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Ivybridge - Drewsteignton

Distance: 38 miles
Difficulty: Moderate/Hard
End points:
- Ivybridge (Grid Ref SX635560)
- Drewsteignton (Grid Ref SX736908)

The Way climbs onto Dartmoor following an old mineral tramway; views back over South Devon to the sea are impressive. Moving then into the heart of the moor, a long lonely stretch follows where for almost 10 miles there is no habitation, let alone facilities. Then follows the beautiful valley of the River Dart, the ridge above the famous village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, a prehistoric stone village at Grimspound and the spectacular Teign Gorge, crowned by the 20th century Castle Drogo, before the moor is left at Drewsteignton. This is a walk never to be forgotten.

Mileages between towns on route:
Ivybridge - Holne: 15 miles
Holne - Hameldown [for Widecombe]: 8 miles
Hameldown - Chagford: 11 miles
Chagford - Drewsteignton: 4 miles

Relevant maps/guides: 1:25,000 scale: Explorer no. OL28 Dartmoor. 1:50,000 scale: Landranger no. 202 Torbay and South Dartmoor, 191 Okehampton and North Dartmoor.

Facilities along route: All facilities at Ivybridge; pubs and shops at Holne, Widecombe, Chagford, Drewsteignton; pubs at Scorriton.

For more information on the route of this walk, please click here