Walking the Dartmoor Way
100 mile hike around Dartmoor National Park
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This guidebook presents the Dartmoor Way, a 175km (109 mile) walk around Dartmoor National Park in Devon. Walked in 10 day-long stages between 12.75 and 20.5km (8 and 12.75 miles) in length, this waymarked route skirts the edge of England's largest granite moorland, passing through towns including Ivybridge, Ashburton, Okehampton and Tavistock. Also included is the 2-day High Moor Link, which crosses the moor's higher ground. With 1:50,000 scale OS maps for each stage, the book includes notes on nature, history and local landmarks such as Haytor Rocks, the Teign gorge and Dewerstone crags. Taking in ancient paths, tracks and quiet lanes, the route is mostly at low level and is suitable for most walkers, although some stages involve short, steep climbs and descents. Accommodation, parking and public transport are covered, allowing walkers to choose whether to tackle the route in one go or as individual day walks. Each stage includes low-level detours in case of bad weather, as well as details of walking the route in reverse, giving readers flexibility over direction of travel. Further options include creating shorter loops joined by the High Moor Link, or walking the entire circular route in 7 days.
Guidebook to walking the Dartmoor Way, a 109-mile (175km) trail in southwest England's largest national park. This fully waymarked circular route skirts the edge of Dartmoor in ten daily stages of 8–13 miles (12–21km), while the two-day High Moor Link crosses the moor's granite upland interior.
- Passes towns of Ivybridge, Buckfastleigh, Ashburton, Okehampton and Tavistock
- Route includes attractions such as Buckfast Abbey, Haytor Rocks, the Teign Gorge and Castle Drogo
- Each stage features 1:50,000 scale OS mapping, elevation profiles and bad-weather detours to avoid high ground
- Full descriptions of the route in both directions, plus advice on walking the entire circuit in 7 days or using the High Moor Link to create shorter loops
- Packed with notes on where to eat and stay, parking and public transport
- GPX files available for download
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230 g
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Product Type:
Books
Language:
English
EAN:
9781786311153
Pages:
200
Year of publication:
2023
Categories: Hiking Guides, Long Distance Hiking