Tavistock Summer Walks ~ August 2021 01/08/2021 to 31/08/2021 Part of Devon area Covid-19 We have introduced the Rambler Group guidelines to ensure safe walking (full details can be found on the website). Walk Leaders have the discretion to limit numbers on their walk based on the nature of the walk, available car- parking etc. To assist them in governing numbers, and to facilitate the maintenance of the Attendance Register, please ensure you advise the Walk Leader of your desire to join a walk at least 24 hours before the walk takes place. The contact details you provide will be kept for 21 days to support NHS contact tracing. If you are feeling at all unwell on the day of the walk please do not attend, but do let the Leader know you will be absent. In addition to the usual suitable clothing and footwear, you may wish to bring your own hand sanitiser, face covering and basic first aid kit. The latest government road map changes do allow car-sharing - subject to a maximum of 6 people and 2 households per car. We encourage people to organise car-shares where possible in line with the relevant guidelines. Sun 1 August 2021 10:00 - 9.5 miles/15.3 km - Moderate Dartmoor moorland walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 10:00: Bennett's Cross (approx 2 miles NE of Postbridge on the B3212) (SX679815) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Grimspound, Coombe Down & Challacombe. Terrain - Open moor, woods & fields. Other info - Follows part of the Two Moors Way For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Simon Gent, 07704948658 Thu 5 August 2021 19:00 - 3.5 miles/5.6 km - Moderate On the edge of Dartmoor with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 19:00: Alongside Brentor Road to west of Mary Tavy, after cattle grid (SX495801) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Around and up Gibbet Hill via Furzeleigh, West Blackdown and HIgher Spring. Terrain - Foorpaths and moorland tracks. Uphill stretch. Other info - None For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Paul, 07969 592779 Sat 7 August 2021 10:00 - 8 miles/12.9 km - Moderate Dartmoor moorland walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 10:00: Princetown P&D Car Park (SX589734) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - North Hessary Tor, Great Mis Tor, Four Winds, Kings Tor and Swelltor quarries. Terrain - Moorland tracks and paths and old railway trackbed. A few not too difficult ascents. Possibly some mud if wet. Other info - A return to The Fox Tor Cafe afterwards? For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Jonathan, 07702 716640 Sun 8 August 2021 09:10 - 8 miles/12.9 km - Moderate Bere Peninsula walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 09:10: Bere Ferrers Station (SX452635) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - To catch the 09.22 train from Bere Ferrers to Bere Alston. Train fare £2.80 single (Group discount available). Walk back to Bere Ferrers Ferry Farm, Ward Mine and Tamar Valley Discovery Trail.. Terrain - Mainly footpaths and tracks. Ascents and descents some steep. Other info - None For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Rosemary, 07951 755858 Wed 11 August 2021 10:00 - 4 miles/6.4 km - Moderate Bere Peninsula walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 10:00: Bere Alston Recreation Ground (SX451667) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Circular walk around Bere Alston. Terrain - Footpaths, minor roads ups and downs. Other info - None For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Kate & Jean P, 07816 942230 Sat 14 August 2021 10:00 - 8.5 miles/13.7 km - Moderate On the edge of Dartmoor with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 10:00: Prewley Moor (SX544910) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Prewley Moor, Sourton, Cleave, Sourton Quarry, Little Crandford, Lake viaduct, and Lake Down . Terrain - Moorland and field tracks, lanes and old railway. A very varied walk with great views. Other info - None For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Long John, 07900 054772 Sun 15 August 2021 10:00 - 12.5 miles/20.1 km - Strenuous Dartmoor moorland walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 10:00: Batsworthy (SX663867) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Teign Head - Hound Tor. Terrain - Open moor, tracks, minor roads. Other info - Leave at least 50 mins to drive to start For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Ian, 07736 312425 Wed 18 August 2021 10:00 - 6 miles/9.7 km - Moderate On the edge of Dartmoor with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 10:00: Horrabridge. Park by Leaping Salmon (SX512699) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Grimstone, Monkswell, Sampford Spiney, Huckworthy Bridge, Knowle Down. Terrain - Tracks, paths and quiet roads. Some stiles and stepping stones. Ascents and descents. Other info - Morning walk For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Rachel C, 07914224260 Sat 21 August 2021 10:00 - 8.5 miles/13.7 km - Moderate Devon woodland walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 10:00: Manaton CP (SX749812) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Water, Hound Tor Wood, Lustleigh, Pethybridge, Lustleigh Cleave and Foxworthy. Terrain - Mainly tracks and paths. Ups and downs, some steep. Other info - None For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Rosemary, 07951 755858 Sun 22 August 2021 13:30 - 6 miles/9.7 km - Leisurely Dartmoor moorland walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 13:30: Lydford Sports Hall (SX513854) Please book your place by 15th August by way of text to Peter Luff. Walk the West Devon Way going onto the moor at Lake, along the King Way and back to Lydford via High Down and Skitt Lane. Terrain - Mainly footpaths and tracks. Other info - Walk to be followed by a BBQ in the Lydford Sports Hall. All attendees need to have booked and should bring their own food, glasses, cutlery and paper plates For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Peter L, 07979 541256 Sat 28 August 2021 09:45 - 9.5 miles/15.3 km - Moderate Linear walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 09:45: Tavistock Bus Station (SX479742) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Ten Tors by Bus. Meet Tavistock bus station to catch 09.50 Dartmoor Explorer to Princetown. Walk ten tors including North Hessary, Hollow, Swell, Fur, Leedon. Leather, Lowery and a few more along the way. Then old tramway and lanes to Yelverton for ice cream or tea. Frequent bus back to Tavistock. Terrain - Mostly moorland tracks and paths and old railway trackbed. Other info - Don't forget bus pass. More downhill than uphill. That's a first! For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Long John, 07900 054772 Sun 29 August 2021 10:00 - 9.5 miles/15.3 km - Moderate Dartmoor moorland walk with Tavistock Ramblers Starts at 10:00: car parking off road to Whiteworks (SX603707) Please advise Leader by text of your intention to join the walk at least 24 hours before. Walk - Crazy Well Pool, Raddick, Norsworthy, Deancombe, Ditsworthy Warren, Drizzlecombe, Higher Hartot Tor, Eylesbarrow, Nun's Cross. Terrain - Moorland tracks and paths, some woodland and stream crossings. Other info - None For further information please refer to our website: www.tavistockramblers.org.uk. Contact: Paul, 07969 592779 Finding the start of your walk Start and meeting points include nearest postcode and an Ordnance Survey grid reference accurate to 100m. Use postcodes with care: in rural areas the nearest postcode may be some distance from the actual start point. See OS maps for an explanation of how to use grid references. Grades · Easy Access - walks for everyone, including people with conventional wheelchairs and pushchairs, using easy access paths. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn. Assistance may be needed to push wheelchairs on some sections. · Easy - walks for anyone who does not have a mobility difficulty, a specific health problem or is seriously unfit. Suitable for pushchairs if they can be lifted over occasional obstructions. Comfortable shoes or trainers can be worn. · Leisurely - walks for reasonably fit people with at least a little country walking experience. May include unsurfaced rural paths. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are recommended. · Moderate - walks for people with country walking experience and a good level of fitness. May include some steep paths and open country, and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential. · Strenuous - walks for experienced country walkers with an above average fitness level. May include hills and rough country, and may be at a brisk pace. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential. People in doubt about their fitness should contact the organiser or leader in advance.