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An alternative for walking between Exeter and Silverton. This way uses more lanes than Exesil One, will be a drier when it's wet and is a little more direct
An alternative for walking between Exeter and Silverton. This way uses more lanes than Exesil One, will be a drier when it's wet and is a little more direct
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Exeter
Grid Ref
SX9185692947
Lat / Lon
50.72604° / -3.53355°
Easting / Northing
291,856E / 92,947N
What3Words
split.author.escape
Silverton
Grid Ref
SS9554402859
Lat / Lon
50.81582° / -3.48413°
Easting / Northing
295,544E / 102,859N
What3Words
dividing.pint.duos
| Exeter | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SX9185692947 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.72604° / -3.53355° |
| Easting / Northing | 291,856E / 92,947N |
| What3Words | split.author.escape |
| Silverton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SS9554402859 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.81582° / -3.48413° |
| Easting / Northing | 295,544E / 102,859N |
| What3Words | dividing.pint.duos |
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review
Emily Howells
07 May 2022This was a walk of two halves, and were I to do it again I would divert on to exesil 2 from Netherexe onwards, for more path and less road.
I went from Exeter to silverton and the route out of Exeter was lovely, with views over Duryard and Exe valleys. A small change I made by Higher Hoopern was to take the route in picture 2 which takes you past a nice community garden which you are able to walk around.
The paths out over Stoke Hill were drier today than I have ever seen them, but there is normally a need for some waterproof footwear. As the path meets the road by Stoke Post is the first small section of the road which feels a bit less safe - 30mph is not religiously adhered to. It is only a hundred metres or so, and then you take the path to Huxham. This looks on the map as if you start from the cross roads, but you need to follow the road for a few extra metres past the house Westings and then take the signposted path (see picture 4). This lovely holloway takes you down to Huxham and shows views of the route ahead (picture 5).
From there, the route is all on roads, almost all of which feel safe, being quiet and wide enough for easy passing. The only bit which wasn't much fun was the Thorverton road past the farm shop for a couple of hundred metres before reaching the Ruffwell Inn. 40mph and quite busy on a weekend. The road section of the walk is much less interesting and very flat except the very end, but is a good route. Refreshments are available in Stoke Canon and at the farm shop by Rudwqy Barton which has a cafe. Silverton has a shop and pub, no public loos.
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