Day Walks in Devon features 20 circular routes, between 8.8 and 17.6 miles (14.1km and 28.3km), suitable for hillwalkers of all abilities. The routes are split into five geographical areas: North Devon and Exmoor, Torridge and West Devon, Mid and East Devon, Dartmoor, and South Devon and the South Hams.
Devon has some of the most diverse and beautiful terrain of any county in England. Local authors Jen and Sim Benson share their favourite walks in the region, including coastal circuits taking in sections of the South West Coast Path past Baggy Point and Hartland Point; moorland loops of Dartmoor's granite tors such as Haytor and High Willhays; and tours through the county's rich history at Berry Pomeroy Castle and Castle Drogo.
Together with stunning photography, each route features Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, details of distance and navigation information, and refreshment stops and local information.
Introduction
Acknowledgements
About
the walks
Walk
times
Navigation
GPS
Mobile
phones
Footpaths
and rights of way
Comfort
Safety
Military
firing
The
Countryside Code
How
to use this book
Maps,
descriptions, distances
Km/mile
conversion chart
Devon
Area Map
Section
1 North Devon & Exmoor
1
Baggy Point
2
Heddon Valley & Lynton
3
Foreland Point & the Doone Valley
4
Chulmleigh on the Tarka Trail
Section
2 Torridge & West Devon
5
Hartland Point
6
Great Torrington
7
Roadford Lake
8
North Tawton
Section
3 Mid & East Devon
9
Culm Valley & the Blackdown Hills
10
Killerton Estate & Ashclyst Forest
11
Woodbury Common & Otterton
12
Branscombe
Section
4 Dartmoor
13
Brat Tor High Willhays
14
Fingle Bridge, Castle Drogo & the Teign Gorge
15
Haytor, Hound Tor & Widecombe
16
The Dewerstone & Sheeps Tor
Section
5 South Devon & The South Hams
17
Dartington & Berry Pomeroy
18
Noss Mayo
19
Bolt Tail & Bolt Head
20
Start Point, Prawle Point & Gammon Head
Appendix
Jen and Sim Benson are passionate about exploring wild places, whether theyre running through the mountains, walking the National Trails or climbing on their local Dartmoor granite. In 2015 they spent a year living under canvas in Britain with their two young children. They are the authors of guidebooks Day Walks in Cornwall; Wild Running and the National Trust book Amazing Family Adventures. Regular contributors to a wide range of outdoor publications, they have a monthly column in Running magazine and are routes editors and gear testers for Trail Running magazine.
