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Crediton - Stoke Canon

Distance: 10.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
End points:
- Crediton (Grid Ref SX835002)
- Stoke Canon (Grid Ref SX940980)

Leaving Crediton the route passes through an area of historic parkland at Shobrooke and then follows the Creedy, a major tributary of the River Exe, past the village of Newton St. Cyres.

Before the Creedy meets the Exe the Way climbs a low ridge separating the two rivers and through Upton Pyne to arrive at the picturesque village of Brampford Speke, sitting by the Exe.

The Exe is crossed here and an old railway followed to arrive at the Heartland Way's eastern terminus of Stoke Canon, a little way north of Exeter.

Mileage between towns on route:
Crediton-Newton St. Cyres: 5 miles
Newton St. Cyres-Upton Pyne: 3 miles
Upton Pyne-Brampford Speke: 1.5 miles
Bramford Speke-Stoke Canon: 1 mile

Public Transport: Buses at Crediton, Newton St. Cyres and Stoke Canon; trains at Crediton and Newton St. Cyres.

Relevant maps/guides: 1:25,000 scale:Explorer no.114 Exeter and the Exe Valley 1:50,000 scale:Landranger no.191 Okehampton and North Dartmoor, 192 Exeter and Sidmouth.

Facilities along route: All facilities at Crediton; pub on route at Newton St. Cyres, shop in village off route; pub at Brampford Speke; pub and shop at Stoke Canon.

Notes on route: One minor climb, otherwise level.