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This is a lovely route and well worth the effort. It’s not well signposted in places, indeed it’s not signposted at all so be prepared. Walked as part of the National Parks Challenge 2026.

Great route. Loved getting into the West Dart on a hot day.

This route suggests going down the steep and twisty road 500 metres east of Dartmeet. You can actually walk on moorland paths on Yartor Down just to the south of the road. Avoids a bit of lane walking.

The long and fairly straight walk between Hexworthy and Princetown is quite full on. Loved seeing the track going far off into the distance! Could be a slog in bad weather, but I enjoyed the brutality of it!

I'll be back!.

We checked this route on a hot and dry Saturday, as part of wider efforts to create the Slow Ways National Parks Trail. It certainly makes a great leg for the trial. Someone might know of a better west-east crossing of the Moor, but in terms of views, mix of places, distinct paths, ease of navigation, directness and avoidance of bog - this must be a good contender.

Someone might want to suggest a more meandering way to connect Princetown and Widecombe that's more adventurous and takes in more tors.

You can expect some awesome views across the moors, beautiful woodland paths and lots of walking along quiet lanes. We stumbled across a good number of buzzards.

We actually started the day in Chagford, headed for Princetown, but via Widecombe in the Moor.

This is a solid route that largely follows the Two Moors Way and the Dartmoor Way High Moor Link, so it is reasonably way marked. Between 1km East of Dartmeet and just west of Ponsworthy the route sticks to quiet lanes instead. This means you miss out on the delightful view of Shap Tor but also the likelihood of getting wet feet in the valley 500m to its west.

Two route variation notes:

1) Between Jordan and Ponsworthy the route on the ground follows a riverside path, a small distance to the east of the right of way marked on OS maps. It's obvious where to go when you get there.

2) The 1km of lane to the east of Dartmeet is walkable. You can step off the road. But better to follow the paths that run parallel to the road just to its south. You can do that from about 100 metres to the east of Dartmeet Bridge through to the car park at the top of the hill. Comment on this post if you think we should create a new route that makes this small adaptation.

It only misses out on five stars because you are likely to get wet feet if it's been raining recently. Don't let that put you off if you've got the right shoes.

If it's hot, plan for a dip in the West Dart at Hexworthy Bridge.

Enjoy! We'd walk it again for sure. And maybe from Chagford again too!.

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