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This route is mainly flat, mostly tarmac and a nice walk. Easy to navigate as it follows the Templer Way with no stiles.

Starting from Bovey the route heads out of town following pavements and leads you to a tarmac path through woodland. The path crosses a quiet junction and later over the top of the A38, via a sloped bridge with a slight incline. After two quiet lanes you reach Teigngrace Cross where you join a busier but a still relatively quiet road and you only walk on it for a short stretch.

At Ventiford Basin you can either take the tarmac path or the uneven woodland path, both suitable routes depending on your interest/ need. Option to stop at Locks Bridge Tea Garden.

Reaching Exeter Road the route crosses into a more densely green environment (in summer) with an uneven path, there is gravel in places and a couple of tree roots poking into the path. It is narrower than the path you've just walked but still enough room. A couple of small bridges to cross but suitable. This type of path continues through Jetty Marsh until you reach a small gate. Then a pavement walk all the way back to Kingsteignton.

Depending on the wheel user, going down Exeter Road to Broadway Road could be an alternative route to avoid the uneven path as it is all tarmac, however on a road.

In wet weather there would be a couple of muddy and flooded areas but still a doable route. A couple of benches here and there, some history about the Stover Canal and sometimes cows in the field (next to route). Very enjoyable!.

This is a good, relatively easy level route from Bovey Tracey to Kingsteignton, largely following off-road trails. Both towns have good public transport links. It’s a nice way to get up to Dartmoor.

It’s pretty accessible, being mostly level with no steps or stiles. It follows the Stover Trail out of Bovey Tracey, an off-road (small section quiet road) multi-use route which crosses the A38 by an impressive ramped bridge.

From Teigngrace the trail follows the disused Stover Canal. There are options to follow pedestrian only sections along the canal bank (the Templer Way) or stay on the sealed multi-use path.

After crossing the old Exeter road the route diverges from the multi use route & follows the Templer Way beside the canal. The surface is rougher but still level & it’s very peaceful. It continues through a nature reserve to the main road then follows pavement into Kingsteignton.

There is a seasonal café at Teigngrace and also a café if you turn right & over the humpback bridge on reaching the Exeter Road.

Very nice route, mostly off road. After going out of Bovey Tracey follows an excellent and recently created tarmac path through to Teigngrace. After that the path is a bit rougher, but still a relatively good surface, and the walk finishes along the pavement in to Kingsteignton.

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