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 …

Dominiek Van Dooren

October 14, 2022

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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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David

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

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

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2. Wistman's Wood – Longaford Tor loop from Two Bridges

6.58km

01:51

130m

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

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3. Wistman's Wood – Longaford Tor loop from Wistman's Wood (Nature Reserve)

5.02km

01:26

110m

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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Max wind speed: 38.0 km/h

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

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Wistman's Wood

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

2. Wistman's Wood – Longaford Tor loop from Two Bridges

3. Wistman's Wood – Longaford Tor loop from Wistman's Wood (Nature Reserve)

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