Widecombe in the Moor — Moretonhampstead
Widmor one
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By Martin Hibbert on 26 Apr 2021
Description
Two Moors Way north from Widecombe in the Moor, road walking to North Bovey (Ring of Bells Inn), footpath to Moretonhampstead
Two Moors Way north from Widecombe in the Moor, road walking to North Bovey (Ring of Bells Inn), footpath to Moretonhampstead
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Widecombe in the Moor
Grid Ref
SX7188976839
Lat / Lon
50.57720° / -3.81070°
Easting / Northing
271,889E / 76,839N
What3Words
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Moretonhampstead
Grid Ref
SX7536286082
Lat / Lon
50.66103° / -3.76480°
Easting / Northing
275,362E / 86,082N
What3Words
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| Widecombe in the Moor | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SX7188976839 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.57720° / -3.81070° |
| Easting / Northing | 271,889E / 76,839N |
| What3Words | journals.worlds.shape |
| Moretonhampstead | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SX7536286082 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.66103° / -3.76480° |
| Easting / Northing | 275,362E / 86,082N |
| What3Words | pokes.stubborn.plates |
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reviews
Helen C
21 May 2023A lovely walk, especially on a bright spring day along bluebell-lined paths and country lanes. It is not accessible for wheeled users, with stiles and steep gradients but typical of the topography.
I walked from Moretonhampstead to Widecombe. M’hampstead has good bus links. Widecombe not so much. I was continuing on from there to Ashburton but there are camping facilities (or wild camp!). Widecombe is a popular tourist destination and best avoided by car in holiday season - walking in is definitely the best way!
The route follows the Dartmoor Way out of M’hampstead along well-marked footpaths to North Bovey. From North Bovey it follows quiet country lanes and a lovely holloway. It’s pretty much downhill all the way from Natsworthy Manor (now picking up and following the Two Moors Way) to Widecombe, running roughly parallel to Hamel Down ridge (itself a great walk and could make a nice circular, although not a slowway). Sound of cuckoos calling on the down, the woods adjacent to the lane a sea of bluebells. It would be easy to miss the short section of footpath at Lower Natsworthy, which cuts off a corner of lane, going through a meadow.
Choice of pubs and cafés at Widecombe (I can recommend the Rugglestone south of the village centre en route to Ashburton - it also has a camping field).
Chloebee
06 Feb 2022Lovely walk on quiet lanes. Going through North Bovey is a nice way to go - detour down to some stepping stones for a bit of a paddle if you like! It's quite a climb from there up on to the moor at Heatree, but very quiet - with options to go on other lanes if you want. From Heatree Down the road down to Widecombe is gorgeous - very little traffic, some open views, beautiful woods and hedgerows etc. And if you are on wheels and have put in all that effort to get up there from Moreton in the first place, it is pure joy to glide all the way down!.
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