The Dartmoor Situation

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 101.73 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 34h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,912 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,969 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 603 m
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    Lowest point: 58 m
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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. 150 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto George Street.
  3. 2 : km 0.24 - alt. 157 m - Stay straight to go onto Mill Road.
  4. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed south through Simmons Park (See map for details)..
  5. 4 : km 1.04 - alt. 205 m - Turn left onto Station Road.
  6. 5 : km 1.07 - alt. 208 m - Turn slight left.
  7. 6 : km 1.09 - alt. 208 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed east (See map for details).
  8. 7 : km 5.79 - alt. 373 m - Turn sharp right (Portions unpaved).
  9. 8 : km 8.96 - alt. 454 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  10. 9 : km 9.85 - alt. 463 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  11. 10 : km 11.71 - alt. 537 m - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  12. 11 : km 11.74 - alt. 537 m - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  13. 12 : km 12.56 - alt. 549 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed south through Dartmoor National Park (Portions unpaved) (See map for details).
  14. 13 : km 23.44 - alt. 371 m - Go straight (Portions unpaved).
  15. 14 : km 23.75 - alt. 345 m - Turn slight right onto Ancient Drift Lane (Portions unpaved).
  16. 15 : km 24.41 - alt. 342 m - Turn right onto B3212.
  17. 16 : km 24.42 - alt. 343 m - Turn left.
  18. 17 : km 24.44 - alt. 345 m - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  19. 18 : km 24.8 - alt. 369 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  20. 19 : km 24.81 - alt. 369 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  21. 20 : km 25.03 - alt. 385 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed south through Dartmoor National Park (Portions unpaved) (See map for details).
  22. 21 : km 29.75 - alt. 320 m - Turn slight left onto B3357.
  23. 22 : km 29.86 - alt. 324 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed south through Dartmoor National Park (See map for details).
  24. 23 : km 31.89 - alt. 334 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed west through Dartmoor National Park (See map for details).
  25. 24 : km 37.81 - alt. 388 m - Turn slight right onto Abbot's Way (Portions unpaved).
  26. 25 : km 52.53 - alt. 350 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed east through Dartmoor National Park (See map for details).
  27. 26 : km 54.09 - alt. 262 m - Turn slight left.
  28. 27 : km 54.61 - alt. 204 m - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  29. 28 : km 54.71 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed south through Dartmoor National Park (See map for details).
  30. 29 : km 55.51 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight left.
  31. 30 : km 55.83 - alt. 193 m - Turn slight right onto Harford Road.
  32. 31 : km 57.48 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Cole Lane.
  33. 32 : km 57.49 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left onto Harford Road.
  34. 33 : km 58.25 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto B3213/Fore Street.
  35. 34 : km 58.28 - alt. 63 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B3213/Leonards Road.
  36. 35 : km 58.63 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Erme Court
  37. 36 : km 58.7 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Costly Street
  38. 37 : km 58.8 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Exeter Road
  39. 38 : km 58.81 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Harford Road
  40. 39 : km 58.91 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right onto Harford Road
  41. 40 : km 59.15 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left onto Harford Road
  42. 41 : km 59.58 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right onto Cole Lane
  43. 42 : km 59.59 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Harford Road
  44. 43 : km 59.83 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 44 : km 59.88 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 60.65 - alt. 217 m - Keep left
  47. 46 : km 60.7 - alt. 221 m - Keep right
  48. 47 : km 61.37 - alt. 273 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 61.53 - alt. 284 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 62.38 - alt. 343 m - Keep left
  51. 50 : km 63.11 - alt. 345 m - Keep right
  52. 51 : km 63.42 - alt. 350 m - Keep left
  53. 52 : km 65.2 - alt. 398 m - Keep right
  54. 53 : km 65.76 - alt. 415 m - Keep left
  55. 54 : km 71.28 - alt. 449 m - Keep left onto Old Trackbed
  56. 55 : km 72.47 - alt. 445 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 76.37 - alt. 514 m - Keep right
  58. 57 : km 76.38 - alt. 514 m - Keep right
  59. 58 : km 76.68 - alt. 499 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 79.37 - alt. 350 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 79.48 - alt. 345 m - Keep left
  62. 61 : km 79.95 - alt. 283 m - Keep left
  63. 62 : km 80.89 - alt. 313 m - Keep left
  64. 63 : km 81 - alt. 316 m - Turn left
  65. 64 : km 81.53 - alt. 326 m - Keep left
  66. 65 : km 82.01 - alt. 299 m - Keep right
  67. 66 : km 82.4 - alt. 285 m - Turn right
  68. 67 : km 83.91 - alt. 324 m - Turn slight left onto B3357
  69. 68 : km 87.88 - alt. 340 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 88.11 - alt. 345 m - Turn slight left onto B3357
  71. 70 : km 94.52 - alt. 313 m - Keep right onto Pork Hill, B3357
  72. 71 : km 95.05 - alt. 327 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 95.13 - alt. 319 m - Keep right
  74. 73 : km 96 - alt. 303 m - Keep right
  75. 74 : km 98.21 - alt. 187 m - Turn slight left
  76. 75 : km 98.55 - alt. 195 m - Turn sharp right
  77. 76 : km 99.79 - alt. 158 m - Keep right onto Green Lane
  78. 77 : km 100.74 - alt. 162 m - Keep right onto Green Lane
  79. 78 : km 101.41 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Green Hill
  80. 79 : km 101.69 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Mount Tavy Road, B3357
  81. E : km 101.73 - alt. 92 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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