PUB WALKS
All the pub walks are circular arriving back at the starting place. For timing allow 2.0 miles per hour.
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Starts from: The pub
Distance: 2 miles
Difficulty: Very easy
Description: A short walk around the village using the green lanes passing an ancient spring an ancient gaol and a not so ancient but disused railway viaduct
Starts from: High Down Car park
Distance 6 miles.
Difficulty: A moderate part open moorland walk.
Description: A walk that will take you out on to the open moor and back under Lydford viaduct to then make a short excursion into the village to visit the castle.
Walk 12 of the West Devon Way Lydford to Lake
Starts from: The village
Distance: 7.6 miles
Difficulty: A moderate part open moor walk with no steep hills only a gentle uphill walk.
Description: The walk will take you through Lydford and out to Lake passing The Bearslake Inn. The return is via the Granite Way cycle track and then onto the moor and along the King Wall and back into Lydford using ancient green lanes.
Starts from: Okehampton station
Distance: 7 miles
Difficulty: Walking up the Irishman’s wall is a bit strenuous otherwise a moderate walk
Description: Although the walk description starts from Okehampton station being a circular walk you can start and end at the Tors Inn as there is plenty of parking close by. The whole walk is outside Okehampton range Danger Area so can be walked at anytime and has to be one of the best Dartmoor walks incorporating a river bank walk with waterfalls open moorland walking and fine views and a pub.
Merrivale and the Walkham Valley
Starts from: The pub
Distance: 7 miles
Difficulty: A moderate mostly moorland walk.
Description: This walk will take you out and back through the Walkham valley passing some magnificent tors and also walking on the old railway.
Find it under Dartmoor Walks Middle
Two Bridges Hotel at Two Bridges Nr Princetown
Crockern Tor and Wistmans Wood
Starts from: The quarry carpark opposite the hotel
Distance: 4 miles
Difficulty: Easy Moorland walk although the exceptionally well used track to Wistmans Wood is a bit rocky in places.
Description: Wistmans wood must be visited by 1000 people a week in the summer very few of whom will think to go and see the massive granite seat of the Stannary Parliament or the fine views from Longaford Tor or even know of the Buller Stone.
Yelverton to Clearbrook and the Harrowbeer wartime airfield
Starts from: Yelverton if you are going by bus but can start at the pub if you have a car.
Distance: 4.5 miles
Difficulty: An easy walk with the first 1.7 miles suitable for a wheelchairs.
Description: You will walk next to the Plymouth and the Devonport leat and along the Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway that opened in 1823. Some of the granite sleepers are still visible. You will walk next to the Princetown Railway opened in 1883 and closed in 1956. At the end of the walk you will visit Roborough Rock and walk over the wartime airfield of Harrowbeer passing the dispersal or blast bays where the aircraft were stored for safety.
Bridestowe Sourton Tors and the Highwayman
Starts from: The church in the village or the pub.
Distance: 6 miles
Difficulty: A moderate moorland walk
Description: A walk that will take you to the top of Sourton Tors for a fine moorland walk with stunning views. The return passes the Highwayman said to be Britain’s must unusual pub but does have limited opening hours.
Horrabridge to Huckworthy Bridge The oak tree walk
Starts from: The pub or village centre
Distance: 5 miles
Difficulty: A moderate countryside walk.
Description: A walk that takes you out of the village going past some splendid examples of the English oak tree and visiting a most picturesque ancient bridge on your way back. A bit of minor road walking but mostly on footpaths.
Whitchurch Inn Whitchurch Tavistock
Whitchurch Stone stiles and Kissing gates
Starts from: The pub
Distance: 4.8 miles
Difficulty: A easy rural walk with just one short steep hill.
Description: A delightful rural walk crossing bridged streams, walking across Plasterdown and passing by some ancient granite stiles.
Starts from: The pub
Distance: 4.8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate walk partly using moorland sheep tracks.
Description: A walk that will take you out past Burrator reservoir and on to Sheeps tor see find if you can the Pixie house hidden in the rocks and clitter. See the bluebell wood in May.
Starts from: The pub
Distance: 2.5 miles
Difficulty: A fairly easy walk but it is up hill at the start.
Description : You will walk the disused track bed of the railway that once served Princetown and visit 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 and see writing etched into a wall.
Starts from: The pub
Distance: 5.25 miles
Difficulty: Generally an easy part moorland walk
Description: From Meavy green the walk goes via the hamlet of Loveton and on to Brisworthy where you will find the restored stone circle. You will twice cross the Loveton Brook using small granite footbridges and on your return to Meavy cross the River Meavy either by the Higher Meavy Bridge or some stepping stones if the river is low enough.
Plume of Feathers at Princetown
Crock of Gold Cists and Cotton Grass
Starts at: Tor Royal lane but could start at the pub.
Distance: 6 miles
Difficulty: It’s not difficult but it is likely to be wet. No steep hills but there is open moor walking.
Description: A 6 mile Dartmoor walk that uses footpaths and bridleways, but also takes you across the open moor, to find ancient burial chambers. In this instance it would be useful if you did have an ordnance survey map with you as it shows the location of the cist and cairns which you will be visiting. You will walk the Conchies road and pass through ancient and extensive tin mining. You will need to have some decent waterproof walking boots for you will encounter some areas of quite boggy ground. This walk must be done in good weather conditions with good distant visibility and if possible following a week of dry weather.
A village and Dartmoor fringe walk
Starts from: Sticklepath village
Distance : 4.5 miles
Difficulty: There are some short but quite steep ups and downs so a good moderate walk.
Description: This is a 4.5 mile walk that starts in the village of Sticklepath. There is plenty of street parking together with a small car park at the rear of the National Trust Finch Foundry. The walk is quite steep in places but most are short sharp ups and downs. You will cross over the River Taw and skim the edge of Cosdon Hill. You will also walk past 3 other pubs Kings Arms South Zeal The Oxenham Arms South Zeal and the Devonshire at Sticklepath so spoilt for choice for a drink.
The Olde Plough Inn at Bere Ferrers
Starts from: The pub
Distance: 7 miles
Difficulty: A moderate walk with one steep up.
Description: A rural walk using footpaths and bridleways to take you around the southern part of the Bere Peninsular, crossing railways and walking by the Tavy and Tamar rivers on the Tamar Valley Discovery Trail
Peter Tavy Inn at Peter Tavy Nr Tavistock
Starts from: The village
Distance: 3 or 6 miles
Difficulty: The short walk is easy the longer walk is moderate walking on open moorland.
Description: A 3 mile rural walk almost to Mary Tavy and then back to Peter Tavy or a 6 mile walk to take in the Devon United mine and the antiquities on White tor.
Tamar valley walk 4 Calstock to Cotehele
Starts from: Slipway opposite the pub
Distance: 3.5 miles or 7 miles
Difficulty: Some ups and downs but generally a moderate rural walk
Description: The walk will take you to Okel Tor mine and then up to the site of the Roman fort then down to walk along the old mineral railway. Then back to Calstock or go on an extra 4 mile loop to visit Cotehele.
The Royal at Horsebridge on the river Tamar
Tamar Valley walk 10 Horsebridge to New Bridge
Starts from: The pub
Distance : 9.3 miles
Difficulty: Moderate rural walk using minor roads but mostly footpaths.
Description: A walk that crosses the Tamar via two ancient bridges passing through many of the mines that make up the Tamar valley Mining Heritage. A lovely day out in the Tamar Valley. Suggest allow about 5 hours including rests. Lunch at the Royal and back for dinner?
Drake Manor Inn at Buckland Monachorum
Starts from: Long ash Garden centre but could be from the pub.
Distance: 5.5miles
Difficulty: Easy rural walk with just one steep road to walk up.
Description: A walk around and also through the village of Buckland Monachorum a couple of miles down the hill from Yelverton. The walk will take you along the river Tavy through farmland moorland and along some quiet lanes. You will pass by an Iron Age hill fort
Yelverton to Buckland and back
Starts from: Harrowbeer Airfield Yelverton but could be from the pub.
Distance: 6 miles
Difficulty: Easy rural walk with no steep hills.
Description: This walk will take you from Yelverton Rock out across Roborough Down along footpaths bridleways and quiet country lanes to Buckland Monachorum and then back to Yelverton via the Garden House and the Harrowbeer wartime airfield. Starting at Roborough Rock the Drake Manor is about a 2 hour walk.
Fingle Bridge Inn nr Drewsteignton
Starts from: Either Castle Drogo or Fingle Bridge
Distance: 4 miles.
Difficulty: Mostly an easy riverside walk.
Description: A fabulous scenic 4 mile 2 hour circular walk through the Teign Valley starting at either Castle Drogo or Fingle bridge. A clockwise walk avoiding a long steep uphill path.