Dartmoor North - South Traverse 2015

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 58.52 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 19h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,087 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,177 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 603 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 58 m
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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. E : km 58.52 - alt. 58 m

Other walks in the area

Walking Cosdon Hill & Oke Tor from Belstone

Walker
↔16.68 km ↗+532 m ↘-527 m ◔6h 15 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Belstone (Devon)
A demanding Dartmoor walk that requires careful navigation and preferably good weather. The route uses a section of the Tarka Trail, visits some ancient monuments and visits the summits of a number of granite tors.

Walking Cosdon Beacon from South Zeal

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↔10.49 km ↗+361 m ↘-358 m ◔4h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from South Tawton (Devon)
A Dartmoor walk that includes the most north-easterly summit in the National Park which offers some fine views especially to the north. The route needs careful navigation at the start and in poor weather you need a good sense of direction and compass skills.

Walking Throwleigh Church loop

Walker
↔6.50 km ↗+77 m ↘-80 m ◔2h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Throwleigh (Devon)
A beautiful walk past granite Devon longhouses and open moorland on the edge of Dartmoor. It's recommended to do this walk clockwise as the last footpath is difficult to find going in the other direction.

Walking Bleak House & Great Nodden from Lydford

Walker
↔11.59 km ↗+267 m ↘-270 m ◔4h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Lydford (Devon)
The wild open speces of Dartmoor can be appreciated on this walk. The route takes you past a number of rocky tors, visits an area used for peat cutting and follows a section of the Rattlestone Peat Railway. All in all a walk full of interest.

Walking Tavy Cleave

Walker
↔3.78 km ↗+139 m ↘-139 m ◔1h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Peter Tavy (Devon)
A circular walk with beautiful views over Dartmoor Tavy Cleave.

Walking Lydford gorge

Walker
Lydford gorge
↔5.55 km ↗+111 m ↘-117 m ◔1h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Brentor (Devon)
This is a small (but often wet and slippery, be careful with children!) spectacular hike along the River Lyd in a loop. You will discover the deepest river gorge in the south-west using several impressive footbridges over the gorge and you will see a beautiful waterfall too.

Walking Dartmoor Warren House Inn to Chagford Circular

Walker
Dartmoor Warren House Inn to Chagford Circular
↔23.79 km ↗+574 m ↘-575 m ◔8h 25 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from North Bovey (Devon)
A circular walk in the east of Dartmoor following roads and paths, including sections of the Two Moors Way. The walk includes a mix of open moorland, footpaths and quiet roads where the farming hinterlands meet the moor. Except for the section north of the road near the Warren House Inn, all the paths are well-trodden and waymarked. There are some steep sections. Apart from the high moors, this walk is fairly sheltered from the prevailing SW winds.

Walking Sittaford Tor and Hartford Tor

Walker
Sittaford Tor and Hartford Tor
↔10.87 km ↗+195 m ↘-203 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Dartmoor Forest (Devon)
This is an unmarked hike (but mainly obvious paths during clear days) located on the easter side of Dartmoor National Park. During this trip, you will enjoy peaceful moors, great views from tops and stone circles historic site.

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