Dartmoor Way, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Dartmoor Way
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#20 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

Hiking, Hiking trail

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The Dartmoor Way is a long-distance footpath and cycle route centred on the Dartmoor National Park in southern Devon, England. The loop route of approximately 84 miles that encompasses upland and moorland walking, deep Devon lanes, and also passes through towns and villages such as Okehampton, Chagford, Moretonhampstead, Buckfastleigh, Princetown and Tavistock. ()

Length: 95 miMaximum elevation: 1400 ftCoordinates: 50°34'12"N, 3°55'1"W

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Dartmoor Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Warren House Inn, HM Prison Dartmoor, Church of St Michael, Childe's Tomb.

3.5 miNE
Nightlife, Restaurant
Warren House Inn, Dartmoor National Park
89 min walk • The Warren House Inn is a remote and isolated public house in the heart of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is the highest pub in southern England at 1,425 feet above sea level.
3.7 miW
History museum, Museum
HM Prison Dartmoor, Princetown
96 min walk • HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor.
3.8 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St Michael, Princetown
98 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Michael in Princetown, Devon, England was built between 1810 and 1814. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.8 miS
Memorial
Childe's Tomb, Princetown
99 min walk • Childe's Tomb is a granite cross on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Although not in its original form, it is more elaborate than most of the crosses on Dartmoor, being raised upon a constructed base, and it is known that a kistvaen is underneath.
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ryder's Hill, Dartmoor National Park
117 min walk • At 515 m, Ryder's Hill is the highest point on the southern part of Dartmoor, Devon, England. On its summit there are two standing stones and a low cairn, on top of which is a triangulation pillar.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Combestone Tor, Dartmoor National Park
82 min walk • Combestone Tor is a granite tor on Dartmoor, England. It is 356 metres above sea level. The tor is considered a popular destination for tourists.
4.8 miE
Locality
Widecombe in the Moor
123 min walk • Widecombe in the Moor is a village and large civil parish in Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. Its church is known as the Cathedral of the Moors on account of its tall tower and its size, relative to the small population it serves.
1.7 miN
Bridge
Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park
43 min walk • Postbridge is a hamlet in the heart of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It lies on the B3212, roughly midway between Princetown and Moretonhampstead.
~790 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bellever Tor, Dartmoor National Park
4 min walk • Bellever Tor is a granite tor in the centre of Dartmoor, England. It provides panoramic 360 degree views and is located near Bellever Forest and the popular village of Bellever. There are numerous Kists and Cairn Circles on its slopes.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
North Hessary Tor, Princetown
107 min walk • North Hessary Tor is a 517 metres hill just above Dartmoor Prison, in Princetown within Dartmoor Forest civil parish, which is in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fox Tor, Dartmoor National Park
106 min walk • Fox Tor is a relatively minor tor on Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. On the flank of the tor, about 500 m to the north stands Childe's Tomb - according to local legend, the last resting place of Childe the Hunter, an unfortunate traveller who died there during a blizzard.