Dartmoor Outstanding Circular Walks Pathfinder Guidebook

by: Sue Viccars
This Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout the Dartmoor National Park. Within Dartmoor there is a wide variety of scenery, the central heartland of the open moors being surrounded by pleasant river valleys with picture-postcard villages of thatch and granite as well as by rolling downland and steep-sided thickly wooded gorges.

Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer maps and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 routes to choose from, colour coded for difficulty, and all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit all situations.

The guide introduces you to the area and highlights the most scenic walks. Each walk entry begins with a box giving start, distance, height gain, time, parking and route terrain. This is followed by a short overview highlighting the route's main features. The following detailed route finding instructions have paragraphs numbered corresponding to numbers on the OS map making navigation safe and easy. There are GPS references for all the route waypoints and the route is highlighted in yellow on the full colour map. The guide also includes information on where to park, good pubs and places of interest along the route.

The walk locations are:
Burrator Reservoir and Sheeps Tor - 5.5 miles
Castle Drogo and Teign Gorge - 4 miles
Chagford and the River Teign - 4 miles
Dartmeet, Combestone and Brimpts Wood - 6.5 miles
Drewsteignton, Hittisleigh Barton and Crockernwell - 8 miles
Gidleigh, Kes Tor and Teign-e-ver Bridge - 5.5 miles
Grimspound, Coombe Down and Challacombe - 9.5 miles
Haytor - 3.5 miles
Holne Moor and Snowdon - 9 miles
Horrabridge and Sampford Spiney - 6 miles
Ivybridge, the Erme Valley and Western Beacon - 7.5 miles
Lustleigh Cleave - 5 miles
Lydford Gorge - 3.5 miles
Manaton, Hound Tor and Becka Falls - 7 miles
Mary Tavy, Horndon Down and Peter Tavy - 7 miles
Moretonhampstead, Butterdon Down and North Bovey - 8.5 miles
New Bridge and Dr Blackall's Drive - 6 miles
Okehampton, Cullever Steps and Belstone - 7.5 miles
Plym Woods and Wigford Down - 4 miles
Postbridge, Laughter Hole and Belstone - 7.5 miles
Princetown, Whiteworks and Crock of Gold - 7.5 miles
Ringmoor Down, Eylesbarrow and Siward's Cross - 9 miles
South Brent and the Avon Valley - 5.5 miles
South Zeal and Little Hound Tor - 6 miles
Steps Bridge and Mardon Down - 7.5 miles
Two Bridges, Wistman's Wood and the West Dart - 9 miles
Walkham Valley and Merrivale - 5.5 miles
Widecombe in the Moor and Hamel Down - 7 miles

ISBN 9780319090305 Pages 95 (2022) 133mm x 229mm