Ashclyst Forest

deer,buzzards and rare butterflies


	1 hour walks


Walk 1 (3 m)	Walk 2 (3.6 m)	Walk 3 (1.6 m)	Walk 4 Trails
Ashclyst Forest	Ashclyst & Killerton	Ashclyst (short walk)	Coloured Trails

Ashclyst Forest is owned by the National Trust . Almost two centuries ago ,Sir Thomas Acland planted many conifers to provide timber for the Killerton Estate.

Two delightful walks:

	Ashclyst Forest ; butterflies ;old hedges


	Free Ashclyst Forest / Killerton Car Park

Walk 1 Ashclyst Forest (3 miles)

The tracks are generally well maintained but some stretches can be muddy after heavy rain.

During the summer Ashclyst teems with butterflies and wild life; it is an ideal place for bird watchers,too.

The best route to Ashclyst Forest is via a lane offthe B3181 at Budlake .

length:	3 miles
time:	1 hr 10 mins
terrain:	tracks,paths
	lanes
stiles	0
main roads	0 %
	yes
altitude range	67 - 121 m
quality of track	****

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Walk 1
map of Ashclyst paths & tracks

Walks near Ashclyst Forest:

	Killerton
	A delightful family walk skirting Killerton Gardens to Columbjohn's chapel.


	Broadclyst
	Enjoy an easy (pub) walk to Broadclyst's derelict windmill


	Whimple
	A short and easy walk through a still unspoilt part of Devon with its charming thatched cottages and old orchards.

Walk 2 Killerton to Ashclyst Forest (3.6 miles)

This very pleasant walk follows mainly permissive paths or tracks - some have been opened only recently!

Brief description of walk:

A From entrance to Killerton (car park) cross the lane to a gate .Follow path into an orchard; this curves right to another gate.
Head left to join footpath to Killerton post office.

B Continue along lane until just after the Motorway bridge. Turn left onto some steps leading to a permissive path.

C Follow path and keep right of house.
Cross main road onto a track. Then soon turn right onto another path which runs parallel to the track.
Where it joins another track turn right. After 180m turn left through kissing gate,just before entrance to a house .Continue along path ,through an orchard - walk diagonally right to a kissing gate then continue though woodlands

D Turn left at a junction onto a track ,through gate.Head in south easterly direction to another gate then in a north easterly direction towards Ashclyst forest - this permissive path through fields is not not clearly defined.

E At the gate turn left into Ashclyst Forest following the blue trail. From here all paths are well maintained.
Head north until you reach a lane. Turn left and continue along this lane until it joins the main Exeter to Cullumpton Road. Cross carefully into BudlakeAt a junction turn left.

F After a small residential area turn right and follow a permissive path which skirts and ,in the end ,crosses the motorway. Walk straight ahead onto a path which eventually leads you to a lane. A Romanfort has been discovered left of the woods.

G Turn right at the lane thenleft onto a track taking you back to Killerton.

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Killerton Car Park