Village and Countryside Walks
Starts from: The car park opposite Long Ash Garden Centre PL20 7LL
Distance: 5.5 miles
Difficulty: Quite an easy walk but there is one steep road to walk up.
Description: This walk takes you through through the village of Buckland Monachorum which has an excellent pub the Drake Manor and a lovely church. You will explore the footpaths down to and along the river Tavy and walk up and on to the northern end of Roborough Down passing an Iron age camp.
Yelverton to Buckland Monachorum
Distance: 6 miles
Difficulty: Easy walk no long steep hills and mostly footpaths and minor roads.
Description: Countryside walk from Yelverton to Buckland Monachorum and back via the Garden house a 19th Century house surrounded by 10 acres of beautiful themed gardens. The footpath goes through the edge of the grounds but to see all of it or visit the cafe you will need to pay an entrance fee.
Starts from: St Bridgets Church in Bridestowe
Distance: 6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate as there is a climb up to the top of Sourton Tors.
Description: A moderately easy 6 mile walk out and back through mostly level farmland and then all the way up to the top of Sourton Tor to see a magnificent view from the top. You will come back via Pig Leg Lane and also go past the Highwayman pub said to be Britain’s most unusual pub.
Starts from: In the village of Horrabridge
Distance: 6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate as there are a few ups and downs.
Description: A part moorland part river valley walk to go under or over 4 bridges including the Grade 1 listed bridge in the village as well as the magnificent Gem Bridge built in 2012. This is also a Bustop walk that starts at the bus stop on the A386 and visits 3 of the 4 bridges.
Starts from: The very edge of Mary Tavy where the road to Brentor meets the open moor.
Distance: 7 miles
Difficulty: Moderate if you walk to the top of Gibbet Hill but easy if you decide not to.
Description: A walk from the the edge of Mary Tavy to go through the village of North Brentor and back over Gibbet Hill. There is a bit of road walking but mostly footpaths tracks and open moor. There is an excursion to see the church on top of Brent Tor. Included with Dartmoor walks as there is a moorland section.
Starts from: The middle of Horrabridge near the bridge.
Distance: 5 miles.
Difficulty: Easy walk.
Description: A leisurely 5 mile ramble from the middle of the village out to the hamlet of Huckworthy and it’s picturesque bridge returning via Knowle common. A mixture of little lanes and footpaths.
Starts from: The Church approach road in Peter Tavy
Distance: 6 miles or a 3.5 mile walk if you do the shortcut.
Difficulty: Moderate.
Description: This walk will take you up out of the village to the lower slopes of Cox Tor skirting the very edge of the open moor and then returns to Peter Tavy via the edge of Mary Tavy by twice crossing the river Tavy. The walk can be shortened to a 3.5 mile walk if you wish. It could be extended to 9 miles if you join it to the Cox Tor circuit walk in Dartmoor Walks.
Starts from: Bere Ferrers quay just down from the Old Plough Inn.
Distance: 7 miles.
Difficulty: Moderate
Description: A rural and woodland walk all around the southern half of the Bere Peninsular with only a small amount of road walking. This is also Walk 2 of the Tamar Valley Walks except that this walk starts in the village and not at the Railway station.
Whitchurch stone stiles and kissing gates
Starts from: The Whitchurch Inn next to the Church in the village of Whitchurch by the Church.
Distance: 4 miles.
Difficulty: An easy walk with just one short steep path at the end.
Description: A very varied but mostly rural walk from Whitchurch to Plasterdown via the moorland edge hamlet of Middlemoor returning via Fullamoor lane and over a mile of just footpaths.
Milton Abbot Meadwell and Marystowe
Starts from: St Constantine Church in Milton Abbot
Distance: 8 miles.
Difficulty. Moderate as there are a few ups and downs.
Description: A countryside walk that goes from the church in Milton Abbot to the church in Marystowe and back via Chillaton. There is a bit of road walking but mostly tracks and footpaths with some splendid West Devon views.
Starts from: The centre of Walkhampton Distance: 3.75miles Difficulty: Moderate as its a bit of a hill up to the church.
Description: A walk that takes in fields as well as a bit of moorland and some very old footpaths. Except for the hill up to the church its an easy ramble with some lovely views.
Germansweek and Roadford Reservoir
Starts from: The lay-by close to the bridge over the north east corner of Roadford reservoir.
Distance: 5 miles.
Difficulty: Generally an easy walk with a few minor ups and downs.
Description: A delightful walk with magnificent views that takes you past as well as over Roadford Reservoir and along footpaths and tracks around the village of Germansweek which has a lovely little church.
Brentor Church and Parish Walk
Starts from: The church car park on the opposite side of the road.
Distance: slightly over 4 miles.
Difficulty: Generally an easy walk discounting the initial climb up to the church
Description: The walk will take you to the top of Brent Tor and the 13th century church of St Michael De Rupe and then down the other side to visit North Brentor village. You will then return to the Church car park by walking the little lanes and public footpaths where you will see Brent Tor Church from all angles.
Meavy village to Burrator Reservoir
Starts from : The Royal Oak in Meavy
Distance: 2.5 miles
Difficulty: An easy walk but you do have to walk up hill at the start.
Description:
Starting from the pub in Meavy you will walk up to the moorland edge and onto the disused track bed of the railway that once served Princetown. You will pass the waterfall from the Devonport leat that now flows into the reservoir. On the way back you may well pass an ice cream van but you will walk through a lovely wooded area and see some writing on a wall.
Starts from: Burley Down Wood car park
Distance: 6 miles
Difficulty: A moderate walk with several non strenuous hills.
Description: A countryside walk taking in some quite long countryside and woodland footpaths plus some minor road walking but you would be unlucky to see more than 2 cars. A walk to explore this sparsely populated area of West Devon.
Starts from: Sticklepath
Distance: 4.5 miles
Difficulty: A generally moderate walk with a couple of steep paths
Description: A village, moorland fringe and woodland walk that crosses the river Taw and also goes past 4 pubs. A really picturesque walk.