South Devon and Dartmoor Walks Pathfinder Guidebook

by: Sue Viccars
This Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout south Devon and Dartmoor. Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale maps and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 colour-coded routes to choose from, 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 routes features. The main 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 map. The guide also includes information on where to park, good pubs and places of interest along the route.

The walk locations are:
Cockington Valley - 2.75 miles
Bench Tor - 2.5 miles
Gara Rock and Portlemouth Down - 3.5 miles
Stover Country Park and the River Teign - 5 miles
Exe Estuary and Exminster Marshes - 5.5 miles
Vixen Tor and Pew Tor -4 miles
Dart Estuary and Dartmouth Castle - 3.75 miles
Loddiswell and the Avon Valley Woods - 5.25 miles
Yealm Estuary - 4.5 miles
Venn Ottery Common - 5 miles
Broadhembury - 4.5 miles
Otter Estuary, East Budleigh and Otterton - 6.75 miles
Brixham and Churston Point - 6 miles
Ashburton and Whiddon Scrubbs - 5.5 miles
Prawl Point and Woodcombe Point - 5.75 miles
Start Point and Hallsands - 6.5 miles
Bolt Head and Salcombe Estuary - 6 miles
Beer and Branscombe - 6.25 miles
Rippon Tor, Pil Tor and Buckland Beacon - 6.5 miles
Torcross, Slapton Ley and Stokenham - 7 miles
Widgery Cross and Great Links Tor - 6.5 miles
Yes Tor and High Willhays - 6.25 miles
Sidmouth, Salcombe Regis and Weston Combe - 8 miles
Princetown, Dartmoor Railway and Leather Tor - 10 miles
Dittisham, Cornworthy and Tuckenhay - 9.5 miles
Buckfastleigh Moor - 10 miles

ISBN 9780319090084 Pages 95 (2017) 133mm x 229mm