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Slow Ways linking Ashburton and Bovey Tracey, Buckfastleigh, Ipplepen, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Princetown, Widecombe in the Moor
England / Devon / Ashburton
Ashburton’s seven Slow Ways are 54% checked
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Walk to Ashburton from further afield
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Ashburton—Newton Abbot
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Ashbnew one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 221m | Descent 288m | |
Ashburton—Bovey Tracey
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Ashbov one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 371m | Descent 335m | ||
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Ashburton—Ipplepen
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Ashipp one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 255m | Descent 261m | ||
Ashburton—Kingsteignton
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Ashkin one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 15km/10mi | Ascent 379m | Descent 311m | ||
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Buckfastleigh—Ashburton
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Bucash two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 130m | Descent 100m | ||
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Princetown—Ashburton
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Priash one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 483m | Descent 827m | ||
Widecombe in the Moor—Ashburton
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Widash one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 222m | Descent 400m | |
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Widecombe in the Moor—Ashburton
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Widash two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent - | Descent - |
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Collective progress
53% of Ashburton’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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6 people have contributed to Ashburton’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Ashburton
86km out of 101km have been walked and reviewed
132km of reviews have been shared in Ashburton
Latest Updates
There is very little traffic, at least on the Saturday morning in early September when I walked it there was very little, and for most of it the roads are narrow so driving is usually slow and there are many places to step off the road....
Tim Ryan
Starting in Buckfastleigh you follow the town out on Station Road and up “Church Steps” I didn’t mind the steps and the hill afterwards was okay to climb. I would do this part of the path if it was dry, but on the way back from Ashburton we followed the B3380 road instead. This goes past Buckfastleigh Station and brings you around to Station Road, even though it was noisy it was pavement and non slippy....
Claire
The route follows the Dartmoor Way High Moor link (DWHML) (technically the plotted route follows a bridleway but the DWHML is the walked route). At Hexworthy the route joins minor country lanes & past the Forest Inn. The route continues on minor lanes & footpaths to Dartmeet, where there is a café in the car park. The slow way follows the road but it’s not too busy (even in August) & for the most part you can walk on verge. Dropping down into the River Dart valley the way follows footpaths through fields & woodland & then on minor roads into Ashburton....
Helen C
This route largely follows quiet moorland and country lanes with some public footpath sections at either end. The route starts on a public footpath through Widecombe churchyard then down across a field to join a quiet country lane. It is difficult to find a more direct route with less road walking but the lanes are quiet and scenic....
Helen C
Helen C added Widash two, a new walk from Widecombe in the Moor to Ashburton
Walk this routeI can’t recommend this slowway due to an access issue - section through Welstor Cottage to Bowdley has no public access - otherwise would have been a good route. Have uploaded widash two as an alternative which uses most of this route but avoids issue....
Helen C
From Owlacombe Cross it follows quiet country lanes with very little traffic. The route continues on quiet lanes past Ilsington - pub & community shop - cutting through Ilsington Wood on a footpath, then lanes & finally pavement sections into Bovey....
Helen C
From Ipplepen to Broadhempston the route largely follows Bucipp two. Leaving Ipplepen the route is on pavement or wide village road (there is an option to instead follow a footpath through the churchyard (Bucipp two) and rejoin the slow way, but it does have a stile). The route follows an off-road footpath crossing the road and continuing as pavement & separate footpath to and across part of Orley Common - the footpath shown on OS mapping does not reflect what’s on the ground but the route is very clear. The route continues on quiet lanes to Torbryan then field footpaths to Broadhempston....
Helen C
However, Chuley Road is very quiet and you then pick up a public footpath through woodland. Arriving in Buckfastleigh, if you want a more accessible and level route you could continue on the main road to avoid the steep mossy footpath (photo 15 looking back down the hill), although you would miss the old quarry (protected for bats) and lime kilns below....
Helen C
I went from Bovey Tracey to Ashburton, and took a slightly different route for the first section....
LouRos
So rather than left onto Dartbridge Road and along Station Road, before going up the steps - just turn right onto Dartbridge Road and pick up the route later....
LouRos
2.5 miles from Ashburton, there is a lane and bridle path route from Crosspark to Wotton Cross that would make a good alternative route unless you wish to stop at the Rising Sun pub. Official route turns left after pub – this is very narrow (I would not have liked to come across any horses on the bridle path as too narrow to pass safely) and then became waterlogged with over the knee mud....
pav
josclout added Bucash two, a new walk from Buckfastleigh to Ashburton
Walk this route[email protected] added Widash one, a new walk from Widecombe in the Moor to Ashburton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ashbnew one, a new walk from Ashburton to Newton Abbot
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ashbov one, a new walk from Ashburton to Bovey Tracey
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ashipp one, a new walk from Ashburton to Ipplepen
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ashkin one, a new walk from Ashburton to Kingsteignton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Priash one, a new walk from Princetown to Ashburton
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Ashburton’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SX7555669845
Lat / Lon
50.51512° / -3.75662°
Easting / Northing
275,556E / 69,845N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Ashburton's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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