A great route to loop-up with. Teidaw One!...

danravenellison

the alternative Coast Path route is signed and takes the route above the cliffs between the two footbridges. On the day I walked the route in early November after days of heavy rain the road north of Starcross was closed, as it was flooded....

Tim Ryan

The footpath along the front between Dawlish Station and the footbridge at SX 97092 77341 is now open....

Tim Ryan

I followed the Dawlish Teignmouth Way which followed a good path above the cliffs ' adding both high climbed and distance to the original route....

Tim Ryan

A flat route which can be walked all year round....

Todd S

A nice walk in good weather, we walked it in windy, drizzly weather and it was slippy in places, particularly down the steep hill from Holcombe. I would also think twice about walking the Teignmouth sea wall in bad weather....

Lynn Jackson

As Dan mentioned, this gets very muddy in winter as can be evidenced by the path that has been washed away - it must have been quite a little flash flood in the winter's storms....

Lynn Jackson

A Flat, easy moderate walk. Toilets and refreshments on route....

Julie squire

This is generally a flat and level route of 7 kilometres in length according to the Coast Path distance calculator....

Michael

Safe easy and accessible....

Todd S

Crossing the roundabout to get on to the minor road signposted Ashcombe was easy and not a problem. Would definitely walk this route again....

Julie squire

If you plan on cycling it, instead of following the coast path just use National Cycle Rte 2 for a small stretch at the beginning....

Daniel Mcloughlin

Lovely walk surrounded by nature in a quiet area near Dawlish. Some of the views behind Starcross were beautiful and I had no idea they existed! The toilets by Starcross were very handy....

Dorleta Diego

Stage 1 Dawlish Station to Starcross Station 6.5k. This section hugs the coast as close as possible using the SW Coast Path to Dawlish Warren and Dawlish Warren Road to Cockwood before finishing along the A379 to Starcross.. c) After a further 110m heading inland, and by St Mary’s Church Hall, join the shared cycle/pedestrian bridle way and follow it into Dawlish Warren.. d) Continue through Dawlish Warren (signposted “Cockwood and Starcross”) escaping left opposite Dawlish Sands Caravan Park (3.3km) onto the signposted shared cycle/pedestrian bridle way which runs parallel to the road and crosses it on one occasion (3.76km). e) Cross the A379 at the pedestrian controlled traffic lights to join a further shared cycle/pedestrian way to Starcross.. a) Follow Ferry Road, Follett Road and Station Road to arrive at Topsham Station Shortest (1½-2km) is to join at the Exminster/A379 roundabout (bus stop for Dawlish or Counteswear) by retracing your steps to take Station Road, a narrow, speed-humped, 10mph access road which allows vehicular access to the canal for launching canoes or paddle boards...

Tony Leigh

Lovely walk that includes around the back of Dawlish Warren and Starcross to the river and on to Exmouth by ferry. Some really beautiful views and a feeling you are walking along some paths that have history going back hundreds of years....

James Leigh

I love looking at the changing colours across the Exe and all the birds in the estuary. It's mostly on paths, but there is a small section where you need to walk on the road. It wasn't a problem though....

pilea

I'm sure someone local could work out a more accessible route option and another could remove the need to get the ferry....

danravenellison

I've created this route as an alternative to Dawtop One while the South West Coast Path is closed through part of Dawlish....

danravenellison

The Starcross Ferry does not operate October - April so a walker wanting to reach Exmouth would need to catch a local train from Starcross rail station to Exmoth via Exeter Central....

ChrisL

While a new vehicle access road is being constructed and will cross the path passage along the SWCP should not be restricted.2...

Tony Leigh

We walked it from Teignmouth back to Dawlish, having used TEIDAW Two as the first part of our circular walk. About half of the walk runs along the sea walls in Teignmouth and Dawlish but the part in the middle makes up for it with some steepish hill climbs around Holcombe; the latter are not suitable for wheelchairs and buggies. This route may be of interest to railway enthusiasts since it runs parallel to the railway line for much of the way....

mjpickt

This is a most enjoyable slow way; quieter than the coast path and good in combination with TEIDAW One for a circular walk. The terrain is highly variable, ranging from regular town pavements to uneven cross country tracks. It is in places absolutely not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies....

mjpickt

At low tide it is a pleasure to be able to walk on the beach but the steps giving access from the seawall are steep and unguarded....

Keith

While most people would stick to the busier coast path, this way is quieter and makes its way through rolling hills....

danravenellison

Turn left and almost immediately right through a metal cycle barrier (avoidable by small detour) to cross the footbridge over Kate Brook. On passing “Waddon Thatch” turn left on a minor road for 300m and, after the entrance to “Waddon House”, take the signposted “Bridleway” off right. Turn right and follow through two further 5 barred gates to Beggars Bush. (Photo 4.) Exit on the minor road from Chudleigh opposite the drive leading to Higher Dunscombe Farm. Turn left and climb briefly before taking the signposted “Ashcombe [A380] Torquay” road and immediately entering Waddon Brakes, the woodland now on your left, through the first entry point. Recommended is either a smaller track which keeps close to the road but does become rather overgrown and difficult as it approaches Ashcombe Cross, or, as shown on the GPX track, an attractive loop along a stone track before cutting through the trees on a small, less obvious path over pine needles to join the broad stone track (turn right)! Turn right on leaving the Waddon Brakes approach road to cross the road bridge over the A380. Cross the roundabout and take the minor road signposted “Ashcombe”. Keep to the minor road which drops steeply, past the “12th century” (actually consecrated in 1259 and largely 13th and 15th century) parish church of St Nectan’s, to a signposted junction with the Dawlish Road. Ignore Roger’s Path to the left and turn right onto a narrow (<2m) but well-maintained permitted way. On re-joining the Dawlish Road, turn left (signposted Dawlish). Through a padlocked metal five-barred gate (pedestrian access is via an unlocked, separate, inset, small gate (Photo 9.) The designated path (Photo 10) keeps to the right border of the field before making a left and then a right turn to navigate neighbouring field borders and passing through a metal kissing gate (Photo 11.) Here the track splits Ignore the path cutting left across the middle of the sloping field, and keep to the right hand border, climbing to a further metal kissing gate, before dropping down the left border of the next field Cross to the shared cycle/pedestrian way and turn right towards Dawlish centre...

Tony Leigh

I created this alternative route and made all relevant comments in the Route Description. I am submitting this review simply to record a rating....

Tony Leigh

I submitted this route as a much preferred option to TEIDAW1. All comments I would make here are already included in the route description. This is made to add a rating and verification....

Tony Leigh

Food and toilet facilities are available in Dawlish Warren and Starcross and several pubs offering food are en route. After 1k take a signposted right turn shortly before the Rockstone Flats to drop steeply down to the railway and cross the Rockstone stepped footbridge to re-join the seawall to Dawlish Warren (Inappropriate for wheels). (Wheels can continue along the A379 shared path to the junction with Dawlish Warren Road before following the surfaced bridle path to reconnect in Dawlish Warren.). Stage 1 Dawlish Station to Starcross Station 6.5k. b) Continue to, and cross the railway, at the Dawlish Warren footbridge to join the shared cycle/pedestrian bridle way from Dawlish to Dawlish Warren.? Opposite Dawlish Sands Caravan Park escape left onto the shared cycle/pedestrian bridle way (signposted) which runs alongside the road and crosses it on one occasion. This leads onto a footpathed stretch of the road to Cockwood Harbour round which itself there is no footpath.. d) Cross the A379 at the pedestrian controlled traffic lights to join a further shared cycle/pedestrian way to Starcross.. Stage 3 Topsham Ferry to Topsham Station 700m (of which walking 500m) a) Follow Ferry Road, Follett Road and Station Road to arrive at Topsham Station...

Tony Leigh

Food/drink/and toilets are readily accessible in Dawlish, Dawlish Warren, Starcross and Exmouth. Continue along the seawall and, approaching Dawlish Warren, take the footbridge (50 steps) which will link with a clearly signposted public bridle path signposted Cockwood and Starcross. Dawlish Warren, Cockwood, Starcross Ferry. Continue through the tourist Mecca of Dawlish Warren2 Follow the shared cycle/walking path to and through Starcross until the station footbridge....

Tony Leigh

TEIDAWone joins and then follows the SW Coast Path between Teignmouth and Dawlish. Stage 1 Teignmouth Station to Windward Lane, Holcombe. 30 meters up Windward Lane, access to the SW Coast Path is clearly signposted. Stage 2 Windward Lane to the A379. Old Teignmouth Road to Dawlish Station. Immediately turn right along Old Teignmouth Road to gain respite from the traffic. The stretch of railway between Teignmouth and Dawlish gained international notoriety in 2014 when storm damage led to its closure for several months. Long tie-rods have been drilled into areas of cliff between Teignmouth and Holcombe to stabilise the hillside and wire netting stretched across particularly vulnerable areas to contain erosion3 Work on sea defences between Boat Cove and Dawlish Station has now been largely completed but this final stretch could also be subject to restricted access at times. • Conservation concerns are being voiced concerning over-use of the outstanding Holcombe to Dawlish stretch (Stage 2)....

Tony Leigh