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Wistman's Wood

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Wistman's Wood

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    October 9, 2018

    Hiking

    Wistman’s Wood is like a fairytale scene. Nestling in a moorland cleft, the atmospheric dwarf oak woodland is filled with jumbled boulders and everything is covered in thick and otherworldly …

    October 14, 2022

    Hiking

    A mysterious forest? It seems like. You better not visit this under a bright sun. With some fog and on a drizzly day, this oak forest full of large stones covered with all kinds of mosses will seem mysterious.
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    April 30, 2018

    Hiking

    These Ancient Oak woodlands are steeped in folklore and gave rise to Sherlock Holme's Hounds of Baskerville. Spend a night if the woods if you dare! Realistically there is nowhere to sleep in the woods as the woodland is established in a boulder field but it is still worth a visit in the dark!

    Another similar woodland is found in the North West corner of Dartmoor called Black-a-Tor Copse near Meldon Reservoir.

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    1. Wistman's Wood & Beardown Tor loop from Two Bridges

    8.31km

    02:20

    170m

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Elevation 400 m

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    Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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