who will lead you from Fingle Experience Manager)01647 433306 Start Location: Belstone (SX622938) Bridge to the Hydro Turbine on the River Email:[email protected] Distance (Approx): Teign and tell you about its history and how Cost: Adults – £5 donation to Pilgrim it works. (The tour is over very steep and

Thursday 27th August 2020

A Stroll to the Beacon Under 16s Tour of Higher Uppacott – Medieval Start Location: Higher Uppacott, This gentle walk will be over open but easy Skill Level: Moderate longhouse owned by Dartmoor Poundsgate (SX702728) moorland with some inclines but nothing Dogs permitted: Yes National Park Authority Distance (Approx): 0 miles too strenuous. The aim is to reach Buckland Booking is required for this walk. For further Final part of a trio of Medieval tours. Cost: Adults – £6 to Donate for Dartmoor Beacon and see the famous Ten information, contact your guide using the Special permission to offer two tours of this Children (U16) – Free for Under 16’s Commandments Stones carved nearly a details below. unique house with a Dartmoor National Park accompanied by an adult hundred years ago. Why and by whom? Telephone:07817 329584 guide. Skill Level: Easy Comeandfindout! Email:[email protected] Maximum 20 per tour; priority will be given Dogs permitted: No Duration: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM to those coming on the Hutholes and Booking is required for this walk. For further Guide: Debbie Jenkin The and Iron Age fort Hound Tor walks in the festival. information, contact your guide using the Start Location: Cole East Cross (SX740742) This walk follows the Teign river before Meet at the house; the guide will show you details below. Distance (Approx): 2.5 miles going up a steep hill to the Iron Age fort where to park. Telephone:07803 600754 Cost: Adults – £5 donation to the Friends of from where there are spectacular views Uneven floors; narrow stairs. Email:[email protected] St. John’s Church, Children along the valley. The path then descends Duration: 10:30 AM, 27/08/2020 – 12:00 (U16) – £5 donation to the Friends of St. and the rest of the walk is flat alongside the PM, 27/08/2020 Wigford Down Antiquities and John’s Church, North Bovey river. The path has a gravel surface. This Guide: Ian Johnstone Dewerstone Rock Skill Level: Easy walk is aimed at people using mobility Start Location: Higher Uppacott, Join Rosemary Clarke of Tavistock Ramblers Dogs permitted: Yes scooters but all walkers welcome. Poundsgate (SX702728) for a walk from Cadover Bridge across Booking is required for this walk. For further For mobility scooters this walk is Category Distance (Approx): 0 miles Wigford Down to view the antiquities. information, contact your guide using the 3; includes a 90m ascent and descent. For Cost: Adults – £6 to Donate for Dartmoor Around Dewerstone Rock with splendid 360 details below. walkers it is moderately difficult; uphill and Children (U16) – Free for under 16’s degree views both inland and across Telephone:01647 440053 downhill sections. accompanied by an adult Plymouth. Open moor and tracks. Email:[email protected] The meeting point and start will be in the Skill Level: Easy The start point is not the big main Cadover Fingle Woods Car Park area on the opposite Dogs permitted: No Bridge car park. Instead go over the bridge Walk & Wild Swim side of the river to the Fingle Bridge Inn. Booking is required for this walk. For further north towards Yelverton and past the Journey back in time by walking part of the Meet 10.30 for an 11am start. information, contact your guide using the cottage in the trees on the left; then the car old -Hangingstone Hill peat Duration: 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM details below. parkisontheleftjustupthehill. merchants and tinners track that skirts Guide: Dawn Williamson Telephone:07803 600754 Duration: 7:00 PM, 27/08/2020 – 8:30 PM, dangerous Raybarrow Pool, visiting the Start Location: Fingle Woods Car Park Email:[email protected] 27/08/2020 Bronze Age Whitmoor stone circle with its (SX743899) Guide: Refer to walk description for details magnificent 360 degree views, and Distance (Approx): 6 miles Tour of Higher Uppacott – Medieval of guide impressive reconstructed triple stone row Cost: Adults – Any donation to Devon Air longhouse owned by Dartmoor Start Location: Cadover Bridge (SX554648) known as the Graveyard or Cemetery. Ambulance appreciated Children (U16) – National Park Authority Distance (Approx): 3 miles Climbing up Cosdon Beacon for stunning Any donation to Devon Air Ambulance Final part of a trio of Medieval tours. Cost: Adults – Free but donations to Devon views, we end our day with a refreshing appreciated Special permission to offer two tours of this Air Ambulance welcome Children (U16) – swim at the beautiful Shilley Pool. Skill Level: Strenuous unique house with a Dartmoor National Park Free but donations to Devon Air Ambulance Book viahttps:// Dogs permitted: Yes guide. welcome www.dartmoorsdaughter.com/group-walks- Booking is required for this walk. For further Maximum 20 per tour; priority will be given Skill Level: Easy experiences/2020/aug/walk-wild-swim-dwf information, contact your guide using the to those coming on the Hutholes and Dogs permitted: Yes Duration: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM details below. Hound Tor walks in the festival. Booking is required for this walk. For further Guide: Emma Cunis Telephone:07557 330577 Meet at the house; the guide will show you information, contact your guide using the Start Location: Clannaborough Cross Email:[email protected] where to park. details below. (SX659913) Uneven floors; narrow stairs. Telephone:07951 755858 & 01822 615564 Distance (Approx): 5.5 miles Duration: 2:00 PM, 27/08/2020 – 3:30 PM, Email:[email protected] Cost: Adults – £10 donation to Devon Air 27/08/2020 Ambulance Children (U16) – Not suitable for Guide: Ian Johnstone

Accessible for all. Friday 28th August 2020

Walk with a Dartmoor Ranger Booking is required for this walk. For further Carpark. Evening Stroll A chance to explore this area of Dartmoor information, contact your guide using the Duration: 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM Come along to join Heart of Dartmoor taking in both well- known sites and details below. Guide: Dawn Williamson Guided Walks leaders Ian Bishop and Steve perhaps lesser known parts of the Moor. Telephone:07720 509273 Start Location: Drakeford Bridge Sharrock. We will meet in the rear car pak of Come and see some of the work Email:[email protected] (Pullabrook Car park, Bovey Valley Woods) the Prince of Wales Pub in Princetown. We experienced by the Dartmoor Ranger (SX789801) will stroll around a few tors following tracks Service. and Yarner Wood Distance (Approx): 6 miles and some open moorland taking in a bit of Uneven ground and steep in one area. A guided walk to explore the River Bovey Cost: Adults – Any donation to Devon Air history and to appreciate the low levels of Boggy in places. Some existing tracks will and Yarner Wood. This is mostly on forest Ambulance Children (U16) – Any donation light pollution to be found around the be used but these are uneven and can be tracks but does include a steep hill. This to Devon Air Ambulance appreciated locality. Bring a torch or head-torch and wetandmuddy walk is aimed at people using mobility Skill Level: Strenuous warm clothing even though it is August. The Duration: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM scooters but all walkers welcome. For Dogs permitted: Yes walk information shows meeting outside of Guide: Ian Brooker mobility scooters this walk is classified as Booking is required for this walk. For further the Visitor Centre in the square but come Start Location: Buttern Farm entrance strenuous and for walkers moderate; steep information, contact your guide using the and meet us all in the car park at the rear of (SX658895) hill on gravel track to go up and down. details below. the Prince of Wales to start the stroll. Park in Distance (Approx): 7 miles Meet at 10.30 for 11am start. We will meet Telephone:07557 330577 the main village car park which is free after Cost: Adults – £10 Donation to Donate for in the parking area in Pullabrook Woods by Email:[email protected] 6pm. Dartmoor Fund Children (U16) – Under 16s Drakeford Bridge marked on the map. Duration: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM free but must be accompanied Nearest postcode for satnav is TQ13 9SR Childrens’ discovery trail at Guide: Refer to walk description for details Skill Level: Strenuous Described on googlemaps as Pullabrook A guided walk/trail around the quarries and of guide Dogs permitted: Yes tramway to include nature studies, industrial Start Location: Princetown (Outside Visitor archaeology features, prehistoric sites and Centre) (SX 589 735) geology. Meet outside Haytor Visitor Distance (Approx): 7 miles Centre. Cost: Adults – £5 donation to Devon Air Duration: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Ambulance Children (U16) – Free for under Guide: Ian Johnstone 16s who much be accompanied Start Location: Haytor (Lower) (SX765772) Skill Level: Moderate Distance (Approx): 2.5 miles Dogs permitted: Yes Cost: Adults – £5 donation to Devon Air Booking is required for this walk. For further Ambulance Children (U16) – Free to Under information, contact your guide using the 16s who must be accompanied details below. Skill Level: Moderate Telephone:07809 486512 Dogs permitted: Yes Email:[email protected] Booking is required for this walk. For further information, contact your guide using the details below. Telephone:07803 600754 Email:[email protected]

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Accessible for all. Saturday 29th August 2020

Wistman’s Wood Wander Telephone:Paul Brookes 01822 wheels. The route follows the old railway Tavy Cleave Walk An easy morning stroll out to the wonderful 820597/07969 592779 line and is tarmac or firm gravel throughout. A walk discovering the ancient Lichway, Wistman’s Wood and back via the Email:[email protected] Duration: 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM including a footbridge and stepping stones Devonport Leat and Beardown Farm. There Guide: Andy Dunstan over the Tavy. Learn the history of a will be some time to explore the woods Cosdon Hill Circuit including a wild Start Location: Pump & Pedal, centuries old Dartmoor farm now used by and/or sit for quiet contemplation. Bring swim (SX546917) the Army, walk up above Tavy Cleave to snacks, lunch and a drink. Mostly even Join Sue Perry on a varied walk through the Distance (Approx): 3 miles look at one of the biggest and best ground; some degree of clitter and bog beautiful Belstone Cleave up on to wild Cost: Adults – £5.00 Children (U16) – Free preserved Bronze Age villages, and hear plus a river crossing. moorland and Cosdon Hill via a triple stone Skill Level: Easy lots of Dartmoor stories. Some uneven Duration: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM row and stone circle, then down to the Taw Dogs permitted: Yes moorland. Guide: Shona Fernyhough valley and a swim before returning to Booking is required for this walk. For further Duration: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Start Location: Two Bridges (SX609750) Belstone where there is an opportunity for information, contact your guide using the Guide: Richard Ware Distance (Approx): refreshment. details below. Start Location: Lane End (Wilsworthy) Cost: Adults – £5.00 Children (U16) – Free The path in the river valley is uneven in Telephone:Dawn Williamson (SX537824) Skill Level: Moderate places and can be damp; the Moorland Email:[email protected] Distance (Approx): 4 miles Dogs permitted: No section is largely on tracks but can be Cost: Adults – £5.00 Children (U16) – Free Booking is required for this walk. For further boggy and is exposed on the summit of Skill Level: Moderate information, contact your guide using the Cosdon Hill. The return track to Belstone is Dogs permitted: No details below. paved with gravel and stones. We’ll have a Booking is required for this walk. For further Telephone:Shona Fernyhough/07870 steep ascent to the summit of Cosdon Hill information, contact your guide using the 319022 with around 300 metres of height gained details below. Email:[email protected] andlostenroute. Telephone:Richard Ware/07885 251606 Duration: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM Email:[email protected] Ten Tors Plus from High Down Guide: Refer to walk description for details Guided by Paul Brookes from Tavistock of guide Ramblers. Walk ten and a bit tors starting Start Location: Belstone (SX622937) with Doe Tor, Hare Tor, across to Great Distance (Approx): 7.5 miles Links, Arms Tor and finishing with Brat Tor. Cost: Adults – £10.00 donation to the Open moorland with ups and downs, some Devon Air Ambulance Children (U16) – Free uneven and boggy terrain plus tracks and for accompanied under 16s paths. Skill Level: Moderate Duration: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM Dogs permitted: Yes Guide: Refer to walk description for details Booking is required for this walk. For further of guide information, contact your guide using the Start Location: High Down details below. (SX526855) Telephone:Sue Perry 07972 048194 Distance (Approx): 9 miles Email:[email protected] Cost: Adults – Free but Donations to Devon Air Ambulance welcome Children (U16) – The Granite Way and the Meldon Free but Donations to Devon Air Viaduct Ambulance welcome Accessible guided walk with the Wheelchair Skill Level: Strenuous Access Group and Moorland Guides along Dogs permitted: Yes the Granite Way from Sourton, over the Booking is required for this walk. For further Meldon Viaduct to the old Meldon Station. information, contact your guide using the There are great views to the high Moor. details below. Level 1 walk for walkers and those with

Accessible for all. Sunday 30th August 2020

Military Manoeuvres – In Camp 4,000 years of history around (U16) – Donation to charity details below. Okehampton Battle Camp. Visit includes Leedon Tor and the quarries of Skill Level: Moderate Telephone: talk by Lt Col d’Apice, on road tour of Foggintor and Swelltor Dogs permitted: Yes Email:[email protected] Camp and visit to museum. Meet at Camp Walk with John Noblet of Tavistock Booking is required for this walk. For further entrance. You must give car details when Ramblers from Leedon Tor and Fur Tor, then information, contact your guide using the booking and take photo identification to to Foggintor and Swelltor quarries. Back on details below. Archaeology around Shipley Bridge enter military premises For those take part the old railway line to Ingra Tor and Telephone:Dawn Williamson 07557330577 and the Avon Dam in the afternoon walk, please bring a Routrundle. Email:[email protected] A walk through the prehistoric settlement of packed lunch. Duration: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM Rider’s Rings to the Avon Dam and return Duration: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Guide: Refer to walk description for details Military Manoeuvres – on Training via the Zeal Tor tramway used to carry peat. Guide: Col Tony Clark of guide Area We will finish by exploring the remains of Start Location: Okehampton Battle Camp Start Location: Leeden Tor Car Park Walking tour of Training Area over tracks the china clay works above the carpark at (SX586932) (SX561709) and uneven, tussock grass, describing how Shipley Bridge. Distance (Approx): 1 miles Distance (Approx): 7.5 miles it was and is used by the military. Duration: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to Army Cost: Adults – Free but Donations for Meet at Okehampton Camp entrance. You Guide: Ian Johnstone Benevolent Funds Children (U16) – £5.00 Devon Air Ambulance welcomed. Children must give car details when booking and Start Location: Shipley Bridge (SX681629) donation to Army Benevolent Funds (U16) – Free but Donations for Devon Air take photo identification to enter military Distance (Approx): 5 miles Skill Level: Easy Ambulance welcomed. premises. Cost: Adults – £5.00 charity donation to Dogs permitted: No Skill Level: Moderate Dogs welcome, but on leads near sheep. Devon Air Ambulance Children (U16) – Free Booking is required for this walk. For further Dogs permitted: Yes Duration: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM for Under 16s information, contact your guide using the Booking is required for this walk. For further Guide: Col Tony Clark Skill Level: Moderate details below. information, contact your guide using the Start Location: Okehampton Battle Camp Dogs permitted: Yes Telephone: details below. (SX586932) Booking is required for this walk. For further Email:[email protected] Telephone:John Noblet 07900 054772 and Distance (Approx): 8 miles information, contact your guide using the 01822 616481 Cost: Adults – £5.00 donation to Army details below. Belstone and Oke Tors Email:[email protected] Benevolent Fund Children (U16) – £5.00 Telephone:07803 600754 Via a cairn and stone circle to the boulder- donation to Army Benevolent Fund Email:[email protected] littered Belstone Tors (we need to do a bit The Nine Maidens stone circle of Skill Level: Moderate of clambering over the boulders here), on Belstone Dogs permitted: Yes along a ridge to Oke Tor and back beside This guided walk will go through the scenic Booking is required for this walk. For further the . village of Belstone and then up onto the information, contact your guide using the Duration: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM moor to the Nine maidens stone circles. Guide: Geri Skeens Learn about the myths of the stones and Start Location: Belstone (SX622938) admire the views to the North and West Distance (Approx): 6 miles before moving on to the East Okemont river Cost: Adults – £5.00 charity donation to and Cullever Steps. This walk is aimed at Devon Air Ambulance Children (U16) – people using mobility scooters but all Under 16s Free walkers welcome. For walkers this is a Skill Level: Moderate moderately challenging walk. For mobility Dogs permitted: Yes scooters it is Category 3. Gravel paths, Booking is required for this walk. For further rough grass tracks and some hills. Find further information about all activities, information, contact your guide using the Duration: 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM details below. Guide: Andy Dunstan including the latest updates and maps for starting Telephone:07765 482333 Start Location: Belstone (SX622938) locations, head to Email:[email protected] Distance (Approx): Cost: Adults – Donation to charity Children dartmoorwalkingfestival.co.uk

Accessible for all.