Best Devon Walks |
Best Newton St Cyres to Shobrooke Walk |
Orchards |
The Beer Engine |
Difficulty:
Distance: 5.4 miles
This pub walk takes you North of Newton St Cyres into a relatively secluded area of Devon,through orchards and along a golf course ;it follows part of the Devonshire Heartland Way,linking the Exe Valley with Okehampton. The tracks are generally very good.
You may like to take a break at the Red Lion pub at Shobrooke - see map.
At the end of the walk you may be tempted to visit the famous Beer Engine built around 1850 as a railway hotel and established as a pub and brewery in 1983.
length: | 5.4 miles |
time: | 2hrs 15 mins |
terrain: | tracks, paths |
lanes | |
main roads | 0 % |
2% | |
altitude range | 30 - 95 m |
quality of track | **** |
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Cricket Club near the Station |
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There is one steepish climb.
Walks nearby |
Newton St Cyres |
The pine fresh forests south of Newton St Cyres offer ithe walker complete tranquility and unsurpassed natural beauty. |
Shobrooke |
Shobrooke, East of Crediton, is a most popular centre for walkers. Two great walks with extensive views of tranquil rolling hills. |
Crediton |
Many great walks of varying lengths to choose from. |
Brampford Speke |
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Cowley |
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