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: January 22, 2026

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Dartmoor National Park

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Parking

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61 m

Best Bacon Baps

Highlight • Restaurant

334 m

River Avon in Dartmoor National Park

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One of many River Avons in England, this one runs from Southern Dartmoor’s bleak moorland, down through South Brent and out to the English Channel at Bigbury. The section of …

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842 m

Rhododendron Woodlands, Dartmoor National Park

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2.98 km

Avon Dam Reservoir

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Dam with a beautiful lake behind it. Beautiful panorama.

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5.18 km

Wella Clapper Bridge

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

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8.60 km

Highland Cows

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might be able to spot the highland cows, ponies, sheep

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9.98 km

Shipley Bridge

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Shipley Bridge is a major access point to Dartmoor's southern moors.

There is a parking lot, toilets and information boards. A paved trail winds its way up through the Avon …

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End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.96 km

1.95 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.65 km

3.24 km

1.20 km

884 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 April

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6°C

78 %

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