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Lewdown - Lifton

Distance: 5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
End points:
- Lewdown (Grid Ref SX448868)
- Lifton (Grid Ref SX387852)

Passing through more quiet countryside, the Trail arrives at Stowford, with its Dark-Age carved stone.

Continuing, it passes a working steam museum on the site of a Domesday farmstead before crossing a river on an ancient stone bridge to arrive at Lifton, an attractive village in the far west of Devon.

Mileages between towns on route:
Lewdown-Stowford: 1 mile
Stowford-Dingles Steam Village: 2 miles
Dingles Steam Village-Lifton: 2 miles

Public Transport: Buses at Lewdown, Lifton.

Relevant maps/guides: 1:25,000 scale:Explorer no.112 Launceston and Holsworthy 1:50,000 scale:Landranger no. 201 Plymouth and Launceston, 190 Bude and Clovelly

Facilities along route: Pubs and shops at Lewdown, Lifton; refreshments, etc. at Dingles Steam Village [seasonal].

Notes on route: Generally level and easy walking.