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bring clothes for wet and windy weather!

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High up in Hembury Woods is Hembury Castle. Not just an Iron Age Hillfort but also a Norman Motte and Bailey Castle which was built into the fort. It is known locally as Danes Camp, perhaps due to a legendary viking invasion. The Danes sailed up the River Dart and attacked the hillfort, capturing both the fort and the women who lived there. When the vikings fell into a slumber, they were killed by the women and the danes ousted. It is a great place to visit with children to combine history with nature. There is plenty of carparking at Hembury Woods and short walks up to the castle or longer tracing the River Dart.

This bridge is well placed near Huntingdon Cross, in an area that used to be quite boggy and always difficult to walk through.

Ultimate hammock camping and picnic spot!

Erected in 2018 by the National Park, funded by Totnes Ramblers and South Devon Ramblers. Well done them.

Really great bit of trail in either direction. Very gravel bike-able.

Fast and open bridlepath with loose rocky surface.