Callington — Tavistock
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Callington and Tavistock.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Callington and Tavistock.
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This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to safety.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) No (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 10
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Callington
Grid Ref
SX3586669604
Lat / Lon
50.50316° / -4.31592°
Easting / Northing
235,866E / 69,604N
What3Words
grafted.pining.laces
Tavistock
Grid Ref
SX4816974443
Lat / Lon
50.54997° / -4.14453°
Easting / Northing
248,169E / 74,443N
What3Words
vest.rabble.bump
Caltav One's land is
Callington | |
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Grid Ref | SX3586669604 |
Lat / Lon | 50.50316° / -4.31592° |
Easting / Northing | 235,866E / 69,604N |
What3Words | grafted.pining.laces |
Tavistock | |
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Grid Ref | SX4816974443 |
Lat / Lon | 50.54997° / -4.14453° |
Easting / Northing | 248,169E / 74,443N |
What3Words | vest.rabble.bump |
Arable | 25.3% |
Pasture | 29.2% |
Urban | 32.3% |
Woods | 13.1% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Lara
10 Oct 2022This route starts in Callington which, if you like pasties is a great place to start. Ginsters pasty factory is based in Callington and much of the top of town has a strong waft of pasties and pies so you may want to grab one before your start. Walking out of Callington towards Seven Stones follows alongside the road on a wide pavement set back from the road which is flat , with a gentle incline at times. The road is roughly 3.5 miles long which comes into St Anns Chapel and drops down into Gunnislake. The views are incredible over the Tamar Valley and you can see right over to Plymouth Sound. Up until you arrive in the Gunnislake itself the whole walk is able to be walked on pavements but when you arrive in the village this changes. The route follows a narrow single file, windy road which has no space to walk off road, and as it is one of the main points to cross the river Tamar there are many large vehicles and lorries frequently using this road . At the bottom of the road is the bridge which crosses over the river Tamar from Cornwall to Devon. This can be busy but there are regular spaces on the bridge which are away from the traffic and the visibility is good so this does not feel as dangerous but you certainly need to have your wits about you.
Following on from the bridge is a steep hill which is actually quite pleasant if not walking in a hurry but it is a calf burner. There are cars that use this road but it is only one way and the cars are coming up the road behind you and it is a wide road so it fine to walk.
The next part of the route is also a steep hill, this one is not as pleasant and is a short cut for traffic from both directions so it good to keep in tight to the side.
You pop out on the main road to Tavistock which is windy and quite fast, this was not a pleasant part of the route and I wouldn't recommend walking it.
MoorGal
24 Apr 2021Pros: It took me and a friend around 3 hours to walk the 17km which we were pleasantly surprised by. Lovely views to Dartmoor and Plymouth Sound at points. The first bit out of Tavistock to Harvest Home is really interesting. From Gunnislake/St Ann's Chapel, it's a fast flat pavement next to the A390 all the way to Callington. Car drivers were generally nice and gave us space on sections we were actually on the road.
Cons: Some very dodgy road crossings on the A390 around Gulworthy with blind corners and fast cars! I would not recommend walking it with small children... From Gulworthy Cottages to Newbridge it's a wide one-way road which is fine but drivers tend to race up it. No pavement/verge between Harvest Home and Gunnislake so you have to really aware of making sure you are visible on the road so cars can give you space.
Overall a very decent direct route that makes for an interesting day out. There aren't really other options that are this direct from Tavistock to Callington. Could be interesting to try it with the Calyel variation from Gunnislake which goes on some of the smaller roads through Albaston, Harrowbarrow, etc.
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