North - South Crossing 2016

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 134.38 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 45h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,318 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,273 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 465 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 15 m
  • ⚐
    District: Lynton and Lynmouth 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.22927° / W 3.82851°
  • ⚑
    End: N 50.389469° / W 3.918626°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 15 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed southeast through Exmoor National Park (See map for details).
  3. 2 : km 3.32 - alt. 210 m - Turn slight left onto A39/Shamble Way.
  4. 3 : km 3.44 - alt. 193 m - Stay straight to go onto B3223.
  5. 4 : km 3.46 - alt. 191 m - Turn right onto Cheriton Hill (Portions unpaved).
  6. 5 : km 5.14 - alt. 304 m - Cheriton Hill becomes Tarka Trail.
  7. 6 : km 12.43 - alt. 435 m - Turn slight right onto B3223.
  8. 7 : km 14.58 - alt. 312 m - Turn right onto Two Moors Way.
  9. 8 : km 17.71 - alt. 288 m - Turn sharp right onto walkway. Proceed south through Exmoor National Park (See map for details).
  10. 9 : km 18 - alt. 282 m - Turn right onto Two Moors Way (Portions unpaved).
  11. 10 : km 22.09 - alt. 346 m - Stay straight to go onto Kitridge Lane.
  12. 11 : km 24.19 - alt. 259 m - Turn slight right onto Sparrow Lane.
  13. 12 : km 24.34 - alt. 253 m - Turn slight right onto Room Hill Road.
  14. 13 : km 24.58 - alt. 247 m - Turn slight right.
  15. 14 : km 24.93 - alt. 285 m - Turn slight right.
  16. 15 : km 26.3 - alt. 339 m - Stay straight to go onto Worth Lane.
  17. 16 : km 28.75 - alt. 337 m - Turn slight left onto Room Hill Road.
  18. 17 : km 29.98 - alt. 315 m - Room Hill Road becomes Slade Lane.
  19. 18 : km 30.71 - alt. 221 m - Slade Lane becomes Venford Hill.
  20. 19 : km 31.25 - alt. 303 m - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  21. 20 : km 32.46 - alt. 348 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  22. 21 : km 33.01 - alt. 314 m - Turn slight right onto Badlake Lane.
  23. 22 : km 34.4 - alt. 226 m - Turn left.
  24. 23 : km 35.4 - alt. 209 m - Turn left onto Wood Rock.
  25. 24 : km 35.87 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight left.
  26. 25 : km 36.98 - alt. 220 m - Turn left.
  27. 26 : km 37.23 - alt. 236 m - Turn right.
  28. 27 : km 37.7 - alt. 230 m - Turn left onto B3227.
  29. 28 : km 38.6 - alt. 240 m - Turn right.
  30. 29 : km 40.11 - alt. 255 m - Turn right.
  31. 30 : km 42.63 - alt. 247 m - Take A361.
  32. 31 : km 42.68 - alt. 248 m - Turn left.
  33. 32 : km 42.72 - alt. 250 m - Turn slight right.
  34. 33 : km 43.53 - alt. 264 m - Turn left.
  35. 34 : km 47.1 - alt. 235 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed south (See map for details).
  36. 35 : km 47.26 - alt. 233 m - Turn left.
  37. 36 : km 51.36 - alt. 175 m - Turn slight left onto Newhouse Hill.
  38. 37 : km 51.9 - alt. 132 m - Turn left.
  39. 38 : km 52.51 - alt. 180 m - Turn slight left onto B3137/Church Street. Continue to follow B3137.
  40. 39 : km 53.35 - alt. 199 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed south (See map for details).
  41. 40 : km 54.8 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto B3042.
  42. 41 : km 56.55 - alt. 187 m - Turn left onto Hele Lane Hill.
  43. 42 : km 57.34 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Hele Hill.
  44. 43 : km 58.33 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Curriton Hill.
  45. 44 : km 58.43 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Mare Hill.
  46. 45 : km 59.04 - alt. 160 m - Mare Hill becomes unnamed road.
  47. 46 : km 60.67 - alt. 168 m - Turn left onto Cuckoo Hill.
  48. 47 : km 61.01 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Two Moors Way.
  49. 48 : km 61.97 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed west (See map for details).
  50. 49 : km 62.29 - alt. 153 m - Turn slight right.
  51. 50 : km 62.35 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Wood Lane.
  52. 51 : km 62.56 - alt. 166 m - Turn right.
  53. 52 : km 62.62 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed southwest (See map for details).
  54. 53 : km 63.53 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  55. 54 : km 63.82 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto Middlecott Lane (Portions unpaved).
  56. 55 : km 64.25 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight right onto Down Hill.
  57. 56 : km 64.3 - alt. 138 m - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  58. 57 : km 64.72 - alt. 103 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed south (See map for details).
  59. 58 : km 65.28 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  60. 59 : km 65.44 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed southwest (See map for details).
  61. 60 : km 66.23 - alt. 113 m - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  62. 61 : km 66.57 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed southeast (See map for details).
  63. 62 : km 67.06 - alt. 92 m - Take A377.
  64. 63 : km 69.27 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed south (See map for details).
  65. 64 : km 69.4 - alt. 108 m - Turn left.
  66. 65 : km 70.7 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left.
  67. 66 : km 72.01 - alt. 114 m - Turn right.
  68. 67 : km 72.12 - alt. 117 m - Turn left.
  69. 68 : km 74.03 - alt. 91 m - Turn right.
  70. 69 : km 74.44 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight right.
  71. 70 : km 83.74 - alt. 254 m - Turn right onto C50.
  72. 71 : km 83.91 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto A382.
  73. 72 : km 84.34 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto A382/Exeter Road.
  74. 73 : km 84.88 - alt. 252 m - Turn left onto Turnpike Road.
  75. 74 : km 85.19 - alt. 261 m - Turn slight left onto A382.
  76. 75 : km 87.36 - alt. 212 m - Turn slight right.
  77. 76 : km 89.68 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight left.
  78. 77 : km 89.84 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight left onto Chagford Bridge.
  79. 78 : km 90 - alt. 151 m - Go straight.
  80. 79 : km 90.99 - alt. 232 m - Turn slight right.
  81. 80 : km 91.59 - alt. 230 m - Turn left.
  82. 81 : km 91.71 - alt. 237 m - Turn left.
  83. 82 : km 93.18 - alt. 304 m - Turn slight right.
  84. 83 : km 93.92 - alt. 353 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed south through Dartmoor National Park (See map for details).
  85. 84 : km 97.47 - alt. 432 m - Turn right onto B3212.
  86. 85 : km 107.32 - alt. 356 m - Turn slight right onto B3357.
  87. 86 : km 107.77 - alt. 355 m - Turn slight left onto B3212.
  88. 87 : km 110.02 - alt. 417 m - Turn left onto Ivybridge Lane (Portions unpaved).
  89. 88 : km 115.02 - alt. 436 m - Turn sharp left onto walkway. Proceed southeast through Dartmoor National Park (See map for details).
  90. 89 : km 121.41 - alt. 452 m - Turn slight right onto Two Moors Way (Portions unpaved).
  91. 90 : km 127.42 - alt. 391 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed southwest through Dartmoor National Park (See map for details).
  92. 91 : km 129.61 - alt. 261 m - Turn slight right.
  93. 92 : km 130.12 - alt. 204 m - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  94. 93 : km 130.21 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed south through Dartmoor National Park (See map for details).
  95. 94 : km 131.01 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight left.
  96. 95 : km 131.8 - alt. 193 m - Turn sharp left onto Harford Road.
  97. 96 : km 133.45 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Cole Lane.
  98. 97 : km 133.46 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left onto Harford Road.
  99. 98 : km 134.23 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto B3213/Fore Street.
  100. 99 : km 134.25 - alt. 63 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B3213/Leonards Road.
  101. E : km 134.38 - alt. 60 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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