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Welstor Rock – Rippon Tor loop from Ashburton

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Welstor Rock – Rippon Tor loop from Ashburton

Moderate

4.7

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Welstor Rock – Rippon Tor loop from Ashburton

04:39

16.0km

410m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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81 m

Ashburton Information Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

We are a single point of contact for information about Ashburton and the surrounding area serving visitors, local residents and businesses.

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2.35 km

Buckland Beacon and Ten Commandments Stones

Highlight • Natural Monument

Watch out for the "Ten Commandments Stones"

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7.79 km

Rippon Tor

Highlight • Viewpoint

The views from Rippon Tor are absolutely spectacular. As it's a little more challenging to get to than Haytor, you can enjoy this spot in relative solitude, too. While many …

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15.2 km

View of Moretonhampstead from Terrace Walk

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Exit the Information Centre, turn left and follow the road around past the Town Hall. Turn left and walk up North Street. When an opening appears in the high stone …

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15.7 km

St Lawrence Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Halfway along St Lawrence Lane you see the steps on the left leading up to St Lawrence Chapel, one of Ashburton’s oldest and most interesting buildings dating back to 1300.

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15.9 km

Look at the slates hanging above the Ashburton Co-op store and you should be able to pick out the suits of a pack of cards. The building was originally an old gambling den and later became the ‘Card House Cafe.

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16.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.19 km

4.88 km

1.91 km

767 m

256 m

Surfaces

4.88 km

4.62 km

3.82 km

1.46 km

1.11 km

108 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Today

Tuesday 12 May

14°C

7°C

52 %

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Welstor Rock – Rippon Tor loop from Ashburton

Ashburton Information Centre

Rapunzel Tower

Welstor Rock

Buckland Beacon and Ten Commandments Stones

Rippon Tor

View of Moretonhampstead from Terrace Walk

St Lawrence Chapel

The Card House

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