Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2025

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Dartmoor National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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482 m

Fernworthy Dam

Highlight • Lake

Fernworthy Reservoir's impressive dam is unmissable as you hike around the water. Made of stone with huge steps, it's particularly amazing when water is cascading over it. If you catch …

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983 m

Fernworthy Reservoir is home to myriad wildlife and boasts ancient stone cairns, hut circles and a submerged clapper bridge. The lake provides important wildlife habitats for many rare species including …

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1.79 km

Fernworthy Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

This is more of a plantation but there is lots to explore here from routes along Fernworthy Reservoir to stone circles in the woods. There is parking in the middle …

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3.12 km

Fernworthy Stone Circle

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Fernworthy Stone Circle is an impressive Bronze Age monument that stands in a clearing within a Forestry Commission plantation about half a mile west of Fernworthy reservoir.

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4.43 km

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5.66 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.86 km

2.05 km

717 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.93 km

1.86 km

897 m

664 m

253 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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